Staffordshire University's Children's University

29/07/2026

We're really excited to be supporting the Tales in the Park events this Friday in Hanley Park and 11th August in Longton Park. If you're free, come down and say hello! For anyone using the Children's University dashboard, visit us to collect a stamp code for all the learning you'll take part in during the day🤩

2 weeks to go until our first Tales in the Park!

We're so excited to welcome all of you to our free family storytelling festival, the perfect day out this summer.

We're ready to welcome all the family to six parks across Stoke, from 11am - 3pm, with local storytellers, bouncy castles, crafts, pop-up sports, circus skills and much more! Plus a free book for each child to take home!

A huge thanks to our partners Stoke-on-Trent Libraries and HarperCollins who make these festivals possible.

Water will be provided, but please feel free to bring a picnic.

See you there!

27/03/2026

The Easter half term is almost here! If you're looking for some activities, why not try some from our activity sheet?

Have a lovely couple of weeks off everyone 🌟

23/02/2026

We're excited to be attending this years Invertebrate Science Fair being hosted at Ormiston Meridian Academy on Saturday 7th March.

Head to our stall to collect a worksheet when you arrive and then collect stamps once you've completed the activities! Children who are part of the Children's University will be able to collect a stamp code to collect their learning hours once they've completed the worksheet.

Look forward to seeing you all there! 🪱🐝🐞🦋

The list of Staffordshire University's Children's University activities has been finalised! A great selection of interaction for you children to take part in. Loads of other activities at SISF as usual as well.

Passport activity sheets will be available on the day from Lauren at the CU stall, next to the reception desk.

19/02/2026

Day 4's activity is an online science session all about the oceans 🏝️ Grab some household objects, watch the session and do some hands on learning!

Find out more here:
https://www.childrensuniversity.co.uk/activities/39139

18/02/2026

Day three of activity ideas this half term encourages you to explore the pawprint challenges!

From delving into World Book Day or learning about Ramadan, there are plenty of online activities to keep you learning and earning those CU credits.

Find out more about these challenges here and let us know how you get on!

https://www.childrensuniversity.co.uk/activities/42138
https://www.childrensuniversity.co.uk/activities/12284

17/02/2026

Our second activity for the week is about finding a story trail near you 📚

Have a look at the different Forestry England trails - our closest one is Cannock Chase - and complete the Room on the Broom activity. Send a photo to [email protected] to collect your learning stamp. Enjoy learning in the great outdoors 🌲🌳!

Find out more here https://www.childrensuniversity.co.uk/activities/42589

16/02/2026

As well as our half term activities sheet, over half term we'll be sharing an activity a day that you can take part in to earn your learning credits!

Activity one is with Active Leaders. Head to the CU website to find out more. https://www.childrensuniversity.co.uk/activities/8322

Once you have completed a challenge, email [email protected] to get your stamp!

Have fun getting active this week 🤸‍♀️🤾‍♂️🚴

16/02/2026

We always love to hear from our learning destinations 🌟

Mitchell Arts Centre have some wonderful half term activities taking place this week where you can earn learning credits.

Take a look at their website to see what's on https://mitchellartscentre.co.uk/

Did you know we are proud partners of Staffordshire University's Children's University ? 🎓

Through this inspiring initiative, young people from participating schools can access a unique code that adds to their own Learning Passport. Every learning activity they complete contributes towards a special graduation celebration – complete with cap and gown!

The Children’s University programme empowers young people to take control of their own learning, builds confidence, and celebrates their achievements beyond the classroom. We’re incredibly proud to support an initiative that recognises curiosity, commitment and personal growth.

Together, we’re helping children believe in their potential and achieve amazing things.

13/02/2026

February Half Term is here already! We hope you've had a wonderful first term back.

This year it's the National Year of Reading 2026 and all of our half term activities aim to encourage that love of reading, including taking part in one of the National Literacy Trust in Stoke-on-Trent Story Quests!

If you do produce a story or piece of art work - tag us in it or email it over as we love to see it. 🤩

Have a wonderful half term and we're looking forward to seeing you when you're back 😊.

10/02/2026

We've had a great couple of weeks here at Staffordshire Children's University! Y6 at St Peter’s Catholic Academy took part in two workshops where they built lego universities and discovered more about different courses and careers. They asked some great questions and learnt a lot. Thank you for having us 🤩

This week we've launched CU in St Wilfrid's Catholic Academy and are excited to see how many learning hours their children will achieve before Summer - welcome! 🌟

Keep your eyes peeled for our February half term worksheet which will be posted later this week 📝