What does ‘learning beyond the classroom’ mean if my child does not attend school?

“Learning beyond the classroom” is the term we use to describe participation in any structured learning activity outside of the timetabled curriculum. This is inclusive of school-based enrichment and extra-curricular activities, as well as those that take place outside of schools and are run by organisations and individuals with no links to formal education.

Those children who subscribe to Children’s University Online have access to the public activities that we have validated as part of the programme. They can also record their participation in activities that they have done elsewhere, and gain Children’s University stamps for sharing their own reflections on their participation.

Children’s University Online can be used to complement and support home education, but it is not designed to replace any formal structures or curriculum.