The 2021 Pilot
Between November 2021 and May 2022, a small number of schools and community groups, across Wrexham and Flintshire, were invited to be a part of our Pilot, to test out the scheme.
Those involved were
- Ysgol Bodhyfryd
- Ysgol Morgan Llwyd
- Ysgol Min Y Ddol
- Saltney Ferry CP School
- St David's High School
- Bryn Tirion Hall Independent School
- Art & Soul Tribe
- Caia Park Partnership Youth Forum
176 young people started the pilot and they were all challenged to complete 30 hours of extracurricular activity in order to attend a very special Graduation ceremony.
Each participant received a Passport to Learning, their own CU online account and face to face training. At the beginning and end of the Pilot, the young people were asked to complete a short survey to help us, understand their journey.
From the 176 who started, 126 were successful in gaining 30 hours of activity.
Want to see what they got up to? Watch these fun, short videos to find out how our pilot members achieved their goal –
From the 126 who were successful, 112 attended our first and very special Graduation Ceremony.
Did you know that we received congratulations videos from Michael Sheen!
The Statistics
- 176 young people started the pilot
- 126 completed 30 hours of extracurricular activities
- 112 attended Graduation
- 210 attendees at Graduation including parents/carers, teachers, support staff, youth workers and representatives from the community.
- 6173 hours completed in 6 months by the young people
What we learnt from the Pilot data
- Sports and Physical Activities were the most popular activities that young people got involved in.
- Practical Life Skills and Mental Health & Wellbeing activities were also favourites.
- Arts and Cultural activities plus outdoor learning were also popular.
- The pilot members enjoyed receiving the school holiday newsletters which were packed with activities to complete. Favourite activities were cooking, baking and drawing.
Thank you to the following people and partners who made the 2022 Graduation Ceremony possible;
- Staff and Students from Wrexham Glyndŵr University
- Coleg Cambria
- Wrexham County Borough Council
- Flintshire County Council
- GwE
We would also like to say a special thank you to the teaching staff and group coordinators who worked hard to support their young people and deliver the pilot;
- Lisa Jones from Ysgol Bodhyfryd
- Bryn Jones from Ysgol Morgan Llwyd
- Tom Evison from Ysgol Min y Ddol
- Nick Martin from Saltney Ferry CP School
- James Walker from St David’s High School
- Sarah Gaffney from Bryn Tirion Hall Independent School
- Jane Bellis from Art & Soul Youth Tribe
- Alice Williams from Caia Park Partnership Youth Forum
More details on the Children’s University can be found at www.childrensuniversity.co.uk
If you have any questions about the pilot, please email childrens.university@glyndwr.ac.uk
