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Outreach sessions

Children’s University primary schools can access a range of free upper KS2 outreach sessions that are delivered in school by our Access and Participation team. To book, please email cu@staffs.ac.uk.

What is a University?

Suitable for: Y5, Y6

Length: 90 minutes

Aims:

To know what a university is
To know why someone might go to university
To know what is on a university campus

Students are introduced to the idea of university and we discuss, who might go, why they might go and what they will see when they’re there. Pupils are then challenged to build their own university out of lego.

Crazy Courses?

Suitable for: Y5, Y6

Length: 60 -90 minutes

Aims:

To know about a wide range of careers
To know some courses you might study at university
To create your own university course

Can pupils name all the jobs that go into running a hospital, a theme park, or even getting your breakfast on the table? This session explores the variety of different jobs available and some of the university courses that lead to them. Pupils are then challenged to design their own university course.

Primary2Secondary

Suitable for: Y6

Length: 60 minutes

Aims:

To know what to expect when you go to secondary school
To understand it’s ok to have some worries and anxieties about moving to Y7

In this interactive session we think about children’s feelings around transitioning to secondary school. We encourage an open, respectful space for children to share what they’re looking forward to as well as their concerns and think about practical strategies we can put in place to support with this change.

Campus visits

Children’s University primary schools can access a range of campus visits throughout the year at University of Staffordshire.

Our visits for 2025 are currently being finalised. Children's university schools will be notified and more information will be published here once these are bookable.

Project work

Each year, our Children's University aims to engage with a range of local organisations to give pupils the opportunity to create something meaningful which is then exhibited at the University of Staffordshire. We were blown away with the work that children produced as part of our Stoke-on-Trent Centenary project this year and we can't wait to introduce our 2025-2026 project soon!

Details of this will be released in January 2026.