Membership fees

Membership fees were introduced in April 2009. The membership charges were agreed by the Trustees following consultation with local CU centres. Annual membership charges are as follows:

 

Category
Example/Description
Fee
(£ per annum)
Beginner
Beginner CU; no children; status for a maximum of one year only.
  750
Small
Individual school/academy; small collaborative of schools of between
1 and 10.
1,000
Medium
Medium sized lead-organisation such as Playing for Success, higher
or further education institution, small unitary local authority working
with a number of schools between 11 and 50.
1,750
Large
Large organisation such as a local authority  working with a number
of schools between 51 and 200.
2,500
X Large
Local authority or other very large organisation working with a
number of schools between 200 and 350.
3,500
XX Large
Very large local authority working with more than 350 schools.
5,000

 

National membership gives local CUs:   

 

  • *Possible access to project funding for start-up, expansion and emergencies
  • *National certification
  • *Validation of learning (‘Planning for Learning’)
  • *QiSS quality assurance (‘Planning for Excellence’)
  • *Website www.childrensuniversity.co.uk/CUname
  • Annual national conference
  • National and regional CU managers' meetings
  • Training by national CU and partners   
  • *National research and evaluation through Leadership for Learning
  • *Partnerships and networks at a national and local level
  • **A partner in a national voice for out-of-hours learning