Lough Road Learning Centre, a EOTAS (Education Other Than At School) setting, hit the news in April 2022 when seven of their pupils completed coding certificates with Go Bezerk and Stranmillis College. Go Berserk are a local company who have created world class,...
Past Project
Career Ready Programme
The Career Ready employability programme has been expanding in schools across N. Ireland over the last 7 years. One area that remained under-developed (for geographical reasons) was the Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon (ABC) area. With funding from The James...
Mary Ann McCracken Post Primary Bursaries in North Belfast (Year Two)
For a second year, the Mary Ann McCracken Foundation and Belfast Charitable Society will support the Mary Ann McCracken bursary programme for twelve post primary schools in North Belfast. For a second year The James Kane Foundation will match fund this initiative,...
Royal School Armagh Science Grant
In January 2020, The James Kane Foundation provided a small grant to the Royal School Armagh to support a science project. The school used the grant to invest in a digital weather station, which could measure pressure, temperature, wind speed and direction. Over 150...
4C UR Future
4C UR Future is a not-for-profit Community Interest Company, which was established to help address skills shortages in Northern Ireland by involving, informing, and inspiring young people to make more empowered education and career choices. In 2019, the organisation...
SistersIN
The SisterIn Project officially launched in June 2019. Initiated by Assumption Grammar School, the aim of the programme is to foster leadership qualities and confidence amongst their sixth form girls. The project aims to readdress the imbalance of women in leadership...
Schools Science Award with St Patricks School Armagh
In January 2020, £500 was awarded to St Patricks School in Armagh for a science competition. Students from across year 8 to year 12 were incentivised to use a learning platform called Century Tech, which aims to boost student attainment by 30%. The Century learning...
Build A Plane
The James Kane Foundation was part of a new project launched in October 2019 which gave young people from local schools an opportunity to build a Sherwood Scout plane, and then fly it. Taking place in the Maze, Long Kesh, the project brought together the Education...
