Our Projects

The Shankill Primary School Active Learning Community brings together principals from eight primary schools to work collaboratively on the unique challenges and opportunities facing children and families in the area. In partnership with the Greater Shankill...

The Building Aspirations Project is transforming opportunities for young people in 18 non-selective schools across Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon, and Newry, Mourne and Down. These schools, with above-average levels of free school meal entitlement, will benefit from...

With support from the James Kane Foundation, the Jobs For Me project will engage more than 700 Year 9 and 10 pupils across Antrim and Newtownabbey, encouraging them to become “Career Explorers.” By connecting young people with 40 local employers, the project will...

Dreamscheme NI, a youth charity supporting disadvantaged young people aged 11–18, is launching a transformative digital media project across five housing estates in Belfast and Antrim. With support from the James Kane Foundation, young people at risk of exclusion will...

With support from the James Kane Foundation, 17 Key Stage 4 centres across Northern Ireland are introducing a new OCNNI qualification in Creative Arts and Digital Technologies. This initiative ensures that pupils—many from the most disadvantaged and vulnerable...

The James Kane Foundation plays a pivotal role in supporting MEGA (Manufacturing & Engineering Growth & Advancement), a dynamic network of 60 Mid Ulster manufacturing companies. Focused on addressing critical skills shortages, MEGA fosters collaboration...

The ‘SistersIN’ Leadership Programme initiated by Assumption Grammar School aims to foster girls’ leadership capacity and confidence amongst its Sixth Form students. The SistersIN female leadership project is committed to empowering young women through advancing...

The James Kane Foundation recently funded Workplus to offer an innovative work experience programme to schools within the Antrim and Newtownabbey Council (ANBC area) entitled 'Developing Transversal Skills.' The purpose of this programme was to support students in...

This year The James Kane Foundation are supporting a new scholarship programme for University students. This award is for £2,000 per year up to a maximum of three years. We’re thrilled to announce the first two recipients! The Scholarship Coordinator for Supporting...

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,...

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...

In October 2022 the Foundation commenced a funding programme with 27 post primary settings in the Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon area. The Programme, replicating the successful Mary Ann McCracken Bursary scheme which The James Kane Foundation part funds, is targeted...

St Malachy’s College has built a new and exciting Creative Digital Hub for North Belfast to enable the expansion of a new Key Stage 3 Creative Digital Curriculum for the young people in the area. North Belfast Digital Hub in use With global technological advancement,...

The Foundation is currently supporting a pilot work experience programme being delivered by Workplus Apprenticeships Ltd in conjunction with Wallace High School, Lisburn for 180 Year 12 Pupils. Workplus has become a network of employers (over 50 from a range of...

The MEGA network (Manufacturing & Engineering Growth & Advancement) was established in 2019 to advance and grow world-class manufacturing and engineering by attracting, developing and retaining people. Their mission is to promote the manufacturing and...

The James Kane Foundation were delighted to contribute this year to the North Belfast Post Primary Bursary Programme. Established by the Mary Ann McCracken Foundation and the Belfast Charitable Society, this Post Primary Bursary Programme is targeted at 16+ year olds...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...