OUR MISSION

The Goliath Trust was established in August 2017.  The Trust seeks to raise funds to help address the persistent problem of educational underachievement in Northern Ireland’s most disadvantaged areas.  Members of the Trust have consulted with schools, educators, parents, the churches, community leaders and wider civic society to identify how we can help.

Our mission is to provide targeted financial support to schools that are most in need.

To learn more about the work of the Goliath Trust in schools please click here.

BACKGROUND

Some 78,000 (31%) of children are significantly underachieving at primary school level, and this most apparent in disadvantaged communities where the legacy of the Troubles has left an indelible mare. 20% of young people leave post-primary school with poor reading, writing and arithmetic skills. With targeted intervention in selected schools, the Goliath Trust will work to improve levels of educational attainment. Our focus will rest firmly on raising funds to support schools situated in areas of high disadvantage. We believe that if we don’t address this problem now, it will result in adverse consequences for our society in the years ahead.

BACKGROUND

Some 78,000 (31%) of children are significantly underachieving at primary school level, and this most apparent in disadvantaged communities where the legacy of the Troubles has left an indelible mare. 20% of young people leave post-primary school with poor reading, writing and arithmetic skills. With targeted intervention in selected schools, the Goliath Trust will work to improve levels of educational attainment. Our focus will rest firmly on raising funds to support schools situated in areas of high disadvantage. We believe that if we don’t address this problem now, it will result in adverse consequences for our society in the years ahead.

INVESTING IN OUR FUTURE

The Goliath Trust will not be able to deliver all the solutions, but we recognise the pressing need to begin to bridge the educational gap that so clearly exists. Our children’s future depends on it.

If we succeed in supporting our first 12 schools and by consequence the surrounding communities, then this will have a ripple effect on health, well-being and reconciliation. Business and the economy will benefit in the long term too from a more confident group of young, skilled workers who are ambitious for their future.

We cannot waste the opportunity in front of us. It is the time to act, to make an ambitious and distinctive effort to tackle the inequity that exists in Northern Ireland’s education system.

PARTNERED SCHOOLS

PARTNERED SCHOOLS

BOARD MEMBERS

Rt Rev Alan Abernethy
Mr David Campbell
Prof. Peter Finn
Father Gerard Fox
Mr Ray Hayden
Rt Rev Norman Hamilton
Mr John McCaffrey
Ms Deirdre McDonald
Dr Alasdair McDonnell
Rev Dr Frederick Munce
Mr Jackie Redpath

GET IN TOUCH

Email

hello@goliathtrust.com

GET IN TOUCH

Email

hello@goliathtrust.com

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