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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£275.1K
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Spending
£285.3K
- Charity no. 105291
- Date registered. 01/05/2018
Public benefits
The purpose of CRIS is to actively contribute to the building of a shared and reconciled society in Northern Ireland by supporting peace building programmes and activities through the medium of schools and their local communities. What benefits flow from this purpose? - The benefits that flow from the above purpose are: increased sharing between
schools and the communities they serve; the development and enhancing of capacity to engage in the development of a shared society at civic, institutional, community and individual levels; increased sharing of physical, financial, intellectual and human resources between schools; improved understanding and perception of other identities; the development of new approaches and skills for schools based community relations and reconciliation programmes. Can you demonstrate this? - These benefits will be evidenced through: baselining and auditing; utilising ongoing multi-format participant evaluation tools and approaches (including paper based, multimedia documentation and focus groups); independent evaluation of our services carried out by funders and external agents; registration of beneficiaries (individual and institutional); ongoing project, programme and annual reporting; use of mapping tools to track changes, progress and milestones; continued production of qualitative and quantitative reports. Is any harm or possibility of harm outweighed by the benefit? - CRIS does not anticipate any harm to occur as a result of this purpose. All activities related to this purpose are meticulously planned, risk assessed and delivered with contextual sensitivity. Who is the benefit for? - It is intended that this purpose will benefit the sections of the public who engage with CRIS which include: School Staff (Management, Teachers, Learning Assistants, Supervisors and other support staff) Pupils (both mainstream and special) Parents and carers of pupils Schools and wider communities who participate in long term strategic work who are located in and around the Crumlin Road Interface (Greater Shankill and Greater Ardoyne), Antrim, Randalstown and Newtownabbey. Schools and wider communities who participate in short term projects delivered by CRIS in various locations across Northern Ireland Wider society as a result of shared learning Is there any private benefit? Is it incidental or necessary? - No
What your organisation does
Community Relations in Schools (CRIS) works with schools, families and communities to promote good relations, peacebuilding and reconciliation across Northern Ireland. Its work is grounded in a whole-school community approach that recognises schools as key civic institutions for intergenerational change. CRIS supports schools across all sectors,
from Nursery to Post-Primary, by delivering training, consultancy and tailored support to leadership teams, teachers, classroom assistants and Boards of Governors. It also supports collaboration partnerships that help schools share resources, expertise and learning within area-based models. The organisation designs and delivers curriculum-linked programmes and inter-community pupil initiatives that promote diversity, inclusion and peacebuilding in age-appropriate ways. CRIS works directly with parents, carers and other adult family members, creating opportunities to explore values, identity and community relations to support positive change beyond the school gate. CRIS contributes to teacher education by supporting initial teacher training colleges and student teachers through programmes focused on good relations, sharing in education, anti-sectarianism, anti-racism and other forms of bias, drawing on CRIS’s practice-based models and case studies. CRIS advocates for the role of education as a foundation for a shared future and disseminates learning through events, publications, research partnerships and engagement with statutory bodies and policymakers. To deliver this work, CRIS secures grant funding from public bodies, trusts and foundations, and applies robust evaluation systems linked to its Good Relations and Collaborative Education (GRACE) model to evidence impact and support continuous improvement, sustainability and strong governance.
The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of education
- The advancement of citizenship or community development
- The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation or the promotion of religious or racial harmony or equality and diversity
Who the charity helps
- Adult training
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- Ethnic minorities
- Interface communities
- Parents
- Preschool (0-5 year olds)
- Women
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Community development
- Cross-border/cross-community
- Education/training
- Research/evaluation
- Youth development