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Shackleton Leader Jacqueline Williamson has been awarded an MBE in the 2018 New Year’s Honours List for her work with Kinship Care Northern Ireland, which she founded. Everyone at the Shackleton Foundation congratulates Jacqueline for this wonderful recognition of her work.

Year 6 of Camelford Primary School in Cornwall recently competed a project imagining they were members of Shackleton’s Endurance expedition. Read their imaginary diary entries.

Celia is the Founder and Chief Executive of Hey Girls CIC. Hey Girls was founded by Celia and her daughters Becky and Kate, with the philosophy that girls and young women should never have to compromise their wellbeing or their health. Having …

The Shackleton Foundation celebrated its 10th anniversary with a party at the RAC Club in London last night. Guests included current and past trustees, representatives from supporting foundations and 14 of our Shackleton Leaders. Bill Shipton, Chairman, spoke about the journey that …

Alex is the Co-Founder of Element, a social enterprise running creative arts projects for children in care, care leavers and excluded students. Partnering with Local Authorities and educational intervention services, Element work with ten young people at a time, exploring how spoken …

Wetherby Preparatory School have given a cheque for £25,000 to the Shackleton Foundation and have been proud sponsors for the academic year 2016-2017. The pupils, staff and parents have held a number of fundraising events at the school to include a ‘Great …