Welcome to Flickernet
Supporting underprivileged young people in two regions through a digital link-up between Northern Ireland and the South West of England
Assisting schools in the South West of England
Outdoor learning and remote sensing facilities (Space To Learn), in Northern Ireland
Core principles:
We have a Christian ethos, seeking to meet the needs of those who face disadvantage by providing access to technology and the natural world: in combination
Pupil-led investigations and project-based learning to engage learners who may otherwise leave education without reaching their true potential
Immersive experiences to help those who suffer from anxiety or who are in need of other mental health support, to benefit from the calming sensations of the woodland.
Engagement with the natural environment from afar, with added agency due to the remote connectivity systems.
Therapeutics and mental health care, including for the neurodivergent: opportunities for technology and the woodland environment to be combined into new and effective therapy methods
Pupils of all ages are shown real-world projects that have been designed to help others, or the environment: this provides inspiration for their own exploration.
Teachers and home educators are encouraged to join their pupils in developing innovative methods of interacting remotely with the environment.
Training for teachers, along with the physical space to explore new technologies, including support for their own innovative approaches to learning.
Multiple live feeds from within an ancient woodland in the Mountains of Mourne, Northern Ireland provide real-time access to STEM experiments
Real data, drawn from sensors that are spread throughout an area of special scientific interest (ASSI) inspire learners to develop their own projects which, in turn, can be physically located within the same woodland for them to monitor.
Flickernet provides the physical computing for Digital Writes CIC: a disability-led community interest company based in Swindon
We are working with neurodivergent young people to create and play homemade musical
instruments using found objects which they connect together, then code into life
Flickernet and Digital Writes have delivered unique and engaging experiences for schools and organisations in the South West of England with a partnership that began in 2022
The Art Of Conversation project uses accessible technology, art and music to support communication, creativity, and collaboration for pupils with complex needs.
In 2025 our focus on the wellbeing of young people developed into a research project which draws on the Space To Learn facility in Northern Ireland and alternative provision facilities in the South West of England, especially the School Of Solutions, in Swindon, Wiltshire. 
- Designed to encourage re-engagement with learning through physical computing
- Incorporates the live data and camera feeds from the Mountains of Mourne ASSI
- Seeks to overcome disengagement, especially for those who are overcome with anxiety or otherwise prevented from doing their best in school.
A combination of therapeutic woodland experience and cutting edge STEM experimentation, providing young people and their teachers with a new outlook.
A regular wellbeing assessment using biometric sensors is part of the project: pupils are enjoying the opportunity to help design a system that combines self-assesment and objective data analysis to provide a more accurate and collaborative measure of a young person’s readiness to proceed.
Please explore the Blog Archive which, it is hoped, can be helpful in charting the journey that Flickernet has taken.
