To complement our existing Equality Policy, the Foundation is delighted to introduce our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Statement, adopted by the Board today. While we have always strived to ensure that everyone is equally valued and respected, the statement reiterates the Foundation’s commitment to creating and sustaining a positive and inclusive working environment for all. […]
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Hermitage Primary School Library, Tower Hamlets
5th August 2021
After being without a permanent library for a number of years, Hermitage Primary School in Tower Hamlets was awarded £60,000 from the Aldgate & Allhallows Foundation towards the building of a new permanent library for its students. The library offers reading resources and ICT to pupils and their families through extended opening times, and with […]
Centre of the Cell’s Youth Membership Scheme (YMS)
7th June 2021
As part of Barts and The London School of Medicine & Dentistry at Queen Mary University of London, Centre of the Cell is the first science education centre in the world to be located within medical research laboratories. Throughout the year, it delivers educational shows, experiences, and youth engagement events to primary and secondary school-age […]
Aldgate and Allhallows Foundation and Ragged School Museum bring Victorian education to Tower Hamlets schools
28th April 2021
The Ragged School Museum, a landmark of Victorian philanthropy combines two important national stories: the struggle for free universal education and the role of philanthropy in driving social change. Opened as a ragged school by Dr Thomas Barnardo in 1877, these former canal warehouses on Copperfield Road in Mile End now bring to life the […]
Announcement of the death of Michael Sparks MBE
14th January 2021
It is with great sadness that we announce that Michael Sparks MBE, the former Chief Executive of the Foundation passed away on the 10th January 2021. Michael was employed at the Foundation for nearly two decades and served as Chief Executive for eight years from 1989-1997, but contributed more than those years would imply through […]
Office closure over Christmas
17th December 2020
Please note that Aldgate and Allhallows Foundation is formally closed over the festive period, from 24th December 2020 to 3rd January 2021 inclusive. Staff will not be monitoring phones or emails during this time. If you need to contact the Foundation during the Christmas closure, please email aldgateandallhallows@sirjohncass.org and a member of staff will get […]
A longitudinal study of young women’s transitions in Tower Hamlets in an age of austerity
23rd October 2020
By Professor Charlotte Chadderton, Bath Spa University Funded by Aldgate and Allhallows Foundation Aldgate and Allhallows Foundation is delighted to launch our new report looking at young women’s transitions within Tower Hamlets. This five-year longitudinal study looks into the career aspirations and transitions for young women in Tower Hamlets, predominantly from Bangladeshi backgrounds. For this […]
Aldgate and Allhallows Foundation is no longer accepting new grant applications (March 2020)
25th March 2020
We recognise that the outbreak of Covid-19 is already having an immediate impact on the third and education sectors and on many of the individuals, organisations and schools we currently fund. Our primary concern is for the health and safety of the public and the communities with whom we work, including the Foundation’s own staff […]
Announcement of the death of Mr Graham Forbes, a former Governor of the Foundation
4th April 2019
It is with the utmost regret and sadness that we announce that Graham Forbes passed away on the 1st April 2019. Graham served on the Board of Aldgate and Allhallows Foundation for twelve years between 2006 and 2018, but contributed considerably more than those years would imply through his dedication and commitment to the Foundation. […]
The Brilliant Club-Tower Hamlets Scholars Programme
30th July 2018
The Foundation is pleased to support the Brilliant Club, which exists to increase the number of pupils from under-represented backgrounds that progress to highly-selective universities. The Tower Hamlets Scholars Programme recruits PhD researchers, trains them as university access professionals and places them as tutors in both primary and secondary schools in the borough to deliver […]