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 […]
Covid-19 – Guidance for grant-holders, March 2020
Covid-19 overview We recognise that the outbreak of COVID-19 is already having an immediate impact on many of the individuals, organisations and schools we fund. Our primary concern is for the health and safety of the public and the communities in which we work, including the Aldgate and Allhallows Foundation’s own staff and Governors, the […]
Contacting the Foundation at the present time
Please note that due to the current coronavirus outbreak the Aldgate & Allhallows Foundation’s office is closed for the time being and all staff are working from home. If you need to contact us, please email us in the first instance and a member of staff can call you back. Please also ensure you send […]
Announcement of the death of Mr Graham Forbes, a former Governor of the Foundation
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 Reverend Laura Jørgensen is to receive the Freedom of the City of London
The Foundation is delighted to announce that one of its Governors, the Reverend Laura Jørgensen is to receive the Freedom of the City of London. Laura is one of more than 100 women who will receive the honour to commemorate the centenary of the Representation of the People Act 1918, which, for the first time, […]
The Brilliant Club-Tower Hamlets Scholars Programme
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 […]
Tower Hamlets Schools Library Services
The Foundation is delighted to support the Tower Hamlets Schools Library Services, and in particular, the Chatterbooks Reading Clubs, which will work with twenty primary schools in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. A series of events designed to boost literacy and encourage reading for pleasure will take place over the next year, including author […]
City of London Sinfonia Video/Podcast
Please see a link to the City of London Sinfonia Podcast which is all about their Key Stage 1 Music Project in Tower Hamlets. Listen to the podcast here
Aldgate & Allhallows Foundation joins Tower Hamlets Education Partnership
The Foundation has joined the Tower Hamlets Education (THE) Partnership. THE Partnership’s vision is that schools and other educational settings should build on an existing culture of collaborative working – initially focused on school improvement – to enable all the borough’s children and young people to experience the best possible educational opportunities, outcomes and life […]
Announcement of the death of Mrs Irene Buckman, the former Chairman of the Foundation
It is with great sadness that we announce that Mrs Irene Buckman passed away on the 7th July 2016. Irene served on the Board of the Aldgate & Allhallows Foundation for sixteen years between 1988 and 2004; holding the position of Chairman between 1993 and 2000, but contributed considerably more than those years would imply […]