The Attlee Academy New City College
We are pleased to announce that The Attlee Foundation has recently been awarded a grant of £25,000 from the Aldgate and Allhallows Foundation to fund a new programme of bursaries to support bright disadvantaged young people to stay on in education. These Attlee Foundation/Aldgate and Allhallows bursaries will start in 2025 and be delivered in partnership with The Attlee A Level Academy in Tower Hamlets.
Bursaries and IT equipment
The Trustees have been working with the Attlee A Level Academy at New City College. Our first joint venture was a competition to find the Clement Attlee Students of the Year, with a top of the range laptop as first prize. We asked students to produce a piece of work in a medium of their choosing that showed originality, independent thought, discussion and analysis of Clement Attlee, his achievements, government, character and values. There were lots of entries and the college gave us a shortlist to choose from. These were very interesting, varied and thought provoking, making it difficult to select the winners. Our next priority was to set up a bursary scheme whereby we could help enable access to higher education for those who might not otherwise be able to afford it.
Completed Projects
Created by The Attlee Foundation, the ‘Attlee Youth and Community Centre’ (AYCC) in Tower Hamlets, London, is a multi-purpose complex with sports, adventure play and learning facilities designed to meet the needs of children, young people and the wider local community as a whole. As was originally envisaged, the Attlee Centre has now evolved into a separate community-based organisation, sharing a common commitment to Clement Attlee’s philosophy and ethos.