Welcome to the website of Sir John Cass's Foundation.
The Foundation is one of London's oldest and largest education charities. Founded in 1748, it supports education for young people under the age of 25 in inner London through its grant programmes for individuals, schools and organisations, and its support for a number of institutions bearing Sir John Cass's name. These include Sir John Cass's Foundation Primary School in the City of London, Sir John Cass's Foundation and Red Coat Secondary School in Tower Hamlets, Sir John Cass's Department of Art, Media and Design within London Metropolitan University and the Cass Business School, which is part of City University.
We are extremely pleased to be supporting three Academies; St. Mary Magdalene and the City of London Academies in Islington and St. Michael & All Angels Academy in Camberwell. The Foundation has also awarded grants to thirty four secondary schools across inner London towards their bids to become designated as Specialist Schools, including a grant last year, to Elmgreen School in Lambeth, which is the first parent promoted school in the country.
The website provides information about the Foundation and the different types of grants we offer to individuals, schools and organisations.
Latest News
SPECIALIST SCHOOLS AND ACADEMIES TRUST -SPONSOR OF THE YEAR 2010
Ed Balls, the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families announced at a Reception held at the Guildhall in the City of London on 21st January 2010 that Sir John Cass's Foundation had been honoured as the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust Sponsor of Year 2010. This was in recognition of the generous support given to the SSAT over a twelve year period.
Sir John Cass's Foundation has supported 34 Specialist Schools, 3 Academies and 1 Parent Promoted School during this period, which has unlocked tens of millions of pounds in additional funding from central government and has seen both examination results and partnerships between schools, businesses and charitable foundations substantially improve.
Mr Kevin Everett, the Treasurer and Chairman of Sir John Cass's Foundation accepted the honour on behalf of the Board and gave an address.
More information can be obtained by clicking on the link below.
https://www.ssatrust.org.uk/media/Pages/SSATannounceswinners.aspx
FOUNDER'S DAY AND THE TERCENTENARY OF THE OPENING OF SIR JOHN CASS'S SCHOOL IN THE CITY OF LONDON IN 1710
Founder's Day is celebrated annually by the Foundation and its two schools each year in February. Founder's Day in 2010 will take place on the 2nd February 2010 and will be a special year as it marks the tercentenary of the opening of Sir John Cass's School in the City of London in 1710.
The principal guests will be His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester KG GCVO and the Right Honourable Lord Mayor, Alderman Nicholas Anstee.
The event marks the birth of the founder, Sir John Cass, on the 20th February 1661, and commences with a procession of up to 30 pupils and guests from the Foundation's Jewry Street offices to St Botolph-without-Aldgate on Aldgate High Street, The service includes performances by pupils from the Foundation's primary and secondary schools. Although the reception is by invitation only, members of the public are welcome to attend the services.
A lunch to celebrate the tercentenary has been arranged by the City of London Corporation at the Mansion House.
A commemorative coin has been struck to mark the Tercentenary of the opening of Sir John Cass's School. The front of the coin shows the bust of Sir John Cass with his dates (1661-1718) and on the reverse is found the Coat of Arms of Sir John Cass's Foundation, which has generously funded this coin.
Coins will be given to all the pupils, staff and Governors of the Sir John Cass Schools, as well as staff and Governors of the Foundation, which will act as a lasting memento of this significant anniversary.
A book charting the history of Sir John Cass and the charitable foundation which bears his name is due to be published in 2010.
SIR JOHN CASS SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
The Foundation decided to award a major grant to the University of East London towards what has become the Sir John Cass School of Education. This new state of the art centre for education, teaching and research is based at Stratford. This new building was opened by Mrs Cherie Blair on the 8th October 2009.
More information can be obtained about this exciting development at www.uel.ac.uk/news/latest_news/stories/johncass.htm
SIR JOHN CASS'S FOUNDATION LECTURE
Michael Gove announces new Tory policy to support teachers at Cass event
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MP gives annual Sir John Cass’s Foundation lecture
Friday, 4 December, 2009
Michael Gove, Shadow Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, gave the annual Sir John Cass’s Foundation lecture last night where he announced a new Conservative Party policy to boost teaching quality in science and maths.
Under this policy, science and maths graduates from top universities would have their student loans repaid if they become teachers. Their loans would be repaid for as long as they were working as teachers. This incentive is aimed at challenging the current situation where too many people are considered to have left school without a good, basic knowledge of maths and science and too few go on to study these subjects at university.
Gove said the policy would produce better educated teachers with a commitment to the long term and would diminish the churn where many people leave teaching after a few years, that characterises our system.
The Sir John Cass Foundation Lecture is given annually by a policy maker or commentator and seeks to advance the debate of charity and business working together to promote education.
Cass Business School is named after the 18th Century City of London educational philanthropist and businessman Sir John Cass following a generous donation from his foundation in 2001. Cass was a renowned entrepreneur and established his foundation for furthering education in the City of London.
Sir John Cass’s Foundation has supported education in London since Sir John Cass set up a school in East London in 1710. He was born in the City of London in 1661 and served as the Member of Parliament for the City. He was knighted in 1713.
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More information can be found on the Sir John Cass's Foundation Lecture page of our website.
Click here for more information about this new fund and how to apply.
* St Giles Trust wins prestigious award
Offender charity St Giles Trust has won the Education and Training category of the prestigious Charity Awards for its groundbreaking Peer Advice Project. Sir John Cass’s Foundation currently supports the project in two YOIs (Chelmsford and Norwich) which house large numbers of young men from inner London.
St Giles Trust was one of three organisations to be shortlisted from hundreds of entries in this category. Its Peer Advice Project creates a positive cycle whereby serving prisoners are trained to become professional advisers to their fellow inmates. Prisoners and Young Offenders are trained to NVQ3 in Advice and Guidance and become Peer Advisers to other inmates on issues such as housing, benefits and access to jobs and training. This means large numbers of inmates can receive high-quality advice and advocacy, helping break the established link between prison discharge and homelessness. The Peer Advisers also gain a recognised qualification, which increases their chances of gaining employment on release. The project was piloted five years ago in HMP Wandsworth. It now runs in 20 prisons and YOIs across London, the South East, East Anglia and the South West.
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