Latest Bursaries Awarded

On 3 July 2025, the Poplar campus of New City College was alive with celebration as students, families and staff gathered to recognise outstanding achievement at the Attlee A Level Academy. Foundation Trustee Jo Roundell Greene, granddaughter of Clement Attlee, joined the Academy team, including Mohon Miah, Senior Curriculum Manager for A Level Humanities, to honour students as they step forward into university and future careers.

The evening also marked a major milestone in the Foundation’s work to widen opportunity: the awarding of the Attlee Foundation university bursaries, created to ease the financial pressures that can hold talented students back. Each bursary provides £5,000 per student, paid across three years of higher education, supporting essentials such as travel, accommodation, laptops and course materials.

This year’s bursaries were awarded to five exceptional students who combined strong academic performance with excellent attendance, a meaningful contribution to college life, and a compelling written reflection on Attlee’s legacy and impact on social reform.

Attlee Foundation Bursary Recipients (2025)

• Saraiya Henry – Progressing to City St George's, University of London to study International Politics.

• Mohammad Amer Al Zoubi – Progressing to University of the Arts, London to study Accounting and Finance.

• Kayla Hunt-Engleman – Progressing to University of the Arts, London College of Fashion to study Fashion Styling and Production.

• Laiba Malik – Progressing to Queen Mary University London to study Law.

• Ibrahima Habib Diallo – Progressing to Nottingham Trent University to study Biomedical Engineering.

  
  

Together, these students represent the ambition, talent and public spirit that the Foundation exists to back. We are proud to champion their next steps, and to continue building pathways to higher education for young people across East London.