John Cass City of London College in 1970 to form the City of London Polytechnic; becoming London Guildhall University and merging to form the London Metropolitan University in 2002. The modern Foundation provides support to a primary school within the City – near to St Botolph's, (Sir John Cass's Foundation Primary School); a secondary school (Sir John Cass Redcoat School) in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets; the Sir John Cass Faculty of Art, Architecture and Design within London Metropolitan University; and the Cass Business School within City University. The Foundation has provided funding for the Sir John Cass School of Education
Sir John Cass School of Art, Architecture and Design London, purpose designed for the Cass by Florian Beigel and Philip Christou and is named after philanthropist Sir John Cass, who helped establish funding for education in Aldgate. Controversy erupted in late 2015 after Metropolitan University unveiled plans to cut many of the Cass's signature programmes while moving the Cass from its traditional Aldgate location (which would be sold) to its Holloway campus; this plan attracted opposition from many of Britain's most renowned artists and designers. Senior members of the faculty, such as dean Robert Mull, resigned in protest over the decision and other initiatives, amid protests by students and