Mulberry Schools Trust

We are delighted to announce that Her Majesty The Queen will officially open Mulberry Academy London Dock on Tuesday 4 February 2025. As the newest secondary school in the Mulberry Schools Trust family, Mulberry Academy London Dock is committed to providing exceptional education and enriching extra-curricular opportunities that inspire confidence, creativity and leadership. During the visit, The Queen will tour the school, meet students and staff, key partners and hear how we are equipping young people with the skills and knowledge to lead successful, fulfilling lives while making a positive impact on their community and beyond. A proud and historic moment for our school community!

Students across all eight Mulberry Schools Trust schools were invited to take part in a competition to design this year’s Christmas card, shared annually by Dr Vanessa Ogden CBE, CEO of the Trust.   The creativity and talent on display were exceptional, with five finalists selected for their inspiring designs. Congratulations to the finalists from Mulberry School for Girls and Mulberry Academy London Dock for their stunning work!   This short video showcases these incredible designs - do take a look.    Wishing you all a wonderful holiday season and a happy New Year! 🎄✨   The winning, animated card can be viewed here: https://bit.ly/3DeOVYn   

📢 Connect #20: Celebrating a dynamic term across the Mulberry Schools Trust 🗞️ As 2024 draws to a close, we’re proud to reflect on the many achievements across the Mulberry Schools Trust in our termly newsletter: 🌍 Global Girl Leading Conference - An inspiring event that brought together young leaders from around the globe to empower and drive change. 🎨 Mulberry Festival of Arts - Our schools celebrated creativity and community, showcasing the remarkable talent of our students. ✨ Mulberry Academy London Dock - Our newest school opened to its first Year 7 cohort, providing innovative and exciting opportunities for students. 🤝 Leadership Excellence - A heartfelt thank you to our school leaders, who continue to provide nurturing and enriching environments for all students. As we head into the holiday season, we’re grateful for the support of our families, staff and partners. Wishing you all a joyful and restorative break! Find out more here 👉 https://bit.ly/4ghWbB9

Earlier this week, the Mulberry Schools Trust had the pleasure of filming a promotional video for our brand-new school, Mulberry Academy London Dock. A heartfelt thank you to Kier Construction for coordinating such a successful day and to all the incredible delivery partners who joined us – Architype, Walsh - Structural, Civil & Geotechnical Engineers and representatives from the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Your contributions have helped tell the inspiring story behind this exceptional new school. From its innovative design to its construction, the video will highlight how collaboration has shaped a school that serves the Wapping community. We’re so excited to see the final cut and share it with you all soon! Stay tuned! 🎞️ 📽️  

🍽️ So proud to have been part of the brilliant team involved with the evaluation of the Mayor of London's Universal Primary Free School Meals policy. It’s been a privilege to contribute to such important work, and great to have the chance to discuss it on The Food Foundation podcast. This policy ensures that all children in London primary schools receive at least one healthy, nutritious meal every day, completely free of charge. The evaluation highlights the positive difference it makes for children and families—reducing hunger, helping families afford basic essentials, and contributing to improved mental health and wellbeing. With child poverty on the rise, more than a third of children living in poverty, and tens of thousands in temporary accommodation, this policy is more important than ever. We know that children cannot learn when they are hungry; by targeting funding in this crucial area, the policy is making a tangible difference to so many lives. Tune in to hear more about how this vital policy is supporting children and families across London!

📢 Incredibly proud to have been part of the team behind this brilliant piece of work along with ICF, Child Poverty Action Group UK, Impact on Urban Health and Bremner & Co. Also proud to work within one of the few cities in the world where all primary school children have a free lunch every day (thanks Mayor of London!). The children and families whose voices are captured in the report make clear what a positive difference this has made to them. Child poverty is rising rapidly, and far too many families are struggling to afford even basic essentials. The problem is so huge, it can be hard to know where to start. Our evaluation makes clear that this is one thing that can be done, which schools can deliver and which does make a genuine difference: giving all children in primary school a free lunch. Now is the time for government to step up and make this a national priority. What could be more important than making sure that all of our children have access to nutritious, healthy food??

We are delighted to join with Kier Construction to mark the Practical Completion of Mulberry Academy London Dock, a new school designed to serve the Wapping community, with its inaugural Year 7 cohort. This school reflects the Mulberry Schools Trust's commitment to ensuring outstanding achievement for all and it will be a central part of the community. Our successful partnerships with Kier, Tower Hamlets Council and the Department for Education have been vital in realising this vision, and we are excited to see how our exceptional new school will support the growth and development of young people and the local area for years to come. Dr Vanessa Ogden CEO, Mulberry Schools Trust

Audrey Aidoo-Davies the Mulberry Schools Trust is so proud to have been part of this journey and thrilled to see the film now available to all.

🎨✨ Working on our Trust's response to the Department for Education Curriculum Review call for evidence this afternoon, I came across these quotes from Mulberry Schools Trust students. Such a brilliant encapsulation of our vision for the arts - which we believe should be a central part of the curriculum in all schools! You can submit your own response online https://lnkd.in/eUdgDbtz. The deadline for submissions is Friday 22nd November.

A real privilege to be asked to represent BELMAS on the IOE - UCL's Faculty of Education and Society Centre for Educational Leadership’s Conference national panel this afternoon. Great questions and discussion. A terrific two days with sustainability at it’s heart, and discussions on climate justice… thanks to Dr Brittany Wright Megan Crawford and to UCL’s Professor Kathryn Riley for our session yesterday afternoon. The highlight, though, was absolutely the group of impressive young women from Mulberry Schools Trust - really terrific to see Year 10 and Year 12 students contributing to a leadership conference, highlighting their skill sets, and demonstrating their global citizenship, great to see the impact of Model United Nations sessions in action in schools… generating real hope for the future. Qing Gu OBE Vanessa Ogden Nicola Walshe Louise Stoll Leon Tikly Rupert Higham Ruth McGinity Dr Bernardita Moreno