The Mulberry Schools Trust is a charitable company limited by guarantee and registered in England and Wales (Company No. 10035860).
Company’s registered office: Mulberry Schools Trust, Richard St, Commercial Road, London E1 2JP.
CEO Articles
Dr Vanessa Ogden is the CEO of the Mulberry Schools Trust. This family of secondary schools is committed to raising standards in challenging contexts. Mulberry School for Girls is the founding school and Vanessa continues to be its Headteacher. Under her leadership, the school has been twice judged ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted. Vanessa’s primary work is in raising attainment for young people in schools with high levels of disadvantage and in developing outstanding education for women. As a designated National Leader of Education, Vanessa has successfully supported many other schools. She is also a Visiting Fellow at the Institute of Education and has a doctorate specialising in education policy and school improvement.
Read some of Vanessa’s contributions to system-wide education reform below.
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Sir Tim Brighouse and David Woods CBE, supported by the London Leadership Strategy, have published The Story of London Challenge – a retrospective on the development of the London Challenge.
The Challenge model has received cross-party consensus that the model forms a strong basis for school improvement. Available in hard copy and e-book versions, The Story of London Challenge includes contributions from Sir Tim Brighouse and David Woods CBE, plus chapters from Dame Susan John, Peter White, Dr Vanessa Ogden, Dr Sara Bubb and Professor Chris Husbands.
Read more about the story of London Challenge here
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The attainment gap, the gap in school exam results between pupils from different social backgrounds, is one of the key challenges in our education system. Differences in school achievement act as a block on social mobility and have real consequences for the life chances of those from disadvantaged backgrounds. Children with poor vocabulary age five are more than twice as likely to be unemployed aged 34. Such differences are not just social in origin, they are also geographical.
Read the report here
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On 24th May 2018, Dr Vanessa Ogden was invited to speak at the NASACRE Silver Jubilee Conference. In her speech Dr Ogden focused on three themes:
- The character of social change, especially as we live through the technology revolution, with all its benefits and challenges
- The role of RE in schools, its nature and purpose in a harmonious, enlightened and prosperous society
- Our responsibility to our nation’s children, their future and a less dystopian, more utopian world
Read the speech here
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Michelle Obama Visit
Michelle Obama Visit
Michelle Obama, then First Lady of the United Stated States, visited Mulberry School for Girls in July 2015 to launch her Let Girls Learn campaign (now known as the Global Girls’Alliance). Her visit inspired our students to be advocates for girls’ right to education and our school has since supported the campaign through programmes of our own.
The visit was the rewarding culmination of our relationship with the US Embassy and a reflection of our school’s longstanding commitment to women’s education. Students welcomed Mrs Obama, hosted her throughout her visit, and had the opportunity to ask questions during her discussion with Julia Gillard, Former Prime Minister of Australia and Dr Vanessa Ogden, CEO of the Mulberry Schools Trust and Headteacher, Mulberry School for Girls. Mrs Obama delivered a heartfelt speech about the urgent need to prioritise girls’ education and made it clear to Mulberry students and their peers that they a central part of this global conversation. Her story about her own background, growing up in a working class neighbourhood in Chicago, resonated with many of our students. It encouraged them to be ambitious and to lend their talent to helping other girls across the world. Her speech can be viewed in full on YouTube and you can read a student’s account of the visit and its impact here.
Mulberry was subsequently invited to the White House and students were selected for this opportunity through an inclusive but rigorous application process. Students attended an open series of workshops on the history of the Civil Rights movement in the USA. The twenty successful students showed impressive commitment, real leadership potential and a passion for justice.
Mulberry students responded to their invitation to the White House in November 2015 with characteristic energy and confidence. Making the most of this incredible opportunity, as well as meeting Mrs Obama in Washington, our girls travelled across the USA to learn about the rich history of the Civil Rights Movement, in order to provide them with the tools they need to become agents of positive social change on a global scale. They celebrated the progress that has been made, explored the battles that are still being fought and are finding their own place as activists who can change their world for the better. They engaged in discussion about civil rights with leaders, politicians and young leaders their own age as well as following in the footsteps of some of their most admired heroes, Martin Luther King Jr and Ida B. Wells, on visits to key locations in the struggle for equality, including the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee, and the Civil Rights Heritage Trail in Birmingham, Alabama. The group shared their experience with the wider community by making a film and delivering a presentation and workshops at the Mulberry Youth Conference. You can read a full account of their journey on the school website here.
Tina Tchen gaveour second annual education lecture at the Royal Society of Arts on 16th February 2017. Tina is the former Assistant to the President and former Chief of Staff to the First Lady Michelle Obama. She spoke about the ‘Let Girls Learn’ campaign which is an initiative started by Michelle Obama and Tina to ensure that adolescent girls around the world get the education they deserve. Tina argued that educating girls can transform lives, families, communities, and entire countries and that when girls are educated, they lead healthier and more productive lives. They gain the skills, knowledge, and confidence to break the cycle of poverty and help strengthen their societies.
In April 2017, we hosted our first ever residential girls’ leadership development programme, Girl Leading, in support of Michelle Obama’s Let Girls Learn campaign. Girl Leading offered 65 girls attending secondary state schools in London and Somerset the chance to develop their leadership potential, focusing in particular on disadvantaged girls. Girl Leading was attended by 15 Mulberry students, and 50 students from 10 secondary state schools across London and Somerset.
Girl Leading was developed in partnership with a Student Leadership committee made up of students in Years 9, 10 and 12. Students had to undergo a rigorous application process, including a written application and interview, in order to earn a place on the committee. The committee met weekly, with additional meetings for sub-committees, and together with our Women’s Education Officer they planned and developed every aspect of Girl Leading, as well as helping to run the event across the weekend.
The programme took place against the stunning backdrop of the Quantock Hills in Somerset, at Kilve Court residential education centre. Students attended a range of talks and hands-on workshops led by expert speakers and facilitators, took part in some adventurous activities led by the team at Kilve Court, and benefited from a range of teaching resources written and developed by the Women’s Education Office. Through these activities, and through spending time together in a shared residential environment, students on the programme were challenged and encouraged to develop their own leadership skills and their own distinctive leadership style. Students ended the weekend by planning their own Personal Leadership Challenges: projects to be carried out in their school groups to support the work of the Let Girls Learn campaign in increasing girls’ access to education. This gave students the chance to continue independently developing the skills they learned at Girl Leading, and give them the perfect opportunity to support other girls around the world who are denied the right to an education, and therefore denied the chance to become leaders in their own right. Through supporting girls’ access to education, girls at Girl Leading are using their own leadership to help build a world in which every girl can fulfil her potential.
Newsletters
Read our newsletters to find out more about the work of the Trust, our work with families and the outstanding education we offer children across our schools in academic and technical qualifications; character development and in destinations to university and employment.
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MST Connect
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Register of Interests
Mulberry Schools Trust
Governance Arrangements 2021 – 2022
Register of Interests 2021 – 2022
Governance Arrangements 2020 – 2021
Register of Interests 2020 – 2021
Schools that are currently part of the Trust:
Mulberry School for Girls
Governance Arrangements 2021 – 2022
Register of Interests 2021 – 2022
Governance Arrangements 2020 – 2021
Register of Interests 2020 – 2021
Mulberry UTC
Governance Arrangements 2020 – 2021
Register of Interests 2020 – 2021
Mulberry Academy Shoreditch
Events
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Wednesday 5th December 2018
9.30am – 12.00pm
Mulberry School for Girls
Mulberry School for Girls and the Mulberry Schools Foundation is partnering with Jude Kelly CBE for a two-year residency as ‘Thought Leader’. Over this period, Jude will lead a series of six Mulberry Think-ins to generate, communicate and celebrate young people’s ideas and priorities for achieving a gender equal world.
Please click here for more details.
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Friday 12th October 2018
9.00am – 4.45pm
Queen Elizabeth II Centre, Westminster SW1P 3EE
The Mulberry Schools Trust flagship event for the academic year 2018 – 2019 will take place on 12th October 2018 and coincide with International Day of the Girl which takes place on 11th October 2018. The event will be called the Partnership of Equals Conference and will bring together 400 young people from across the UK to discuss gender equality. The conference will take place at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre in Westminster.
Please click here for more details.
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News
Please also view Connect, the Mulberry Schools Trust newsletter, providing you with information about the work of the Trust and the outstanding education we offer children across our schools in academic and technical qualifications.
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Contact us
Contact us
Mulberry Schools Trust
Richard Street, Commercial Road
London E1 2JP
Registered in England and Wales (Company No. 10035860)
Tel: 0207 790 6327
Fax: 0207 265 9882
Email: admin@mulberryschoolstrust.org
Chair of Trustees: Ms. Jane Farrell
CEO: Dr. Vanessa Ogden
Director of Governance and Development: Ms. Shanaz Jameson
Contact details for the Chair of Trustees and the Chair of the Local Governing Bodies
Email: clerk@mulberryschoolstrust.org
Clerk to the Governors,
Mulberry Schools Trust,
Richard Street, Commercial Road,
London E1 2JP
Nearest Train Stations to the Trust and Schools
Mulberry Schools Trust Offices: Shadwell (DLR and Overground), Whitechapel (District and Hammersmith and City Line), Aldgate East ((District and Hammersmith and City Line)
Mulberry School for Girls and MBGC: Shadwell (DLR and Overground), Whitechapel (District and Hammersmith and City Line), Aldgate East ((District and Hammersmith and City Line)
Mulberry Academy Shoreditch: Shoreditch High Street (Overground) and Bethnal Green (Central Line)
Mulberry UTC: Bow Road (District Line), Bow Church (DLR) and Mile End (Central and District Line)