On Wednesday 19th March, we were delighted to host the Department for Education conference: Breaking Down the Barriers to Opportunity: Transforming Secondary School Attendance here at Mulberry Academy Shoreditch. Over 300 delegates came to our school to focus on a continued dialogue around school attendance.

In the morning session, Claire Burton, DfE London Regional Director, led a session on exemplary systems and strategies for improving attendance before delegates participated in a carousel of interesting workshops.

After lunch we were honoured to welcome the Secretary of State for Education, The Rt Hon Bridget Phillipson MP who delivered an inspirational keynote speech about the importance of working together to improve attendance for all children in secondary schools to ensure all children have access to the best education and life chances.

It was a great event and visitors were really positive and complimentary about our wonderful school.

A very big thank you to all involved with the day.