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Issue #11 | April 2022
The newsletter of the Mulberry Schools Trust
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT FOR ALL
A message
from the CEO
I am once
again deeply
appreciative
to staff for
offering such
high quality
educational
experiences to
students within
our Trust - and to parents and
carers, for your support.
Our feature ‘Societies’ story is
just one example of this work. I
am also delighted that our work
extends beyond the Mulberry
Schools Trust and has had such
a positive impact on the schools
and students with which we
partner. Please read more about
this on pages 2-3.
Each school brings something
fresh and different to the table
in this issue. I particularly love
how Mulberry School for Girls
leads the way on empowering
our girls to become the leaders
of tomorrow. The unique
offer at Mulberry UTC, with
its industry partnerships,
sets it apart from other local
schools. The curriculum
offer at Mulberry Academy
Shoreditch is academically
rigorous with a generous
sprinkle of fun, creativity
and innovation. Mulberry
Stepney Green shows off its
amazing sporting prowess,
whilst equally showcasing
excellent partnership work with
institutions such as Central Saint
Martins, the world-renowned
arts and design college.
As we approach the end of
the Spring term, I wish you a
wonderful and restful break, a
happy Easter and a peaceful start
to the holy month of Ramadan.
Dr Vanessa Ogden
CEO
Inspirational Societies
give students a thirst
for lifelong learning
In June 2021, the Mulberry Schools Trust launched six
inspirational Societies led by Mulberry Academy Shoreditch.
The Societies sparked students’
imaginations, giving them an
exciting thirst for lifelong learning
and introduced them to a taste
of university life. Students from
Mulberry Academy Shoreditch,
Mulberry School for Girls
and Mulberry UTC have been
treated to an array of amazing
trips, visits and events.
Since its launch, the Societies have
immersed students in 69 exceptional
and high quality encounters including
trips to historic and iconic places
such as Hampton Court Palace and
Bletchley Park; talks and lectures
addressing the Transatlantic Slave
Trade, through to topics related to
Behavioural Economics; seminars
with local MPs, councillors and
senior industry figures…and so
much more - including a planned
trip to Athens in September 2022!
The programme continues to
inspire and present students with
opportunities to extend their
learning beyond the classroom and
excite their passion for university life.
Each encounter is carefully linked
to a curriculum strand and a top
university in London. It has been
simply amazing to see students
from across the Mulberry Schools
Trust engaging with each other,
learning together and being inspired
by what they have observed.
Students are able to witness for
themselves the brilliant facilities on
offer at some of our world-class
institutions and visualise themselves
on those campuses one day!
For a full list events to
date, see the back cover or
download the poster here
(https://bit.ly/36nX3FK)
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Richard Street, Commercial Road, London E1 2JP
A 020 7790 6327 m stemacademy@mulberryschoolstrust.org
www.mulberryschoolstrust.org/stemacademy @MulberryTH
First cohort enjoy
lavish graduation ceremony
On Friday 25th February, 48 students
from the first cohort of the Mulberry STEM
Academy graduated at an incredible event
hosted at Mulberry Academy Shoreditch.
The students were joined by parents, carers, headteachers
from across our schools, trustees and speakers to
celebrate the students’ achievements.
During the event, guests were addressed by Paul Mills,
Chief People Officer at Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Ltd
(MGP) and Dr Ogden, CEO at the Mulberry Schools Trust
(MST). Graduate representatives from Mulberry Academy
Shoreditch and Mulberry School for Girls also gave an
address and spoke passionately about their experiences
on the programme.
All students graduated with a certificate, a presentation
badge and a Mercedes winners T-shirt. Five students were
awarded the individual PRIDE awards and a prize for best
exemplifying Passion, Respect, Innovation, Determination
and Excellence. The Mulberry Academy Shoreditch team
won the Best Team award and took home special MGP
Rubik’s cubes!
A very big thank you to Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Ltd
for partnering with the Mulberry Schools Trust to give our
young people such amazing opportunities.
Read more about the day’s event and watch the highlight
video here (https://bit.ly/381ufn0)
Greenpower project update
The second cohort of STEM scholars are already deeply
immersed in the Greenpower project. The project is
currently running with Year 12 students at Mulberry
Academy Shoreditch, Mulberry School for Girls and
Mulberry Stepney Green, who are dismantling last
year’s cars, and rebuilding them with improvements
including body work, wheels, driver position and careful
consideration to
aerodynamics and
efficiency. We are
racing in the heats for
Greenpower in May.
We are very grateful to
Peter Hodgkinson from
MGP who visited our
schools to advise us on
the project.
In the summer term,
Year 10 will be involved
in building the cars.
We will also be
hosting the primary
school London heat
of Greenpower Goblin
cars at Mulberry
Academy Shoreditch
in June.
NEWS IN BRIEF
Let EPQ commence…
On Saturday 12th March, a conference of over 40
Year 12 students in cohort 2 took place to launch the
Extended Project Qualification process. An EPQ is a
qualification that is worth half an A level. Students
select a topic that they are particularly interested in
beyond what they are taught at A level, then plan
and carry out an independent project resulting in a
5000 word dissertation.
Year 10 robotics launch
All 55 Year 10 STEM scholars joined together for a
robotics launch recently. Students worked in groups
and learnt how to programme and code our MST robots
so that they
talked, walked
and moved. In a
world of increased
automation, the
skills of coding,
programming and
robotics are highly
sought after by
employers in the
STEM field.
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Richard Street, Commercial Road, London E1 2JP
A 020 7790 6327 m mstnews@mulberryschoolstrust.org
www.mulberryschoolstrust.org @MulberryTH
CEO: Dr Vanessa Ogden
Maths students aim higher
This term we have run three Trust-wide
Maths conferences over a weekend.
Youth Conference reaches
20-year milestone
On Thursday 24th February, students from
Mulberry School for Girls led and hosted the
Mulberry Schools Trust’s 20th anniversary
Youth Conference.
The conferences were an opportunity for teachers
and students to collaborate together on key topics
on the GCSE and A level specifications. Over 150
students participated and benefited from high
quality teaching and revision from some of our
best Maths teachers.
Reconnect London brings
leaders together to tackle
disadvantage
Reconnect London is a collaborative network of London
school and system leaders which was founded in 2020
by Dr Vanessa Ogden, CEO of the Mulberry Schools Trust
and David Boyle, CEO of Dunraven Educational Trust in
south-west London. The network brings together school
leaders in a way that helps to increase collaboration and
cooperation between them.
The work of Reconnect London is also supported by third
sector organisations such as Teach First, the FEA and the
EEF. The aim is to support schools to share good practice,
as they seek to build innovative solutions to key challenges
that have emerged following the pandemic. There is a
particular focus on meeting the needs of disadvantaged
and vulnerable children, who have been disproportionately
impacted by Covid-19.
Headteachers from across the Mulberry Schools Trust are
actively involved with the network.
The Reconnect London annual conference will
take place on Friday 24th June 9.30am-1pm. Visit
www.reconnectlondon.org for more information.
This award-winning, annual conference brings Sixth
Form students together from across the Trust and
UK to explore issues of common concern. The skilled
student leadership committee at Mulberry School
for Girls set the conference theme as “Reimagining
Equalities in a Post-pandemic world”.
On the day, they had the privilege of hosting an
inspirational array of speakers including Mandu Reid
– the ground breaking first Black, female leader of a
UK political party; Justin Audibert – Creative Director
of the Unicorn Theatre, the ‘People’s Poet’ David
Neita and many more. Thirteen schools and over
250 students came together to share their unique
perspectives and to consider ways they could be
agents of change.
This powerful day was the perfect way to mark
20 years of youth activism that the conference
has supported.
ELTSH leading the way!
This term, 156 participants from across
East London have signed up to complete
Specialist and Leadership National
Professional Qualifications with the East
London Teaching School Hub.
By the end of March, all participants will have attended
their first online session with us, led by our expert
facilitators from across the region.
There are now over 750 teachers and leaders, from
over 67% of all schools in Hackney and Tower Hamlets,
learning with East London
Teaching School Hub. The
strength of learning from and
with colleagues from across
East London is palpable!
Visit www.eastlondontsh.org
to find out more about the
programmes we offer.
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NEWS FROM OUR SCHOOLS
Students lead languages and cultural diversity celebrations
On Monday 21st February, to mark International Mother Languages Day our Student
Equalities Group planned and led a series of whole-school events to promote
awareness of the linguistic and cultural diversity of our school community.
The highlight of the day was
undoubtedly the multilingual
culture fair. The main hall was
awash with wonderful sights,
sounds and enticing aromas
from fabulous traditional
foods. Students loved the
opportunity to immerse
themselves in the 17 different
culture stalls hosted by
students and staff. The event
was a wonderful celebration
of the cultural heritage and
richness found within our
school community.
The group also supported
staff and students to create
special language videos in
15 of the languages spoken
in our school community.
In just one day, more than
520 lessons were viewed
in languages as diverse as
Arabic, Bengali, British Sign
Language, Darija, French,
Greek, Irish, Kurdish, Polish,
Romanian, Somali, Tachelit,
Welsh and more! A wholeschool
multi-lingual poetry
competition also launched
during PSHE on the following
Wednesday.
Congratulations to the
Student Equalities Group
on a superb series of
celebrations. We look
forward to your next work!
WOW Weekend at the South Bank Centre
On Friday 11th – Sunday
13th March, students from
Mulberry School for Girls
attended the world’s
biggest, most inclusive
festival celebrating
women, girls and nonbinary
people.
What a weekend! The Women of
the World (WOW) Festival is held
annually at the Southbank Centre
and this year we were lucky enough
to have tickets for all three days.
The weekend allowed our students
to hear directly from world-class
speakers and see wonderful female
role models.
Students were able to hear the
perspective of a wide range of
speakers and leaders as well as
learn about the great work and
personal journeys taken by each
keynote speaker.
Highlights from the Festival
✹ Students heard from experts
on managing finances,
learnt about the importance
of protest and saw a live
demonstration of Fencing
✹ Students heard from the
incredible Patrisse Cullors
(co-founder of the Black
Lives Matter Movement) on
her journey to fight injustice
and the journey on getting an
abolitionist mindset
✹ Warsin Shire (Somali British
author) spoke about her
experience of being raised in
the UK in a Somali household
through her poetry and book
‘Bless the Daughter’
✹ Mary Portas (retail consultant
and broadcaster) spoke about
the importance of kindness
within leadership and learning
to become a compassionate
yet powerful leader while
setting down your boundaries
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Richard Street, Commercial Road, London E1 2JP
A 020 7790 6327 m admin@mulberryschoolforgirls.org
www.mulberryschoolforgirls.org @MulberryTH
Acting Headteacher: Ms Alice Ward
Year 7 enjoy
pantomime
performance
All students in
Year 7 travelled to
the Stratford East
Theatre at the very
end of last term
for the pantomime
performance of Little
Red Riding Hood.
We were incredibly proud
of our students who
demonstrated the most
enthusiastic participation
of all schools in attendance.
Students laughed the whole
way through and commented
that the character playing Little
Red Riding Hood was by far
their favourite!
Winners at Model
United Nations
On Saturday 5th March,
17 Year 9–11 students
attended the West
London Model United
Nations Conference
and competed against
a range of elite London
independent schools.
The Model United Nations
programme is an academic activity
in which participants assume the
role of national ambassadors to
debate and seek to solve global
issues. Our team was thrilled to
win more awards than any other
school – taking home awards in
six out of the eight committees.
Former Mulberry alumni university
students served as Directors or
Chairs in seven out of the eight
committees. The global MUN
community continues to create
fantastic networking opportunities
for our students.
We look forward to hosting our
30th conference in July.
Standing up for peace
On Friday 4th March,
students held a powerful
Peace Day event.
Students and staff came together
to reflect on world events, the
meaning of peace and to consider
our own role in creating a more
peaceful world. Our school
community wrote almost 1,500
messages of hope which were used
to create a Wall of Peace.
The student-led fair raised £850
for UNICEF and these donations
will provide life-saving support for
children and their families in Ukraine
UKMT success!
Sixty students from Year 9
and 10 took part in the UK
Maths Trust intermediate
challenge - the first round
towards the Mathematical
Olympiad Qualification.
Our students demonstrated their
excellent problem solving skills as
well as resilience to gain a large
number of certificates. Three
students from Year 9, Jannah
Ahmed, Samia Hashem and Nashita
Noor, qualified for the next round
entitled the Grey Kangaroo.
Here’s a question they all managed
to solve – can you?
and other conflict-affected countries.
Congratulations to Liliana Noor and
the Year 12 leadership team.
QUESTION
A rectangle with integer sidelengths
is divided into four
smaller rectangles, as shown.
The perimeters of the largest
and smallest of these smaller
rectangles are 28cm and 12cm.
Which of the following is a
possible area of the original
rectangle?
A. 90cm 2 B. 92cm 2
C. 94cm 2 D. 96cm 2
E. 98cm 2
NEWS FROM OUR SCHOOLS
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NEWS FROM OUR SCHOOLS
Mulberry UTC welcomes
future students
On Thursday 10th March, Mulberry UTC
opened its doors to welcome over 200
fantastic students from all over London.
Alongside our curriculum showcase, we were lucky to
be joined by some of our amazing industry partners
including Barts Health NHS Trust, the National Theatre
and Goldsmiths University of London. We were also
joined by partners Ipsos MORI, Royal Pharmaceutical
Society, University College London, the University of
Sunderland in London and the Metropolitan Police who
gave students invaluable advice and guidance about
breaking into their industries as part of our MUTC
Futures Careers event.
Mulberry UTC now has almost 500 applications from
students wishing to join us in Year 12. We are planning
a suite of activities to keep in touch with our applicants
and can’t wait for them to join us in September 2022.
Year 12 work hard to
promote health campaign
Year 12 Health and Social
Care Extended Diploma
students delivered a health
promotion campaign as
part of a unit they are
currently learning.
The campaign focused
on promoting health
and wellbeing of their
peers. Students chose
a variety of campaigns
including sexual health,
awareness of smoking
cigarettes/vapes and the
importance of healthy
eating. Students also used
questionnaires to measure
the success of their
campaigns before and
after the event.
Hats off to Year
11 Business
students
Our Year 11 Business students are
currently designing a business
proposal for an enterprise
producing distinctive hats. They
will identify a target market
segment, complete market
research, produce a design for a
hat and will review whether their
business proposal is viable at the
end of the assignment.
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64 Parnell Rd, London E3 2RU
A 020 3137 7024 m info@mulberryutc.org
www.mulberryutc.org @MulberryUTC
Acting Principal: Ms Sally Brian
Students rise to the
challenge at careers festival
On Tuesday 8th March, the
Rise Up Academy Careers
Festival took place at
Mulberry UTC.
It involved over 100 Key Stage 4 and
75 Key Stage 5 students from across
our Trust and we were privileged to
lead this prestigious event.
Students met colleagues from
high profile media and broadcast
engineering companies like Amazon,
BBC, BT Sport, dB Broadcast, ITV
and Sky. Our MUTC digital media
students then supported technicians
in setting up a live panel as part of
International Women’s Day.
Students across the Trust interacted
and networked with industry
professionals and developed exciting
connections which could impact
their future careers.
NEWS IN BRIEF
Bravo! Year 13 in
cutting-edge trial
performance
Year 13 students performed ‘The
Trial’ for Unit 8 in Performing and
Production Arts in the school’s
cutting-edge studio theatre. The
CTEC course is very popular and
prepares students for careers in
theatre, acting and production
design.
NEWS FROM OUR SCHOOLS
Digital Media students
enjoy BBC news webinar
On Wednesday 9th March, our Year 11 Digital Media
students took part in an exciting webinar with the BBC
which was led by journalist Ros Atkins.
The Year 11 students heard
about how he manages big
issues in the news and how he
has learnt to present these in
short, straight-talking reports.
During the webinar, students
explored why trusted news
matters and the importance
of distinguishing different
sources and context in our
consumption of news.
Year 10 students
climb to the top
During the spring term, MUTC Year
10 students have been learning rock
climbing skills at Laburnum Boat
Club’s rock climbing wall. They have
also been building towards gaining
a First Aid qualification via an eight
hour course delivered at Mulberry
UTC by the club.
Taster day huge success with the girls!
On Thursday 3rd March, we were joined by 30 Year 9
students from Mulberry School for Girls who took part in
a Mulberry UTC taster day, gaining experience in all our
specialisms through our practical, hands-on workshops.
It was a really fun, interactive day and it was a privilege
to host such engaged students!
We really hope some of the girls will join us in
September.
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NEWS FROM OUR SCHOOLS
World Book Day
From Monday 28th
February to Thursday
3rd March we celebrated
books and the power
of reading with some
inspiring talks and
workshops.
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On Tuesday 1st March, Year
10 students tuned into a live
streamed conversation with
BAFTA and MOBO award-winning
hip-hop artist, writer and social
entrepreneur Akala, who was
speaking from the Southbank
Centre to mark the release of his
new book, The Dark Lady. Students
were offered a copy of the book
afterwards to read at home and
they also received their free World
Book Day books.
On Thursday 3rd March, Year 7s
watched as authors celebrated
the launch of World Book Day
from the stage of Mathilda the
Musical. Students were treated
to readings and performances
from many famous authors and
illustrators including Children’s
Laureate Cressida Cowell, Humza
Arshad, Frank Cottrell-Boyce and
Maisie Chan, and they also had
the opportunity to watch a short
performance from the cast of
Matilda!
Year 8 students took part in
workshops focused on an extract
from Run, Rebel by award-winning
author Manjeet Mann. During the
workshop, the students watched
Mann read the extract they were
studying, had a go at writing
their own verse in the same style,
and practiced performing a short
section of the extract.
In the World Book Day tradition,
Year 7s came to school dressed as
their favourite fictional characters
and there were prizes for the best
dressed!

Gosset Street, London E2 6NW
A 020 7920 7900 m info@mulberryacademyshoreditch.org
www.mulberryacademyshoreditch.org @MulberryAS
Executive Principal: Mrs Ruth Holden
IWD 2022: Visits,
workshop, assemblies
+ panels galore!
On Tuesday 8th March we
celebrated International
Women’s Day 2022 with
a packed programme of
events and activities.
The day began for Year 12 girls with
a visit to the Canary Wharf Group
where they listened to speakers
and joined in a Q&A session
with professionals from the built
environment sector.
At break time, Ms Kilmanaite
introduced students to the work of
some famous women artists and they
coloured postcards based on the
artists’ work.
The English department ran a session
to celebrate their favourite female
writers. Each teacher chose a famous
author/poet and then asked students
to write about their own favourites. It
was great to receive feedback from
authors Serena Patel and Majeet
Mann in response to Halima and
Amelia’s words about their work.
Mrs Holden held assemblies for girls
in Years 7-10 where she celebrated
women who inspire us today and
in the past, and after lunch a panel
of female staff held a talk and Q&A
session with Year 7 students focusing
on the career pathways that have led
to their current roles in school.
The theme for this year’s
International Women’s Day was
#BreakTheBias and throughout the
day students enjoyed a celebration
of women’s achievement and a
chance to talk about and raise
awareness against gender bias.
House basketball
tournament
Congratulations to Thames
House basketball team who won
the tournament on Thursday
3rd March, with Tate in second
place and Trafalgar in third place.
Well done to everyone who
took part and a big shout out to
George Younger and Joe Murphy,
our special guest referees!
NEWS FROM OUR SCHOOLS
Tower of London reward trip
On Wednesday 9th March, Mrs Holden took eleven
students out on her termly Principal’s Reward Trip.
This term they went to the Tower of London where they had an amazing time
marvelling at the crown jewels and exploring the white tower and creepy
dungeons! Everyone had fun and the afternoon ended with ice cream! A big
well done to Melissa Kibrom, Victoria Chaponova, Kadir Cinko, Yusuf Haque,
Mariam Hussein, Linh Pham, Zaynah Uddin, Anisa Rahman, Inaya Tasnim,
Diana Lita and Bushra Kashemi for being superstars!
Sixth Form
enrichment
Every Wednesday Sixth Form
Enrichment group the ‘London
Foodies Club’, visit different London
eateries to sample the diverse
flavours and foods on offer in their
city. On Wednesday 2nd February,
they took their inspiration from
Taiwan and headed to T4 for Milk
Tea near Liverpool Street where
they enjoyed tasting tapioca
pearls, coffee jelly and some Oreo
toppings. The following week the
Foodies walked to Spitalfields
for some comforting desserts at
Humble Crumble and have since
been to China Town to try Korean
corn dogs. They are planning to
sample delicious Tempura, Ramen
and Lebanese cuisine in the next
few weeks!
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NEWS FROM OUR SCHOOLS
Year 12 students embark on
aspirational trip to Canary Wharf
On Thursday 10th March, a number of our Year 12
students with very high aspirations took part in a
potential early application programme at the Situs AMC
offices in Canary Wharf.
Our students took part in a number of sessions and came back feeling
very proud of making good impressions with their potential mentors.
Situs prepared a variety of enriching sessions for our students. The first
session focused on communication and etiquette in a formal business
setting, their second session focused on how our students should be
preparing for and writing their UCAS personal statements. In the third
session our students had the opportunity to have a more personalised
session with their business mentors where they were able to explore
their potential career aspirations as well as planning the next steps to
achieving their career goals.
The entire event was a huge success and every student benefitted from
this opportunity. Thank you to Situs for their continued commitment to
our students.
Success at local
football tournament
Congratulations to the Year 9
football team who won the Tower
Hamlets Football Tournament at
Victoria Park in February. There
were 12 other teams from Tower
Hamlets. This s a great reward
for their dedication to training
throughout the winter. Good
luck as they continue with their
league matches into the summer.
Our girls compete in
top athletics competition
On Tuesday 1st March,
Mulberry Stepney Green
hosted the first ever Girls
Indoor Simmons Cup at
Lee Valley.
The Simmon’s Cup is a prestigious
London wide competition in
athletics and aims to bring schools
together from across London.
Mulberry Stepney Green is very
proud to lead, organise and
compete in the event. With 15 of
the top schools across London
participating in the event, this was a
great opportunity for the students
to go up against some of the best
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athletes in their age group. The
students all performed extremely
well and it was an excellent
experience for them all.
Mulberry Stepney
Green join
Greenpower
competition
It is official, Mulberry
Stepney Green are
now competing in
the Greenpower race
competition!
Our staff, students and parents are
extremely excited at the prospect
of competing in the Greenpower
race and relishing every moment.
The students have started
enhancing the first vehicle whilst
a second kit car is on order – all
in preparation for the races in the
summer term.
A huge thank you to the Mulberry
STEM Academy and Mulberry
School for Girls for lending their
vehicle to us.

Ben Jonson Road, Stepney, London E1 4SD
A 020 7790 6361 m mail@mulberrystepneygreen.org
www.mulberrystepneygreen.org
Headteacher: Mr Paramjit Bhutta
It’s a win for the girls’
and boys’ hockey teams
On Tuesday 22nd February, the Year
7 and Year 8 Girls’ and Boys’ Hockey
Teams attended the Borough Hockey
Tournament at John Orwell.
Both teams played very well throughout the competition
and showed true determination and resilience to win!
The boys’ team played London Enterprise Academy in the
final and at half time were 3-0 up, however, LEA managed
to score 3 consecutive goals within the first few minutes
of the second half. The boys did not give up and got a
winning goal just before the final whistle. The final score
was 4-3.
The girls’ team also played London Enterprise Academy
in the final with a half time score of 3-0 also. The girls
continued to perform well and scored a further three goals
in the second half, even after LEA had secured another
goal. The final score was 6-1.
NEWS FROM OUR SCHOOLS
Girls’ futsal
tournament ends
in triumph
On Thursday 3rd March, our Year 7
and Year 8 girls took a trip to the
Copper Box Arena to compete in
the Borough Futsal competition.
There were 10 teams competing
from across Tower Hamlets. Both
teams played extremely well
throughout the competition and, as
always, showed determination and a
desire to never give up!
The teams went through to the
conference cup where the A team
beat London Enterprise Academy to
progress onto the finals and the B
team was unfortunately knocked out
on penalties to Wapping High. This
meant it was a Mulberry Stepney
Green vs Wapping High final. It was
a very intense game and Wapping
went 1-0 up very quickly.
However, Maryum managed to score
a great goal just before the final
whistle. Another round of penalties,
two misses on both sides (and
some great saves from Samina) and
the last penalty for both and then
Umayrah stepped up and scored an
amazing goal! The pressure was on
Wapping to score, but thankfully
they missed and Mulberry Stepney
Green took away the Conference
Cup! Hoorah for a tense but
impressive game of Futsal.
Sixth Form curriculum offers access to
world-leading arts institution
Mulberry Stepney Green Sixth Form is unique in being
able to offer a creative curriculum that allows students
to focus on the three specialist disciplines of fine art,
graphic communication and product design.
This is especially useful for those wishing to pursue a career in the creative
industries. Each area focusses on developing problem solving skills,
drawing skills and creating personal responses to a theme.
Last year, a group of students were accepted to Central Saint Martins,
University of the Arts London and its partner site, London College of
Communication to study Graphic Communication. This was especially
exciting due to the status of the university being ranked first in the world
for the arts.
We celebrated their work and the creative achievements of our current
A level cohort by holding our annual exhibition at the Arts Pavilion, with
a private viewing at the end of March. The exhibition will be open for
two weeks to
members of
the public and
is a fantastic
opportunity to
see the work
of our talented
students. The
work that will
be on view will
range across all
three disciplines
including
models,
animations and
paintings. We
look forward to
welcoming all to
the private view.
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