Entries by Leonie

The Big Draw 2017

The Big Draw Festival, which takes place every October, promotes visual literacy and the universal language of drawing as a tool for learning, expression and invention. This year the theme, Living Lines, was designed to get creative marks moving and was open to a wide range of interpretations. Here at MAS we decided to draw trains, planes, […]

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Sixth Form Opening Evening…a date for your diary!

We look forward to seeing you at the Mulberry Academy Shoreditch Sixth Form Open Evening on Tuesday 21st November at 5.00-6.00pm. This year has been one of our most successful years with more students than ever before going to Russell Group Universities including the University of Cambridge, UCL and Warwick University.  We deliver academic excellence and […]

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Nuffield Research Placements

On Tuesday 31st October representatives from Nuffield came to the academy to talk to Year 12 students about placements next summer.  This follows on from the amazing success last academic year when five students were successfully accepted onto the highly competitive Nuffield Research Placement programme. The programme gave students the opportunity to work alongside professional scientists, technologists, engineers and mathematicians for 4 – 6 weeks over the summer […]

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Teen Tech winners visit Buckingham Palace

On Thursday 12th October 2017 and as previously reported, six Year 11 girls were invited to Buckingham Palace to attend the Teen Tech award ceremony hosted by HRH the Duke of York and Maggie Philbin (OBE). The students presented their winning work in an extremely professional and calm way, delivering great explanations and acceptance speeches. […]

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Enrichment at Mulberry Academy Shoreditch

At MAS, we provide a rewarding, enriching curriculum that broadens students’ horizons and encourages them to believe in their abilities. Alongside classroom learning, students have a range of opportunities to enhance their skills and prepare them for a successful future. This academic year, students have access to our usual multi-layered programme of extra-curricular clubs and […]

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Year 5&6 Open Evening

On Thursday 28th September, prospective students and parents/carers were welcomed to the academy.  Year 7 students, who were just 4 weeks into their time with us, gave our visitors a guided tour, so that they could explore all areas of the academy and see a range of subject areas for themselves.  The visitors then settled into the main […]

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Macmillan Coffee Morning

On Friday 29th September, our annual Macmillan Coffee Morning, in aid of the cancer support charity, was opened to our Year 7 and 8 parents/carers.  Students took the initiative and helped to host a bake sale, which provided an opportunity for parents/carers to meet each other, alongside members of staff to enjoy healthy, delicious homemade cakes […]

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Year 10 Residential Trip to Cambridge

Five Year 10 students embarked on a residential trip to Clare College, University of Cambridge between Sunday 24thand Monday 25th September 2017 in order to gain a better understanding of university life and the prospects it brings. The trip enabled students to start considering degree requirements of Russell Group universities, such as Cambridge, that will best […]

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Bright Futures – Transition Programme for new Sixth Form students

On Friday 15th September, Nick Bennison from Bright Futures visited the academy to work with our new Year 12 students. Bright Futures offers a motivating and inspiring programme aimed at those just starting BTEC Level 3 qualifications.  Through a series of activity based learning, the students were introduced to techniques which gave them hands on experience to equip them with the necessary attitudes, skills […]

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Provisional GCSE Results Announcement

Half of all grades awarded across all subjects were 9–5 and A*–B grades Mulberry Academy Shoreditch is very proud to share that students have achieved a strong set of GCSE results this year. Their hard work and determination has resulted in a benchmark figure of 70% of students achieving grades 9–4 in English and Maths. […]