The Secretary of State for Education speaks at the DfE conference

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, following an introduction from Mulberry CEO Dr. Vanessa Ogden CBE, delivered an inspirational keynote speech about the importance of working together to improve attendance for all children in secondary schools to ensure all have access to the best education and life chances.

The conference came to a close with a panel discussions about what was discussed and learned throughout the day.

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

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