Our Curriculum
At Mulberry Academy Shoreditch our curriculum ensures that students not only have a love of learning, but are passionate about what they learn and how they learn it. We achieve this through a curriculum that is challenging, coherent, enriching, highly ambitious and fundamentally inclusive of all students.
Our curriculum provides every opportunity so that our students can be sure of:
- The highest academic achievement
- Encouragement of creative expression
- A commitment to social action and the community
- The best possible preparation for each next learning stage towards aspirational destinations
Key Stage 3
At MAS KS3 spans Year 7, 8 and the first two terms of Year 9. Students then move into their KS4 options in the summer term of year 9.
“Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere.” Chinese proverb
Throughout Key Stage 3 students encounter a broad and balanced curriculum which both inspires and supports them. Our Key Stage 3 is about students acquiring the knowledge and skills they need to flourish. The curriculum provides students with a wide range of opportunities to enrich their learning and with everything they need to succeed at Key Stage 4 and beyond. While studying an exciting blend of eighteen subjects our students:
- Grow in cultural capital through a wide variety of learning experiences in subjects ranging from Art and Music to Drama and Latin
- Engage with content and develop skills relevant to their own social and cultural context both locally and as global citizens
- Develop a thirst for knowledge, a passion for learning, and an academic skillset and knowledge-base that fully prepares them for the next stage in their learning journey
- Develop as highly competent written and verbal communicators
- Encounter a range of enrichment opportunities that both complement learning and deepen their social awareness
Key Stage 3 subjects studied
- English
- Languages (French, Spanish and Latin)
- Maths
- Art
- Science
- Computer Studies
- Music
- P.E.
- History
- Geography
- Food Technology
- Design Technology
- Drama
- Religious Education
Key Stage 3 curriculum and assessment maps
Key Stage 3 Personal Development programme
Key Stage 4
Key Stage 4 starts in the summer term of Year 9 and ends at the end of Year 11. The core curriculum includes English, Maths, Science, RE and Core PE. Towards the end of Key Stage 3 students choose their Key Stage 4 options.
“The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you .” B.B King
At Mulberry Academy Shoreditch our key stage 4 curriculum is structured to allow students access to a wide range of subjects. The curriculum is designed to stretch and challenge students and ensure they acquire the knowledge and skills they need for future success. As such:
- We are committed to the value and academic rigour of the English Baccalaureate subjects with the vast majority of our students studying both a Language and Humanity throughout key stage 4.
- For a small number of students the school offered an alternative pathway that includes both academic and vocational options. This affords flexibility and inclusivity in allowing each individual student to follow a curriculum pathway that will best support them to succeed.
- All students are offered a mixture of practical and academic subjects from a wide range of subjects.
- We aim to offer the widest possible choice for progression routes post 16 whilst at the same time ensuring our students build the academic skills required to facilitate their success at key stage 5 and beyond.
Mulberry Academy Shoreditch is proud to serve a diverse, multicultural community which welcomes and celebrates over fifty ethnicities and eighteen different languages. As such, a high quality citizenship and religious education provides students with a clear understanding , appreciation and respect of the values, faiths and cultures of others. It also develops the knowledge and skills students need to become responsible citizens and play a full and active part in society.
Key Stage 4 subjects offered
GCSE
Compulsory: English, Maths, Religious Education, Science
Humanities Options: Geography, History
Language Options: French, Spanish
Creative Options: Art, Computer Science, Drama, Latin, Music, PE
BTEC/Vocational
Hospitality, Information Technology
Key stage 4 options process
Key Stage 4 curriculum and assessment maps
Key Stage 4 Personal Development programme
Key Stage 5
Years 12 and 13
We offer A Levels in a range of subjects as well as Level 3 BTECs and courses at Level 2 thus ensuring our curriculum offer is inclusive of all students and provides them with a curriculum pathway that is right for them.
“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” Benjamin Franklin
We offer an ambitious and broad curriculum that meets the needs of each student. Our curriculum ensures our students leave us fully prepared to compete on a global stage, contributing to society as independent, successful, skilled and motivated young adults. The curriculum in the Sixth Form has been designed to reflect the ambitions and interests of our young people. As such:
- Lessons inspire and challenge students whilst also preparing them for the demands of independent learning.
- Subjects are planned and delivered so that students are equipped with skills for future learning and employment.
- Our curriculum is inclusive so that all students have an opportunity to move onto a pathway that is personalised to their needs and promotes progression for all.
Destinations
The KS5 curriculum allows students to achieve their aspirations and encourages them to grasp all opportunities. Whether the ambition is University or employment, we provide a personalised approach that meets the needs of all students and ensures that they develop as confident and articulate young people.
Key Stage 5 subjects offered
A Levels
Maths, Chemistry, Classical civilisation, Politics,
English Literature,
Physics, Biology, Law, Psychology,
Drama, Criminology (WJEC),
Further Maths, Economics,
History, Sociology, Business,
Computer Science, Geography,
PE, Biology, Spanish, RE
BTEC Level 3
Business (Ex Dip),
Health and Social Care (Ex Dip),
Applied Sciences,
Sport
BTEC Level 2
BTEC Work Skills,
BTEC First Public Services,
Health and Social Care
GCSE English,
GCSE Maths
Key Stage 5 subject outlines
Information about each subject offered at Mulberry Academy Shoreditch Sixth Form
KS5 curriculum and assessment maps
KS5 Personal Development programme
Find out more about the subjects we offer
Please see here for the subject intent statements for the subjects we offer in our curriculum. These statements set out the vision for each subject and our aims for each and every child.
Our music development plan can be seen here.
If you have any questions about our curriculum provision, please contact the relevant Head of Year via our dedicated parent/carer email address: parents@mulberryacademyshoreditch.org
Pastoral Team 2023/2024:
- Head of Year 7: Jessica Pitts
- Head of Year 8: Emma Newton
- Head of Year 9: Khadean Campbell
- Head of Year 10: Louise Coulson-West
- Head of Year 11: Matiur Rahman
- Head of Year 12: Olli Hibbs
- Head of Year 13: Harjit Singh
