Mulberry School for Girls

Mulberry School for Girls is a high achieving, over-subscribed and successful girls’ comprehensive school for pupils aged 11 to 18. It is a place where girls’ talents and abilities are nurtured in a safe creative space and where they can develop their ambitions and the power for self-determination. Our aim is that all pupils should leave the school as highly qualified, confident and articulate young women with a wealth of experience in the wider world. Outstanding academic achievement is very important for future success, as is the need to develop ‘Confidence, Creativity, Leadership’ and a life-long ‘Love of Learning’.We believe these things will enable our pupils to lead enriched, happy and fulfilled lives, making a contribution to their own community, to British society and to global well-being.

Mulberry School is committed to providing a broad and balanced curriculum for all pupils. All pupils are entitled to a full, rich educational experience regardless of need. We recognise that the needs of individuals and groups of pupils are many and varied and can be met through planning to provide opportunities for all pupils to be challenged and included. For these reasons, we have developed a comprehensive set of systems for early intervention at the first sign that pupils might be experiencing problems and we ensure that there is ongoing support. First referrals for pupils that require specific support to ensure that they are fully included may come from subject teachers, form tutors or other support staff. Concerns are usually raised with the appropriate Head of Year or to the Head of Support for Learning so that a needs analysis can be carried out.

Accurate, informed communication is essential and appropriate confidentiality is important. Therefore, the Director of Inclusion and Heads of Year oversee all referrals for inclusion support other than those whose provision is directly supervised by the Support for Learning Faculty, when the Head of Year will liaise with the Head of Faculty and appropriate staff. It is our policy to involve parents and carers in our work with pupils and to ensure that all parties with responsibility for a pupil’s progress are kept updated and informed.

Mulberry School for Girls believes that education is a life-chance for its pupils. All pupils are entitled to a rich, educational experience in which they are fully included. The School makes sure that teachers and support staff are aware of the principles of inclusion. Mulberry School expects that staff will modify programmes of study and systems as appropriate to allow each pupil to achieve as high a standard as possible.

Mulberry School for Girls is a vibrant, high achieving inner city learning community where each individual can flourish. It is a community which believes that education is a life-chance and that every student is entitled by right to the fullest and richest educational experience. Every individual is valued and respected equally, enjoying the highest possible standard of educational provision. We aim to enable all students to aspire, to lead and to excel as young women who will make a positive, successful contribution to our community now and in their future lives.

The central aim of the school is to provide the best educational opportunities and experience for all its pupils and staff. Equal opportunity can only be achieved through the delivery of a high quality education catering for the needs of all the students. As such, the school is committed to an Equal Opportunity policy which enables all members of the school community to feel secure and confident, and to succeed to the best of their abilities.

The school aims to ensure that pupils leave Mulberry able to be secure, healthy, economically independent adults who enjoy learning and who can make a personal contribution to society. We have determined at Mulberry School for Girls that, for our young women, the key areas of personal development which will help them to do this are the acquisition of confidence, the capacity to be creative and to lead others and to have a love of learning.

We are a welcoming school where tolerance, honesty, co-operation and mutual respect for others are modelled and encouraged. We are committed to the development of the whole person within a supportive, secure and creative environment. A broad, balanced and appropriate curriculum provides equal opportunity for all pupils to maximise their potential regardless of age, sex, sexual orientation, race, colour, religion or disability. We endeavour to promote positive relationships with parents, governors and members of the wider community.

At Mulberry School for Girls we aim to promote equality and tackle any form of discrimination and actively promote harmonious relations in all areas of school life. We seek to remove any barriers to access, participation, progression, attainment and achievement. We take seriously our contribution towards community cohesion.