INTRODUCING MULBERRY
SCHOOLS FOUNDATION
Mulberry Schools Foundation is a charity set up in 2019 by Mulberry Schools Trust to support, develop and champion young people and their families in the Trust’s schools and partner schools and its local and global community.
Our vision
Life chances, choice and wellbeing are underpinned by exceptional educational opportunity, unlimited by background; we seek to make this a reality for all children and young people.
Our mission
Extending from the Mulberry Schools Trust community, we support, develop, champion, and create exceptional opportunities for children and young people facing disadvantage, so strengthening their capacity to make a difference in their world.
What we do
The Foundation:
- provides educational and other charitable materials, activities and facilities
- commissions organisations to lead a range of activities on our behalf to fulfil our mission
- awards grants to individuals facing hardship
The Foundation works in our local community of Tower Hamlets, across the UK and internationally.
How we impact
We remove barriers to learning, achievement and social engagement by supporting, developing and championing young people and their families in Mulberry Schools Trust’s schools, partner schools and associated local and global communities.
We create opportunity for these young people, extending a range of educational opportunities, commonly available to those from more privileged backgrounds, that build creativity, confidence, discernment, leadership, self-determination, global awareness and a belief that all opportunities and challenges are open.
We give voice to children, young people and other communities less often heard and provide platforms for leadership through those voices.
We innovate for change to enhance equality and social justice and open doors for young people and communities experiencing disadvantage, so building their capacity to make a difference to their world.
We sustain impact by celebrating and sharing outcomes so extending best practice and making a national and international contribution to educational improvement, policy and knowledge.
Who benefits?
Mulberry Schools Trust serves families in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets where 43% of children live in poverty, the highest rate in London.
The Foundation’s immediate impact will be extended to other communities across London, the UK and abroad.
Through its research and the dissemination of innovative practice, the Foundation also influences and supports a range of organisations, academics and policy makers. We thus contribute to sustained progress towards a more equitable society.
Why us?
The Foundation is building on Mulberry Schools Trust’s exceptional track record of creating opportunities for young people.
We draw on the Trust’s extensive and diverse network of innovators, allowing us to extend the vision behind the Trust to young people nationally and internationally.
We are also in the unique position of being able to learn from the voices of Mulberry students, alumni and communities to ensure the relevance and impact of our work.
