Vanessa Ogden

Vanessa Ogden is the founding CEO of the Mulberry Schools Trust, a multi-academy trust in London, UK. The Trust is committed to raising standards in challenging contexts and includes Mulberry School for Girls, Mulberry Academy Shoreditch, Mulberry University Technical College and Mulberry Academy London Dock. The MAT has a Teaching School, a parent and community centre and a new STEM Academy, sponsored by Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix. Vanessa is an NLE and has undertaken a range of school-to-school support over the past decade. She is an Academic Visitor at the UCL, Institute of Education and she has a doctorate specialising in education policy and school improvement. Vanessa has published both academic and professional writing on education. Vanessa is the Chair of the Fair Education Alliance and of the Unicorn Theatre. She features in the ‘Female Lead’ book by Edwina Dunn. She is a trustee of the WOW (Women of the World) Foundation.