Ark is an international charity, transforming lives through education. We exist to give every young person, regardless of their background, a great education and real choices in life.
In the UK, we are a network of 36 schools, educating around 24,000 pupils in areas where we can make the biggest difference.
Through Ark Ventures, we incubate, launch and scale initiatives that address some of the most intractable issues in education and society – in the UK and around the world.
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"The hard work has paid off"
Fatima Ali is a 17 year-old A level student at Ark Academy in Wembley, North London. She is hoping to attend university with the goal of becoming a barrister.
An arresting new career: from police officer to teacher
Andrew Welch is a former police officer and trainee geography teacher at Ark Globe Academy in south London. He talks about his decision to go in to teaching as a second career.