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Friday 12th December 2014

Primary league tables released this week show that Ark Rose Primary Academy is the most improved primary school in Birmingham, and 8th most improved in the country, based on 2014 Key Stage 2 results.  The league table is based on the 256 Birmingham primary schools which have results for 2013 and 2014.
Exam results at Ark Rose Primary Academy leapt from 56 points in 2014 with 100% of pupils achieving Level 4 Reading. 

Tuesday 9th December 2014

A teaching assistant who is giving up his free time to build a greenhouse to help pupils with challenging behaviour has been thanked for his “outstanding” contribution to Ark Blacklands Primary Academy.
Ark thanked James Havbro for his tireless and innovative work in helping to engage pupils who struggled at school. This comes after Stars in our Schools, a national event run by UNISON to recognise the contribution made by support and non-teaching staff in schools.

Friday 5th December 2014

A courageous six-year-old pupil from Ark Tindal Primary Academy has received a prestigious award – after facing down burglars when they broke into the family home.
Muhammed Ali was presented with the Alan Henning Youth Award by West Midlands Police after the encounter, in which he showed huge bravery by staying with his mother and baby brother during the break-in.

Thursday 4th December 2014

Ark Conway Primary Academy is celebrating having the best results of any primary school in the country.
New figures released by the Department for Education on key stage 1 results (pupils aged seven) show that Ark Conway Primary Academy was the highest performing school in England, with 88% of pupils achieving the highest test results by the age of seven. The only other school in the country with similar results (Kettleshulme St James CofE Primary) had just eight pupils.

Wednesday 3rd December 2014

Oldknow Academy in Birmingham has today announced that it will join the Ark network of academies in September 2015 following the unanimous approval of the school’s trustees.

Tuesday 2nd December 2014

Last week, seven pupils from across the Ark network were lucky enough to be part of a professional football match.
Pupils from Ark Atwood Primary Academy, Ark Brunel Primary Academy and Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy were selected to be mascots at the Tottenham Hotspurs vs. Partizan Belgrade match.

Friday 28th November 2014

As well as fantastic teaching staff, every Ark school has first-rate support and non-teaching staff – from catering teams to bursars – without whom our schools simply wouldn’t be able to operate. This week, we are celebrating some of our schools’ ‘unsung heroes’ for ‘Stars in our schools’, a UNISON-backed national event to celebrate the role support and non-teaching staff play.

Friday 28th November 2014

As well as fantastic teaching staff, every Ark school has first-rate support and non-teaching staff – from catering teams to bursars – without whom our schools simply wouldn’t be able to operate. This week, we are celebrating some of our schools’ ‘unsung heroes’ for ‘Stars in our schools’, a national event from UNISON to celebrate the role support and non-teaching staff play.

Friday 28th November 2014

Jacqueline Steele has been announced as the Executive Headteacher of a brand new primary school in Acton, Ark Byron Primary Academy. This senior leadership role will be in addition to her current post at Ark Priory Academy.
This development allows both schools to benefit from shared leadership, teaching and operational staff and resources across both sites.

Wednesday 26th November 2014

As well as fantastic teaching staff, every Ark school has first-rate support and non-teaching staff – from catering teams to bursars – without whom our schools simply wouldn’t be able to operate. This week, we are celebrating some of our schools’ ‘unsung heroes’ for ‘Stars in our schools’, a national event from UNISON to celebrate the role support and non-teaching staff play.

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