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 37 schools, educating more than 27,000 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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Talking about curriculum - a blog series
John Blake, Curriculum Design Lead, and Rich Davies, Director of Insight, discuss Ark's curriculum work, exploring different meanings of “curriculum”, the theory and research behind our ideas.

"I’m loving medical school, but excited for what’s next"
Isa is currently studying medicine at the University of Southampton. He is an alumnus of Ark Walworth Academy, in South London, and hopes to inspire the next generation of students to pursue a career in medicine.
Ark teacher stories: “Being a teacher keeps you young”
Siân Maddrell recently joined Ark as the new Secondary Regional Director for South London. She talks to us about her journey in education so far, and how she never expected to become a headteacher.