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Ark Oval Primary
Wednesday 7th June 2017

Ark Oval Primary Academy in East Croydon this week celebrated the opening of its brand new teaching building. The event was attended by the Mayor of Croydon, Toni Letts OBE, local councillors, school governors and senior leaders.
The Key Stage 2 choir opened the proceedings, followed by heartfelt speeches from the head girl and head boy, Rym and Joshua. 

Putney
Tuesday 6th June 2017

Alexandra Charalambous is a voice specialist, lecturer and teacher trainer. She recently led a practical workshop at Ark's Teach 2017 conference, which explored how the voice works.
Research has shown that an ineffective voice can produce disaffection amongst sections of pupils. In the short film below, Alexandra offers practical tips on how to best use your voice in the classroom to engage students of all ages.

Ark Little Ridge
Wednesday 24th May 2017

Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy in Hastings is celebrating its Ofsted report, which has graded the school as good with outstanding features. The school was previously deemed as requiring 'special measures' before it joined the Ark network in 2014.
The effectiveness of leadership and management at Ark Little Ridge was graded as outstanding, with Ofsted inspectors saying, "Leadership in the school is inspirational" and "the school has improved markedly since it opened."

Ark Boulton Academy
Wednesday 24th May 2017

Ark Boulton Academy in Birmingham has been rated good in every category in its first Section 5 Ofsted report.

Understanding the teenage brain
Saturday 6th May 2017

Bradley Busch is an HCPC registered Psychologist. He is a partner at InnerDrive, developing student mindsets in schools and designing and delivering teacher CPD. Bradley has become one of the leading experts on how psychological research can best help students and teachers. He writes regularly for The Guardian and works with Premiership footballers and athletes from Team GB.

Thursday 30th March 2017

Ark Conway Primary Academy in Hammersmith has been recognised at an awards ceremony for its commitment to workplace wellbeing. The school were awarded Gold in Mind’s inaugural Workplace Wellbeing Index, which shows they are achieving excellence within their workplace.

Ark music
Wednesday 29th March 2017

Performing a range of pieces, from Beethoven movements to Michael Jackson pop songs, nearly 100 Ark students gathered together recently for a three-day residential music programme.
Ten Ark schools participated in the event, which brought together singers from Ark’s "Spark" mass choir and instrumentalists from Ark’s "Fusion" ensemble.

Wednesday 22nd March 2017

On Tuesday 21 March Ark hosted “Art for Ark,” an auction arranged in partnership with Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
Bank of America Merrill Lynch has supported Ark since 2004, most recently working with Mathematics Mastery to help transform maths attainment across the UK.
Forty-five pieces of artwork from students and teachers across the Ark network were hung in London’s famed Saatchi Gallery. Guests, including staff from Bank of America Merrill Lynch, were invited to bid on the pieces in a silent auction.

Ark Blacklands Academy
Wednesday 15th March 2017

Hastings and Rye MP Amber Rudd visited Ark Blacklands Primary Academy on Friday 3 March to congratulate the school on being rated as outstanding in a recent Ofsted inspection.
Ark Blacklands became one of only eleven schools in the country to go straight from an inadequate grading to outstanding.

Ark Helenswood Academy
Thursday 9th March 2017

Schools across the network celebrated female power on International Women’s Day, #IWD2017, yesterday. 
The annual event inspired activities in Ark schools that highlighted the achievements of women from local communities, businesses and universities as well as inspirations from across the globe. 

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