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Monday 24th May 2021

More than 21,000 digital devices have now been delivered to Ark’s 38 schools to meet our vision that every student in Year 3 and above has access to their own Chromebook to support their independent learning and close educational disadvantage.
This latest milestone comes as Ark prepares to hold an #ArkTalks event tomorrow, Tuesday 25 May, at 17.00 on What is the future of digital technology in schools?

Tuesday 11th May 2021

Ark is pleased to welcome a new bursary with Aurum providing two students heading to university this summer with financial support for three years, worth a total of £100,500 (£16,750 a year).

Friday 30th April 2021

Ark Alexandra Academy in Hastings continues to improve, despite the challenges brought by covid-19, according to Ofsted.

Thursday 29th April 2021

Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak visited King Solomon Academy (KSA) today to see how the school has been supporting students impacted by the pandemic.
Mr Johnson and Mr Sunak took a tour around the school and joined a Year 7 French class, took part in a Year 9 biology experiment in the science lab and joined a discussion with students in Years 11 and 13.
They also met with KSA Principal, Max Haimendorf, to hear his views on where Government support for school recovery should be focused.

Thursday 29th April 2021

The Children’s Commissioner for England, Dame Rachel de Souza DBE, joined Sophia Parker, former CEO of Ark Venture Little Village, and Zareen Roy-Macauley, a former Ark Globe Academy student, for a passionate discussion on “how childhood can be rebuilt after the pandemic”.
Ann Mroz, former editor of Times Educational Supplement, chaired the #ArkTalks event, prompting conversation on the Commissioner’s Big Ask, the growing extent and impact of child poverty, the state of students’ mental and emotional health, and the risk of catastrophising childhood.

Tuesday 20th April 2021

Venessa Willms OBE has been named as Ark's new Director of Education responsible for work across 38 primary, secondary and all-through schools following the announcement of Rebecca Boomer-Clark's appointment as CEO of Academies Enterprise Trust (AET).

Monday 19th April 2021

Ark schools have enjoyed above national average levels of student attendance since schools fully reopened in early March.
With national student attendance tracking at 93% for primary and 87% for secondary at the end of the spring term, our primary schools have seen an average of 94% pupil attendance and our secondary schools have seen an average of 90%.
This is a promising increase on the level of attendance our schools saw when they returned in September 2020 when an average 88.6% of our students across primary and secondary were in attendance.

Thursday 1st April 2021

Reception pupil Mia from Ark Franklin melted hearts with her rendition of The Jackson Five’s hit ‘I Want You Back’ and was awarded Best Infants Performance at Ark Music’s Sing into Spring: Stay at Home sing-off competition. With her spirited performance and dance routine, guest judge Ark Burlington Danes

Thursday 1st April 2021

The Education Recovery Commissioner, Sir Kevan Collins, joined Ark CEO Lucy Heller and Ark Elvin Academy Principal Becky Curtis for the inaugural #ArkTalks event chaired by Times columnist Rachel Sylvester on 31 March.

Wednesday 31st March 2021

Three Ark Elvin Academy students attended the House of Commons’ Education Committee on Wednesday 24 March to share their experience of lockdown with MPs.
Topics discussed at the committee meeting ranged from the challenges of online learning to how the students feel they can best be supported to catch up after lockdown, as well as what it was like to return to school after such long periods away from it, and what more can be done to help students with their mental health and wellbeing.

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