Latest blogs

Get the lowdown on assessment with Amie Barr

Friday 22nd February 2019

Ark's Head of Assessment, Amie Barr, gives us the lowdown on assessment in the first of our new series of videos: The Basics. In this two minute film, she weighs up summative vs formative assessment, mulls over the controversies surrounding assessment and offers her top do’s and don’ts when it comes to assessing your students.

Ark student stories: "I don't see my background as a barrier, but as a motivation"

Friday 15th February 2019

Irfan is a sixth form student at Ark Globe Academy in south London. He recently received a conditional offer to attend the University of Oxford to study geography. He is the third Ark Globe Sixth Form student in three years to receive an Oxbridge offer. Here he tells us about his hopes to inspire others.

“A good governing body isn’t just a collection of good CVs”

Thursday 14th February 2019

Wasim Rehman became a governor of Ark's Isaac Newton Academy (INA) in Ilford in 2015.

Wellbeing in schools – four tips to help you and your students

Thursday 7th February 2019

Rachael Thorpe is the SENCO at Ark Elvin Academy in Wembley, London.

A cure for blindness – In defence of publishing school data

Monday 28th January 2019

Rich Davies is Ark's Director of Insight. He is responsible for bridging the gap between the organisation's data and action. He leverages data analysis to advise senior leaders and works to ensure that all Ark leaders, teachers and students can make data-informed decisions.