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Mathematics Mastery
Friday 30th August 2019

Lisa Coe is a Primary Development Lead for Mathematics Mastery, one of Ark's ventures, and works with around 30 primary schools across the UK.

Tuesday 20th August 2019

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

Wednesday 7th August 2019

Isa Mahamud is currently studying medicine at the University of Southampton. He is an alumnus of Ark Walworth Academy, in South London. Recently he spoke at an event for Ark's Project Healthcare programme, talking about his experiences and hoping to inspire the next generation of students to pursue a career in medicine.

Tuesday 9th July 2019


 
As early years practitioners gather for this month’s Nursery World Conference, Lydia Cuddy-Gibbs, Head of Early Years for Ark Schools reflects on what drives her practice, and how to make a difference in early years.
 

Ark Blacklands Academy
Tuesday 2nd July 2019

This blog is part of a series on Ark's approach to curriculum. In this post, John Blake, Ark’s Curriculum Design Lead, discusses teacher autonomy and the importance of a coherent curriculum.

Laura Yandell
Friday 28th June 2019

Laura Yandell is Deputy Head of Teaching, Learning and Curriculum at Ark Greenwich Free School. She recently completed a Masters in Education at Goldsmiths, specialising in issues around gender and leadership. In this blog post, she discusses the barriers girls face on their path to leadership roles and how schools can help overcome them. 
 

Mathematics Mastery
Friday 21st June 2019

Mathematics Mastery is an Ark venture working in partnership to empower and equip schools to deliver world-class mathematics teaching through an engaging and accessible style of mathematics teaching, inspired by Singapore and Shanghai. Below, the team shares tips on how they've used representations and models from the Mathematics Mastery programme to illustrate and teach key concepts.

Ark Tindal Primary Academy
Friday 21st June 2019

This blog is part of a series on Ark's approach to curriculum. In his fifth post, John Blake, Ark’s Curriculum Design Lead, unpicks a little what the National Curriculum is and where it came from.

Thursday 6th June 2019

This blog is part of a series on Ark's approach to curriculum. In his fourth post, John Blake, Ark’s Curriculum Design Lead, discusses the difficulties in deciding who gets to decide what belongs in our curriculums. 

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