Ark Schools

🚀Congratulations to our Year 13s on their A level and BTEC success!
We're excited to see hundreds of Ark students secure places in top universities and sought-after apprenticeships. There are countless stories of determination and exceptional achievement across our schools.
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🎉 Today’s A level and BTEC results showcase the exceptional achievements of our Year 13s. Across Ark, 74% of students achieved A* to C or equivalent in their A level and BTEC Level 3 subjects - a 9 percentage point improvement on last year.
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💬 "The heavy emphasis on traditional texts and high-stakes exams in the current curriculum does little to bridge the gaps. In fact, it often amplifies them."
In Schools Week, Leandri Dannhauser, Network Lead for English, explores how we can develop a more inclusive curriculum.
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🎉 We're delighted to be awarded Research Mark Plus - the highest recognition for schools and trusts with a deeply embedded research culture.
This @collegeofteaching.bsky.social accreditation reflects Ark's commitment to evidence-based practice, strong CPD and sector-leading collaboration.

✨Ark primary schools achieve excellent SATs outcomes✨
Across the network, 78% of pupils achieved the expected standard or above in reading, writing and maths - 16 percentage points higher than the national average of 62%.
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🎉We’re delighted to announce that Ark has been recognised in this year's @thetimes.com 'Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers' - the only multi-academy trust in the UK in the rankings.
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📱In partnership with Life Lessons, we’re piloting a new PSHE curriculum that helps our youngest pupils develop responsible, age-appropriate digital behaviours.
In @tesmagazine.bsky.social, Daniela Grasso shares five steps primary schools can take to support early intervention.
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In @nurseryworld.bsky.social, Sarah Charlton, Head of Teaching and Learning at Ark Start, and Rachael Gillies, Assistant Principal at Ark Byron Primary Academy, share how a strong start in Reception lays the foundation for success in Year 6 and beyond.
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Today, 3,500 colleagues from across the Ark network came together to focus entirely on professional development✨
Our PE teachers brought energy and innovation to Ark Acton Academy, where they explored new ways to engage students through touch rugby, cricket, and even pickleball!
#ArkNetworkDay

🎓 Class of 2025 – congratulations!
Last week, more than 180 new teachers officially completed the Ark Teacher Training programme. Trainees came together at King Solomon Academy to celebrate and reflect on their journey so far. We’re so excited to see what they achieve.
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We spent a hot morning at @arkschools.bsky.social Ark All Saints running yesterday running sessions on higher education explained with their Year 7s, and university and future choices for Year 10 - thank you for having us 🌞 #OxOutreach

Ark is the top-performing large multi-academy trust (MAT) for A-level progress, and the highest-performing MAT of any size for Applied General progress at key stage 5.
In @schoolsweek.bsky.social, James Lovell outlines the key drivers for success in post-16 education.
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⭐️Huge congratulations to Kate Donovan, Teaching Assistant at Ark Dickens Primary Academy, who has received the Inclusion and Diversity Award at the Teach Portsmouth Awards 2025!⭐️
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#TeachPortsmouth

📚 Are you leading primary English across a multi-academy trust?

Join @liftschools.org and @arkschools.bsky.social for their first in-person networking event - designed specifically for trust-wide English leads.

🗓️ Friday 11 July | 📍 EdCity
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🚨New speaker announced🚨
We’re delighted to welcome Clio Brown to our expert panel! Alongside Molly Devlin (Ark), Felicity Gillespie (KindredSquared), and Róisín Judge (Ark Tindal Primary), we'll explore school readiness.
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💡 According to the latest data, boys eligible for free school meals are much more likely to fall behind by age 5.
In @tesmagazine.bsky.social, Sarah Charlton, Head of Teaching and Learning at Ark Start, outlines five strategies to close the attainment gap.
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Is this the way to close the early years attainment gap? Boys eligible for free school meals aren't reaching a good level of development as often as their peers, writes Sarah Charlton – but there are practices that can help

Boys eligible for free school meals are much more likely to fall behind by age 5, according to official data. Here, early years expert Sarah Charlton shares strategies to close the gap…

The @booktrust.org.uk's latest report is an important milestone in the Reading Rights campaign to make early shared reading a universal experience and a regular part of life for every child.

🎯Join us for a one-day conference exploring how the health and education sectors can work better together.

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This conference is organised by the @teachfirst.bsky.social NHS Network & supported by Ark, Imperial College Health Partners, @lnwh.bsky.social & Multiverse.

💬 What does it mean to be #ReadyForSchool? Molly Devlin, Felicity Gillespie and Róisín Judge will dive into the essential skills for starting reception—and why strong relationships with parents make all the difference.

📍 1EdCity
📅 Thursday 5 June, 8.30 to 10.20am
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We are thrilled to announce EdCity has won the prestigious BCO Regional Award for Best Commercial Workplace in London! ✨

The awards recognise workplaces with exceptional office design, fit-out, operation and sustainability. Judges praised 1EdCity’s outstanding amenities and wide community impact.

"Investment in the expertise of all teachers and the wider education workforce is the best way to unleash a powerful cycle of improvement.” This new report sets out a vision for professional development for teachers and leaders across the country – one which we wholeheartedly support.

🏃‍♀️🏅 So proud of our Ark students who took part in the #TCSMiniMarathon!

For the first time, the race was open to students outside of London - and #ArkSport made it count. 220 pupils from 13 Ark schools across London and Hastings trained hard and earned their medals in this iconic race.👏

It's been AMAZING to set up the UK's first robotics competition for girls 🤖💪👩‍🔬🏆

Really proud of their achievements - most of them were completely new to building bots! Congrats to teams from @arkschools.bsky.social, @deptfordgreen.bsky.social and more!

Who's in for next year?!

🚀Ark Curriculum Plus has launched English Mastery Primary!
Twenty-one Ark schools and seven English leads have been involved in its development over the past four years. We're delighted that this subject excellence programme is now available to schools nationally.
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Ark Start is expanding🌱
We’re delighted that Ark John Keats Academy in Enfield, North London is set to be one of 300 schools benefitting from the government’s school-based nursery programme.
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Ark celebrates graduates from our senior leadership programme - Ark The latest graduates of Ark’s Leadership Exploration and Development (LEAD) programme were celebrated with a special awards ceremony at EdCity.

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🎓 🌟Hats off to our latest Leadership Exploration and Development (LEAD) graduates! LEAD is a unique 18-month journey for Ark Vice Principals who aspire to headship. We're proud that over 75% of our Principals are homegrown and that programmes like LEAD support talent mobility within our network.

🎥 🍽️ Did you catch Ark John Archer Primary on CBBC Newsround?
The school has teamed up with @foodcycle.bsky.social to provide free community meals for pupils and families. Every Wednesday afternoon, a team of volunteers create a nutritious two-course meal using surplus food.
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⭐️Huge congratulations to Molly Devlin, Director of Early Years, who has been awarded the Educators' Trust Inspirational Educator Award 2025 for Early Years Education⭐️
Molly has been commended for 'a remarkable capacity for engaging with people of all ages and all abilities.'
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