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☀️Ark schools go solar☀️
@ArkKingsAcademy
and
@ArkVicAcademy
are the first to benefit from a new partnership between
@nationalgriduk
and
@solar4_schools
. Both schools have already seen a big drop in their energy bills after new solar panels were fitted.
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An exciting morning for pupils from
@arkwhitecity
who joined the Prince of Wales for the formal opening of
@WESTYouthZone
at EdCity!
What a brilliant place
@OnSideYZ
's WEST is!
This new Youth Zone for 8-19 year olds across Hammersmith and Fulham provides incredible facilities and is supported by fantastic youth workers. It's sure to become a vital resource at the heart of this community.
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For the launch of anti cyberbullying campaign
#stopspeaksupport
,
@ArkBDA
hosts Prince William,
@professorgreen
,
@TheVampsband
and
@danielhowell
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Prince William and
@professorgreen
discussing mental health and cyber bullying with
@danielhowell
at
@ArkBDA
#stopspeaksupport
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We are incredibly proud of Principals
@HerminderChanna
and
@MaxHaimendorf
of
@ArkBoulton
and
@KSA_Secondary
, who receive OBEs in today’s honours. They are remarkable leaders who we are all privileged to serve alongside.
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🎉The lucky students at
@ArkBDA
were treated to a surprise visit by Prince William and musician Professor Green yesterday, who came to talk about cyberbullying and mental health.
#stopspeaksupport
@heads_together
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We're delighted to see the launch of the Centre and we're ready to play our part!
Today I’m proud to be launching The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood — let’s embrace this golden opportunity to create a happier, more mentally healthy and more nurturing society.
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We're honouring the memory of a dear colleague at a tribute event today. Dave Allen was a lynchpin for Ark & his absence is sorely felt. In recognition of his love of blues music, we're launching the Allen Music Scholarships in his name. Find out more
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Excited and proud that
@ArkStAlbans
has been named a Teaching School Hub by
@educationgovuk
. We're looking forward to working with more than 200 schools in South Birmingham to provide high quality professional development to teachers.
@ArkTTonline
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“One of the things I always say to our staff and parents, is that we will love our children as if they were our own”. Great interview covering
@HerminderChanna
’s amazing work at
@ArkBoulton
. We’re incredibly proud of what she has achieved!
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We are very happy to announce that
@ArkAcademy
has been judged OUTSTANDING in all categories by
@Ofstednews
. Congratulations🥳 Read the full story here:
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We are delighted by the 'good' news from Ofsted today, who noted in their inspection report that
@ArkElvinAcademy
has ‘improved out of all recognition’. Read more here:
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Ark’s very own Delia Smith, founding Principal of
@ArkAcademy
, is looking back on her 25 years as a headteacher, the challenges and rewards of setting up the outstanding school, and reveals the crucial ingredient to her success in this
@tes
article:
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Congratulations
@daisychristo
on being awarded a well-deserved MBE in the New Year's Honours list. Well done Daisy!
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Today's
#GoogleDoodle
celebrates the life of architect Zaha Hadid, who designed
@ARKEvelynGrace
's award-winning building
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Proud to see three of our students feature in today's
@EveningStandard
talking about their
#alevelresults
- well done to all of them!
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We’ve had an absolutely amazing and inspiring day with all our schools! Let’s do it again soon!
#arkteachersummit
#arkjourney
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Lucy Heller: schools should focus on giving students a broad education, with access to arts and humanities, so they can accumulate the social capital to succeed in life. Focus shouldn't just be results and accountability measures
#academiesLDN18
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Ark is totally focused on our students & supporting them through what is inevitably a difficult, confusing process, after a very tough last few months.
You can see our message to our Year 13 students here:
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Many congratulations to our Regional Director in Hastings, Lorraine Clarke &
@ArkGlobeAcademy
Exec Principal
@MattJones_Globe
, two outstanding
@ArkSchools
leaders awarded OBEs in the New Year Honours list 2022.
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This week, all 38 Ark schools welcomed back students. We are enormously proud of the way our students and staff have handled the challenges of lockdown & reopening and we have prepared this overview of their achievements and our plans for the this year.
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#TheGruffalo
. Whaaaaat! Ark primary school teachers had a nice surprise thank you for all their work this morning. Take a look:
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New report by the Sutton Trust names Ark as one of the school networks making a real difference in outcomes for low-income students. Nationally, only 47% of disadvantaged students go on to uni. At Ark, the number is 83%.
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Congratulations to Rashma
@KSA_Secondary
! Her offer from
@UniofOxford
means she's the first girl at her school to get a place at Oxbridge
#alevelresultsday2018
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Man in the mirror hits the right notes at the Ark Music Gala
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Today was our final session of Ark's Coaching for Principals programme. Our entire cohort has now gained accredited qualification as coaches & are committed to their ongoing coaching journeys. Well done 👏
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Welcome Ark Victoria in Birmingham to
@ArkSchools
; previously known as Perry Beeches V, the school will be joining in March 2018. Read more here:
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Great to see
@ARKGlobeAcademy
student Eduardo featured on
@BBCNews
online - he's off to
@UniofOxford
but 5 years ago he couldn't speak English
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On Monday we found out
@ArkElvinAcademy
’s Ofsted inspection results and can now say that 90% of Ark schools, that have been inspected, are rated Good or Outstanding by
@Ofstednews
.
Find out more about Elvin's journey in this
@myldn
article:
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Very sad to be joining the rest of the nation in mourning the passing of Her Majesty The Queen today. Our sincerest condolences to the
@RoyalFamily
#QueenElizabethII
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We have BIG news📢
@ArkTTonline
has been rated as 'OUTSTANDING'! Congratulations🥳 Read the full story & the report here👉
#OUTSTANDING
#OFSTED
#OFFICIAL
#PROUD
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"We’re really proud of the programme and eager to take part in this research"
Delighted to announce that
@english_mastery
has been selected for a two-year
@EducEndowFoundn
research trial in 110 schools
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The first
#gcseresults
are in... Nadia from
@KSA_Secondary
- "I did it. 11 A*s!!"
http://t.co/zszS8S2qOF
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We're launching a new series of regular discussions of hot topics affecting schools and young people. Kevan Collins will join our first
#ArkTalks
event at 5pm on 31 March, to discuss education recovery & "catch up". Please register here to join:
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Building a great curriculum - what knowledge do we need? New blog by
@sci_challenge
, from
@ArkSchools
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SPECTACULAR performances from our talented singers, dancers & musicians at last night's
@ARKSchoolsMusic
's
#ArkMusicGala2022
@BarbicanCentre
. We clapped. We whooped. We rejoiced. We came together. To all our students, we salute you!👏🤩
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Everyone across the Ark network has responded with resilience and kindness throughout
#COVID19
. Huge thanks to our amazing schools who have played a key role in supporting students, families & communities
#NationalDayofReflection2021
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Amarachi from
@ARKEvelynGrace
is off to
@warwickuni
to study English Lit after achieving A A B - "I feel like I'm on cloud nine!"
#alevels
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We're very sad
@Samfr
is stepping down. He's provided fantastic leadership over the last 3yrs to
@EPG_Edu
& its work to shape & strengthen education systems internationally to enable children to go to school & learn. All of us in the Ark community wish him well on his recovery
We are deeply saddened that
@Samfr
is stepping down as CEO of
@EPG_Edu
for health reasons. Over the last 3 years
@Samfr
has made significant contributions to doing
#education
#development
differently, focused on supporting gov’t with contextually-appropriate advice & support. 1/3
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Schools will close at end of today's school day. We're working on plans for our
#CommunityClassrooms
which we'll run in our 37 schools from next week supporting our
#keyworkers
children & vulnerable students.
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We are delighted that an Ark-led charity programme to support disadvantaged young people and their families whose lives have been hit by COVID-19 has secured a £4.75m funding boost from the Government.
#CommunitiesCan
Learn more here:
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Congratulations to these incredible twins at
@ARKBolingbroke
who achieved an amazing 17 nines and 2 eights between them. According to their mother, it was the competition between them that got them the good marks!
#gcseresultsday2018
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What a night!🎶
700 students from across the network came together for an incredible evening of music at
@BarbicanCentre
last night!
Congratulations to our fantastic
@ARKSchoolsMusic
team for another wonderful gala.
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We've been working hard to develop our home learning curriculum framework, ABC
@Home
, to support students, parents & teachers whilst schools are closed. Our Director of Secondary Education
@vianclark
shares the strategy & thinking behind it here 👇
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Ark's King Solomon Academy was visited by
@BorisJohnson
and
@RishiSunak
today. They thanked students for their resilience through the pandemic and heard about
@KSA_Secondary
and
@KSA_Primary
's work to support students through the pandemic.
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Supporting our young people to achieve the outcomes and destinations they want has been Ark's focus over the past week, and it will be just the same for our Y11s this week. You can read our message to those young people here
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Congratulations to David Gould, the recently retired Ark St Alban's Academy Principal, who has just been awarded a well-deserved OBE.
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Amazing news! Very proud of
@DeliaSmith_Ark
head
@ArkAcademy
Now for the winner of the Head Teacher of the Year award for State Schools!
This award goes to Delia Smith OBE of
@ArkAcademy
🥳 Thank you for your hard work and achievements in leadership
#TESSA
#TesAwards
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Nadia from
@KSA_Secondary
is certainly setting an example for her little sister with 1 A*, 3 As and a place at
@imperialcollege
- well done!
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Congratulations to Sinead from
@ARKPutney
who was selected from 70 applicants to win a place on the Office for Students panel. She will become the panel's youngest voice for higher education reform.
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We're proud to announce that Venessa Willms, Ark's Director of Primary, has been awarded an OBE in this year's
#honourslist
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Last night we brought together over 600 young musicians from 24 Ark Schools for a host of magical performances
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Congratulations Zareen - the first person from
@ARKGlobeAcademy
to go to Oxbridge! Good luck for September!
#Alevels2017
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Around 11% of Ark students take music at GCSE compared to 5% nationally. Our wonderful
@ARKSchoolsMusic
team, teachers & partners ensure all students have the opportunity to develop a lifelong love of music. Watch as nearly 300 students come together➡️
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Thank you to the more than 180 people who joined us for our first
#ArkTalks
event yesterday with Sir Kevan Collins & chaired by
@RSylvesterTimes
. A recording of the fascinating discussion on student recovery is now available
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Jubilations & congratulations once again to
@ArkIsaacNewton
for their smashing success at last night’s
#MusicDramaEducationAwards
🎶👏🎷
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Great news that
@OakNational
is now accessible on mobile devices without costing any data--a tangible benefit for disadvantaged families. Ark and
@ArkCurriculum
are proud to be partners with Oak in helping children learn through lockdown.
After our call to tackle the
#DigitalDivide
, and in the week we've reached 100 million lessons delivered, we’re thrilled to announce that Oak is now DATA-FREE for all on
@VodafoneUK
@EE
@BT_uk
@O2
@giffgaff
@ThreeUK
@SMARTYMobileUK
@TescoMobile
@SkyUK
@VirginMedia
@Plusnet
🎉
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THANK YOU!
@ArkBDA
@ArkGreenwich
@ArkEvelynGrace
@ArkCharter
@WalworthAcademy
@Alexandra_Ark
@KSA_Secondary
@ArkBolingbroke
@ArkStAlbans
@ArkAllSaints
@ArkGlobeAcademy
@ArkPutney
@ArkAcademy
@ArkElvinAcademy
@ArkIsaacNewton
@ArkVicAcademy
@ArkBoulton
@ArkActonAcademy
@ark_keats
Today is also a celebration for all the teachers and support staff who have worked so hard with these students.
Our school communities have shown real dedication and resilience, and we are grateful to all our staff for their tremendous efforts.
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A great leader shows passion, courage, resilience and so much more. We nurture prospective leaders to bring the best out of them, like soon-to-be Primary Headteacher
@mide_9
from
@Ark_John_Keats
. Read more about him in our latest
#ArkPeople
blog
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We're delighted to hear that our very own Lisa Hawker is a finalist in the category 'Future CIO of the year' in the
#WomeninITAwards
. We're all crossing our fingers for her here at Ark...
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Ark CEO Lucy Heller: "It is critical that we are not just focused on systems, but that we put great teachers at the core of our mission."
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An onstage farewell and thank you to Ark music director Bryan Welton who has been here for 8 Ark Music Galas.
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The 9th Ark Music Gala commences with a mass rendition of "What a wonderful world"
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We're excited by the news that two Ark ventures,
@Ambition_SL
and
@ifteaching
, have announced they're joining forces. By working together, they can have an even bigger impact supporting teachers and leaders - helping all pupils to get a great education
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Read Zareen's poetic journey - poet, head girl & first
@ARKGlobeAcademy
student to get offer for
@Cambridge_Uni
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Congratulations to this year's
#TesAwards
winners - especially
@DeliaSmith_Ark
for being awarded Head Teacher of the Year (State) for her outstanding leadership⭐️
Special shout-out to Nichola Laurence and
@ArkIsaacNewton
for also being nominated for their fantastic achievements.
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Our schools have been open throughout the lockdown for key worker children and vulnerable students and our teachers are looking forward to welcoming back pupils in nursery, reception & years 1 & 6 this week. Read our statement here
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To all our amazing teachers & school support staff, enjoy your well-deserved break
#halfterm
🤗
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All our 39 schools came together to remember those who have died in conflict protecting our freedoms. Please read our news story which includes a poignant video highlighting today’s events:
#ArkRemembers
#ThankYouForYourService
#RemembranceDay
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We're deeply saddened by the
#WestLondonFire
. Our schools nearby are doing all they can to support local communities at this difficult time.
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This
#WorldTeachersDay
, we are so grateful to all our teachers--and, indeed, all our staff, in the classroom and out--who have done so much for our young people in these challenging times. Thank you!
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Incredible to be supporting founding donors
@xtxmarkets
and
@TheHgFoundatio1
on a new £7 million Maths Excellence Fund that will support higher attainment and progression in maths, especially for those in low-income homes.
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🌟 Exceptional Progress 8 performance has placed
@ArkGreenwich
and
@KSA_Secondary
in the top 1% of all secondary schools nationally! Strong results from schools across the network show continued improvement in academic outcomes for our students. More:
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Today is
#nationalofferday
! Congratulations to students who will be joining an Ark school in September. We can't wait to welcome you & help you thrive as you begin your secondary school journey.
#MondayMotivation
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"It's my job to make sure that people that look like me have a seat at the table and that table is the one where you get to make decisions"
@JulieK_Jackson
#arkteachersummit
#arkjourney
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We can’t wait for
@ArkSoaneAcademy
to officially join our network this September. New principal Matt Neuberger is committed to transforming young people’s lives through education & you can read about his vision for school in his interview with
@EalingTimes
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Keynote speech by
@JulieK_Jackson
, President at
@UncommonSchools
. “The mission is in you, it’s a part of you. Welcome challenges and learn from them”
#arkjourney
#arkteachersummit
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Now at
@ARKEvelynGrace
- twin sisters Amarachi and Onyinyechi got 16 A* and As between them!
http://t.co/o0lWnSLMEc
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Watch live: discussion about the World Development Report 2018 “Learning to realise education's promise"
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The heads of schools at Ark get the incredible opportunity to undergo a formal coaching qualification. Our second cohort has just kicked off today and we’re exploring how to listen with the purpose to help others think better
#leadershipgrowthmatters
#arklearning
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32 school networks from around the world - all collaborating over three days to provide an excellent education to low-income families. We're excited to be part of the Global Schools Forum annual meeting
#GSF2018
, organised by Ark venture
@GSF_talks
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Wow 😲 what an incredible achievement for Pepa and Ella from
@ArkBolingbroke
! Well done both
#gcseresultsday2019
#gcseresults2019
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Great to see Mohamed from
@ArkBDA
and Fatima
@AcademyArk
in today's
@EveningStandard
sharing their stories of success 🎉
#alevelresultsday2018
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We’re very proud of
@BriggsNickael
from
@ArkActonAcademy
as she's been named in
@GuardianLabs
@getintoteaching
top
#100teachers
in the UK. Nickael explains why she teaches & how she’s inspiring the next generation to pursue their dreams. Read more here
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To our headteachers, principals, teachers & support staff. You've continued to amaze & inspire us. We can't thank you enough for everything you've done for your students & the wider school community over the last year. We salute you
#ThankATeacherDay
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Our incredible Principals and Chairs of Governors got together over the past two days for a vibrant virtual residential. Fantastic way to connect with each other and plan for the new year!
#arklearning
#virtuallyunstoppable
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Congratulations to Haleema from
@ArkStAlbans
who achieved A* A A and is off to
@EdinburghUni
#alevelresults
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6
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Two Ark senior leaders, Rachel Macfarlane and
@damianmcbeath
, have published a new book of case studies of outstanding schools. 'Great Aspirations' is available to pre-order from Amazon now
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🌟It’s showtime!🌟
This evening, more than 600 Ark pupils will perform at the
@BarbicanCentre
on the eleventh anniversary of the Music Gala!
Music is a core part of Ark's provision, from nursery all the way through to A level.
#ArkMusicGala202
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Daniel from
@ArkBDA
has secured a place at Harvard - one of the best universities in the world.
http://t.co/BFbz90wmA3
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Ark Start is a new early years education programme that has opened its first dedicated nursery
@ArkJohnArcher
. A warm welcome to our youngest pupils 👋
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Congratulations to
@ArkJohnKeats
for being nominated for a prestigious
@TeachingAwards
. Read more: Fingers crossed 🤞🤞
#ClassroomHeroes
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We caught up with
@sterling7
's old school coach at
@ArkElvinAcademy
just before the Germany game. What a player, what a team, what a game! Come on England! Full video here
#Itscominghome
#BoyFromBrent
#ENGGER
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