Ark Evelyn Grace Academy is an ambitious secondary school in the heart of Brixton. Our Principal is Una Sookun and we are part of the
@ARKSchools
network.
Wonderful first day for our Year 11 students! They had the wonderful
@Spiralskills
team in today coaching them and teaching them some great team working skills.
During today’s lunchtime for Year 7s, we had the talented Kaleb treat his year group to a solo violin performance! Well done!
#clevererandkindereveryday
Say hello to our Head Girl and Head Boy for 2023/24!
Congratulations to Femi and Melissa who impressed the panelist with their exceptional speeches and ideas on how they wish to support their fellow students.
#Congratulations
#motivational
#inspirational
#leadership
We continue with our pop up music performances in celebration of
#BlackHistoryMonth
and
#Spanish
heritage with performances from our Year 10s. Here we have our Year 10Choir and our Year 10 band. Wonderful performance!
Ark Evelyn Grace Academy, today warmly welcomed back all staff into the academy. It is great to be back! All staff are looking forward to seeing the students on Monday.
#clevererandkinder
#WelcomeBack
@ArkSchools
We are proud of our school motto! To start each day, we recite our school pledge. ‘Cleverer and kinder every day’ is a way of life which we achieve everyday; transforming us for the better. You can also rise to this challenge! Join us in becoming
#clevererandkindereveryday
Congratulations to Niara for securing 2nd place in the Jack Petchey Speak Out Challenge Lambeth Final this week! Eloquent, confident, and full of *personality*
@ArkSchools
@lambeth_council
@JPFoundation
Ark Evelyn Grace Academy is coming together with all other Ark schools in the network to celebrate our Queen’s royal leadership over the last 70 years, a historic celebration for Britain
#ArkCelebrates
@ArkSchools
Our Culture Compass sets out the values that drive what we do and who we are. Community sits at the centre as the work we do is with and for our students, our families, and our wider community.
⭐️Community
🎯Ambition
🌱Integrity
💫Professionalism
🧗🏿♂️Perseverance
#ArkEvelynGrace
Thank You to
@CAYABrixton
for providing us with sandwiches for parents, carers and students who need food this week whilst on half term. Thank you to
@Stockwell_BC
, Felix and volunteers from
@LondonCM
for their help in distributing to families today.
#clevererandkindereveryday
At Ark Evelyn Grace Academy students' and staff have been flying the Pride flag for LGBTQI+ History Month, learning how to be great allies, and celebrating our diversity in assemblies each week.
@LGBTHM
@ArkSchools
To celebrate the final day of mock assessments, our senior leadership team organised some lovely treats to surprise our Year 11s. Well done to all our Year 11s for their hard work and focus!
Our students and staff celebrate a strong set of GCSE results, with a 14 percentage point increase in the number of students securing a grade 4+ in Maths and English. Students also made above-expected gains in Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Art and Spanish.
#GCSEResults2023
🎨🖌We’re so proud to be able to showcase our students’ incredible artistic ability and unique style with artwork on display throughout our school!
⭐️Nurturing talent for life-long happiness and success⭐️
Our mission statement is to empower our students to be the voice of their future. This is done by providing students with:
🌱A nurturing environment
📚A high-quality education
🚀A range of experiences and opportunities.
Congratulations to our KS3 dance team!!! They are this year’s
#Lambeth
Youth Games Dance Champions! They will now go through to the
@LdnYouthGames
later this year!
At Evelyn Grace, we're proud to offer a range of performing arts activities including:
🎸instrument lessons for all students
🎤opportunities to perform in the community at events such as festivals and celebrations
🎭whole school concerts and performances
Did you know❓ Ark Evelyn Grace's school building was designed by the late architect Zaha Hadid, and won the
@RIBA
Stirling prize for architecture in 2011. The building's zig-zag of steel and glass is even echoed in our school logo!
Find out more:
Congratulations to Najet in Year 8, who has joined
@SUFCRootsHall
, playing for the U14s youth squad. What a wonderful opportunity! We are very proud of you Najet.
We are excited to announce our Easter Fest on Saturday 26th March! All are welcome to enjoy delicious food on sale from
@BrixSoupKitchen
, football with the 1Hundred Club, and a signed
@CPFC
shirt up for grabs in our raffle! All that and much much more - see you there 🐰🍫
#BlackLivesMatter
-
@ArkEvelynGrace
we have come together as one to voice our opposition to racism and inequality. Read our full statement here and see what things we are doing to support our school community:
EGA and
#BlackHistoryMonth
: International Evening🌍🎤
A celebration of diversity with student songs, spoken word, drama, and music influenced by their cultures! We tasted global cuisine, wore traditional dress and enjoyed the exhibited artwork produced over the month
Do you have a child starting secondary school in 2024? Ark Evelyn Grace is committed to providing a nurturing environment, a high-quality education and a wide range of experiences and opportunities.
Discover more here:
#secondary
#SATs
#secondaryschool
Past student Bonnie popped in for a visit and asked some key questions to Chef Cheryl to aid her culinary journey.
It was great to see you, Bonnie. All the best as you pursue your dreams!
#chef
#lambeth
#student
#Future
#FuturePossibilities
Ark Evelyn Grace Academy, meet the members of our Senior Leadership Team. Ms Sophia Thomas - Assistant Principal for Safeguarding and Attendance
#clevererandkinder
@ArkEvelynGrace
we will develop your child’s academic talents
@ArkSchools
It's lovely day today at EGA!
#ValentinesDay2019
: Staff and Students raise money for
@BrixSoupKitchen
today by selling cupcakes and giving roses to one another as a show of appreciation.
Only a few days to go until our Easter Fest and our Easter Bunny is getting ready! Are you? Open to all and free to enter, we look forward to seeing you all at EGA this Saturday 26th March🐰🍫🥚
@ArkSchools
@lambeth_council
Here is another wonderful lunchtime performance for Years 7s! This time we have the lovely Santa giving a solo violin performance for her peers. Well done Santa!
#clevererandkindereveryday
We are very excited about having our students back today.
Check out our Academy on Good Morning Britain where we discussed our plans for re-opening
.
Clip showing our staff and school starts at 6:08am
#backtoschoolsafely
@ArkSchools
Welcome to our library!📚✨
Our special reading hub is at the heart of the Evelyn Grace community. Did you know that we have our very own EGA book club?
Find out more:
#readingforpleasure
We have a fun packed week planned for year 11 as an reward, to keep them engaged and occupied over the summer.
We have professionals from every walk of life from lawyers to fashion designers delivering talks to inspire their next steps to success.
#Post16
#SchoolLeavers
#Careers
Our magnificent Christmas tree from
@pinesandneedles
has arrived just in time for the festive season - getting us in the spirit for our Winter Wonderland in one week today! ❄️
We have kindly been donated a Christmas tree by
@pinesandneedles
; use EVELYN10 for a 10% discount! 🎄
Working together & staying connected
@ArkEvelynGrace
: Success for Year 10 mentoring scheme led by Mr Morrissey! A whole school initiative, involving staff mentoring at least one student. Result: Student completion of online tasks increased to nearly 70% from 40%. Great job !!!
Have you read our latest school prospectus❓
From our mission and culture compass to extracurricular opportunities and admissions information, discover more about Ark Evelyn Grace - all in one place!
View online:
Thank you to Ms Case for a fantastic Careers Fair, and a massive thank you to all our wonderful guests who came to speak to our students and give them an insight into the many different opportunities they can take🤩 Photos were taken by Leonard, a talented year 10 student 📸
We're thrilled to announce our basketball team's victorious match last week, securing a 30-24 win against Bishop Thomas Grant🏀🏆A huge congratulations to Lucas, our top point scorer, whose performance contributed to our success!🥇
#basketball
#sports
#sucess
#winningteam
ARK Evelyn Grace Academy offers the right path to an academic journey of success. Our core purpose is to educate and teach our students so that they become
#clevererandkindereveryday
, Here is what one of our students had to say:
Congratulations to Rafael in Year 11 for coming first in this year's Christmas card competition! His design has now been transformed into a delightful card which will be shared for all to experience.
#Christmascards
#SeasonsGreetings
#community
What a great atmosphere here at EGA this afternoon! Careers Fair 2020!!! Thank you to all our vendors who are here promoting and creating opportunities for our young people
Ark Evelyn Grace Academy welcomed back year 10 and year 11. The climate in the academy was warm, welcoming and positive. 97% of year 11s and 95% of year 10s completed a lateral flow test today.
#SafetyFirst
#community
The power of intervention! Today, we launched our first attendance panel meeting to support our Year 11 parents & students. The panel was made up of our chair governor Mr Goswami, Mr Dainty (Principal), Mr Morrissey (AAP-Head of Year) & Ms Thomas (AP).
This morning staff help distribute breakfast by
@GreggsOfficial
(Brixton) to our students. Listen to Anna in Year 11 share her thoughts on why having a good breakfast to start the day is important, and the difference this initiative is making.
#clevererandkindereveryday
Today we welcomed a wonderful class of Year 6 students from
@VauxhallPrimary
, who joined us for our virtual science taster lesson with Mr Wood! It was wonderful to see you all excited and eager to learn. We hope you enjoyed your lesson
#clevererandkindereveryday
As part of our Love and Hope Musical house challenge, Mr Hadden (History Teacher) represents Effra house with stunning rendition of John Martyn's 'May you never'. Listen here: via
@YouTube
Well done Sir!
#ThankyouNHS
#StayConnected
Cleverer and kinder every day:
Staff & students discuss social injustice, racial inequality and what we can do as a school to make a positive impact around us. Thank you to Kara in Year 9 for creating this wonderful mural for us to share.
#BlackLivesMatter
#workingtogether
They’re waiting...and here come 50 volunteers to invest in the best ideas. Money (Monopoly money) exchanging hand at fast and furious pace! Great buzz!
@Spiralskills
Thanks for the great set up!
NBA All Star
@LuolDeng9
pays surprise visit to EGA:
Here is what he had to say to students: "Greatness is the result of hard work, discipline and not being afraid. Every one of you can achieve this" Thank you Luol!