Working at Ark Boulton Academy

"Six years ago I joined Ark Boulton Academy as I was impressed with the high level of commitment from its teachers to both staff and students. I enjoyed the routine and structure to the day along with the enthusiasm of all students to engage in drama, to   be the best version of themselves. I am incredibly happy to be working for a school which is willing to support myself and its students to push all of us to the improve our own knowledge and practices."

- Connor Wood, Head of Drama 

"I joined Ark Boulton six years ago as a teacher of English. Having worked in a lot of very different schools before Ark, I was impressed with the strong routines that were in place to support students in their learning and behaviour. I can honestly say that Ark Boulton is also the school that has given me the most professional development training as staff are trained on a weekly basis to help them continue to grow and flourish. As a result of this, my own teaching has been refined so that I now feel I am a better teacher each year. I have also been given opportunities for personal career development, working first as the teacher in charge of resourcing the school's reading programme and then as Key Stage 3 curriculum lead within a very supportive department. I am grateful to Ark Boulton for giving me the opportunity to become the best version of myself."

- Jane Andrews, KS3 Curriculum Lead of English 

“Every school day we have the ability to prepare our students for the big wide world. Every day brings a different challenge which we take pride in accepting and completing. To me the best day is Exams Results day when our students open their envelopes, and a big smile appears on their face when they see their pass results. At this point we know that we as a collective team have done well."

- Steven Blaber, Exams Lead