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The brilliant performance of 'Macbeth' played by a team of professional actors & storytellers from the Young Shakespeare Company

Great examples from Year 10 English Literature where students are studying 15 poems on ‘Love and Relationships

Year 11 pupils were invited to a 'High Tea' to congratulate them on completing their mock GCSE exams

LGBT+ History Month at Ark Elvin

Beautiful Books from students studying Modern Foreign Languages

Time to Talk for Children's Mental Health Week

Elvin does Opera! The visit to the London Collesium to see the English National Opera's version of Carmen

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We are thrilled to Congratulate our student's triumph at the Brent “Speak Out” Challenge! Regional Final for achieving 1st Place!

Year 10 Performing Arts pupils continued their collaboration with the Old Vic Theatre with active workshops exploring the play A Christmas Carol

The KS3 Art Selfie Exhibition where students showcased their artistic skills drawing realistic portraits using a range of tones

The Winter Sparkle Concert was a wonderful celebration of the best work from Music & Drama

Rewards trip to Somerset House Ice Skating provided by Bloomberg for students who have shown praiseworthy behaviour and the most merits

To highlight Disability History Month pupils took part in Indoor Cricket to experience drills & games designed for disabled athletes

Cooking Club for Key Stage 3 Enrichment, every Thursday after school 3.30pm - 5pm

Ark Elvin Academy Awards Ceremony celebrating successes of 2018-19

Remembrance Day ceremony held to honour those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice

Elvin's most hard working students were rewarded to tickets to watch London’s hottest musical, Hamilton

Elvin Basketball Team given the opportunity to watch the London derby between London Lions vs London City Royals

Ark Elvin Academy is a good school

24 Elvin Musicians visited the Royal Albert Hall in South Kensington for a complete tour of the very impressive venue

Elvin Celebrates Black History Month across the whole school with a variety of activities, teaching resources, food & special guests

French exchange trip to the Science Museum and Natural History Museum

Year 11 Football Team produce a 3-1 victory against Kingsbury High School wearing our brand new Elvin Kit sponsored by Kier

World Mental Health Day - Reading List and Reading Challenge released by the School Library

The Drama department is excited to begin collaboration with the Old Vic Theatre

Elvin welcomes 31 French exchange pupils to our schools from La Reunion

Your Life You Choose Brent delivers their one-day multi-agency presentations to Elvin pupils

Black History Month begins with the School Library releasing a fantastic reading list for pupils, parents & staff

Beautiful Performing Arts workbooks & character exploration in Drama

The English National Opera Takeover at Ark Elvin!

Welcome to our New Year 7's

Congratulations to the Class of 2019 for their great set of GCSE results!

Head Chefs from Wembley Stadium provide professional cooking demonstrations & treats for pupils

The Marvellous Musical performances of 'We Will Rock You' at Elvin

Music pupils take part in the Inspiring Excellence Ensembles at Rudolf Steiner House

Professional Theatre Company Chickenshed visits Drama department for workshops & performances

Ark Elvin Choir represent Brent as part of the Common & Kind Project at the Union Chapel

Great examples of work from the Art Department

Year 11 Prom Class of 2019

Fantastic French descriptive work from Year 8 & 10

The Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Qualifying Expedition

Wonderful Work in English

Elvin students attend Memorial event at City Hall for the 25th Anniversary of the Rwandan Genocide

Wonderful Work in History

Elvin students empowered & inspired having met Entrepreneur Carl Hart from the Braveheart Foundation

Woman in Black GCSE live Theatre Trip

Year 9 residential in the Lake District

The Year 7 Singing Competition

The Greatest Elvin Show

England Football star Raheem Sterling arranges for 550 Elvin pupils to attend FA Cup Semi-final

Year 10 Performing Arts trip to Move It

Elvin Celebrated World Book Day in style

Drama career workshops with the Kiln Theatre

The WE Day Event at Wembley SSE Arena

International Women's Day 2019 - 'Women Who Dare for Greatness' Speed Mentoring Event

Music Department enjoy visits to the famous Cecil Sharp House & London Philiharmonic Orchestra

Year 9 classes take part in the ‘Romeo and Juliet’ workshop by The Globe Theatre

Year 11 experience the Shakespeare play 'Macbeth' by the Young Shakespeare Company

GCSE RE Pupils impress during competitive debates & lectures led by Philosopher Dr Peter Vardy

Parents Time to Talk - 7th February 2019 4.30pm

Elvin held the Jack Petchey Brent Regional "Speak Out" Final 2019

BTEC Performing Arts - The Lion King Trip

Year 7 Drama Pantomime Trip

Students impress judges at the Future Chef Competition

Winter Sparkle Christmas Show

Happy New Year!

Elvin delivers an inspiring 'Question Time' Careers event for Raising Aspirations

Ark Ensemble Rehearsal Day 2 collaboration with Musicians & other Ark Schools

Ark Elvin pupils graduate from the GRIT Coaching for Success programme

Save the Children - Elvin Christmas Jumper Day

The Ark Drama Festival producing great performances that involve students from Ark Elvin, Walworth, Wembley & Putney Academy

Instrumental Lessons for Spring Term – Starting in January 2019!

Ark Elvin Academy hosted the Official Opening Ceremony & Inaugural Awards Evening

The Drama department invites you to the first Ark Drama festival on Thursday 29th November

Our School Remembrance Ceremony to honour those who have sacrificed themselves for our freedom

Elvin Choir takes part in the One Voice Launch Day & Christmas lights at Wembley Central!

Our trip to Oxford University - Kriyes and Vedant, Year 11

Happy Diwali from us all at Elvin! Celebrating the occasion by serving a Diwali Lunch

My visit to Cambridge - Aisha, Year 11

Our visit to Imperial College - Deepak, Year 11

Thursday 18th October - Music Lunchtime Charity Concert

The Poetry Takeaway Van visits Elvin

Women’s History Week in the Sophia Duleep Singh Library

Year 7-10 pupils take part in the Music instrumental programme

Open Evening Tuesday 18th September 2018

We welcomed our new Year 7 to Elvin

GCSE Results Day

Sixth Form Results Day

Diversity Day 2018

Sports Day 2018

National Portrait Gallery Trip

Activity Day Reward Trip to Thorpe Park

Year 5 Primary School pupils take part in our Music Workshops

Kiln Theatre Showcase

Year 11 Prom Class of 2018

Year 8 Geography trip to Brighton

Year 9's Graduation Assembly

Year 9s visit the Royal Academy of Art for three exhibitions

GCSE Art & Design Exhibition

Ark Spark and Fusion Tour to Bruges, in Belgium

Elvin Students read their poems to an audience at Ministry of Stories

Elvin Choir takes part in Brent Makes Music

Ark Music Festival

Year 11 Class of 2018 Leavers Assembly

Ark Elvin World Cup Inter Form Tournament

High School Musical Performance 4th & 5th July 2018

Grit's Personal Development & Coaching programme

Ark Music Festival rehearsal in the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith

Ark Ensembles Rehearsal

Year 10 Prince’s Trust Hospitality practise sessions

Elvin Girls' FA cup final match

Partnership with the Donmar Theatre - GCSE Drama

Music Department hosts Primary Music Workshops

Ark Elvin’s Special Reward Party

Year 7 Drama Shakespeare Globe Trip

Show Stoppers - Fantastic performances by the Performing Arts Department

Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Practice Expedition

Ark Elvin choir participate in the Sing into Spring at Cecil Sharp House

KS4 GCSE Students impress parents & staff with their Recital Performances

The Sophia Duleep Singh Library opening

International Women's Day

World Book Day 2018

Exploratory trip to the London Science Museum for Year 9

Live performance of Romeo & Juliet for Year 11

Match Report -Year 7 Elvin Girls Football

Wicked !

Pantomania!

Donmar Theatre

Cirque du Soleil

Djembe Workshop

Ignite and Spark rehearsal at King Soloman Academy 3.2.18

Aisha Wins Speak Out Challenge

Elvin School Open

Our new building is open!

Revised parent review days

Elvin Choir attends Davids House Care Home 12th December

"Raise Intervention - 12th December

Ignite and Spark choir - Christmas songs at the Bargehouse

Tricycle youth theatre workshop with Ark Elvin drama students 28th November

Boys Singing Day 30th November

A Starry night Christmas show

Shakespeare School Festival with Ark academy and Ark John Keats 21st November

AfroCelt Sound System at the Barbican Centre - 21st November

Music instrument lessons – Spring Term 2018

Ignite, Spark and Fusion Ark Ensembles 11th November

Year 9 Trips to University of Westminster 16th/17th October

Alstom presentation 18th October

Away Day with the ARK Ignite choir. 14th October 2017

Year 11 Geography trip to Amersham 13th October 2017

Shakespeare School Festival Workshop 10th October 2017

Invitation to our Open Mornings

Elvin Students celebrate GCSE results

Congratulations - great results for our year 13 and year 12 pupils!

Ark Elvin Summer Fair 21st July

Sports Day 2017

Year 12 Trip to London Metropolitan University 4th July

Year 11 Prom 29th June

Duke of Edinburgh Year 9 Hike - Saturday 23rd June

Year 11's Celebrate going on study leave

Year 10 French Trip - Saturday 27th May

Year 10 French Trip Friday 26th May

Year 10 French Trip - Thursday 25th May

First Give Presentation

Brent Athletics

Taming of the Shrew Workshop

Year 7 take part in Spelling Bee

Year 10 Rewards Trip

International Women’s day

New Elvin parents look at some of our pupils’ fantastic artwork at our Parent and Pupil Welcome Evening for year 6s.

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Globe Theatre Trip -Review by Pablo Year 7

Art trip review

New pupils' welcome evening - Wednesday 15 March at 6:00pm

Holocaust Memorial Day

Year 13 discover movie making magic

Year 10 have fun in the science lab

Creating a Transformative School: Free CPD event

English Trip to the Theatre

Met Police chief visits Elvin

Debate team impresses at London Debate Challenge

Elvin ‘citizens’ grill mayoral candidates

Year 13s win £60,000 bursaries to pay for university

Elvin team wins national marketing competition

Tracy Edwards MBE leads International Women’s Day panel at Elvin

Spring Term ends on a high with Elvin’s Got Talent 2016

Elvin Learning Support Assistant wins prestigious award

Sixth Formers’ premier university and careers workshop

Year 9 visit to Rothschild’s Bank

Budding Elvin Engineers visit Alstom Train Care Centre

Pupils impress at Shakespeare Schools Festival

Elvin pupils speak at Houses of Parliament

Year 11 wins Young Leader of the Year award

New building gets approval

Pupil Leadership Council announced

Just a few days left to apply for a place at Ark Elvin Academy for 2016

Elvin pupils make a great start in induction

Pupils celebrate GCSE and A level success

Year 10 pupils graduate Spire Hub

Year 11 celebrate finishing their GCSEs in style

“Out of this world” day at Ark Elvin Academy for intrepid local primary pupils

Elvin wins partnership award from Sufra food bank

Ark Elvin inspired by Harvard University talk

From bloodhounds to boa constrictors: Science Week 2015 at Ark Elvin Academy

Elvin celebrates World Book Day

Chess team takes silver in debut tournament

Pupils visit trenches in France and Belgium

Year 11s visit the National Theatre

Elvin pupils develop leadership through football

The Elvin maths team casts its spell!

Elvin spells its way to victory

Elvin pupils collect Petchey awards

Elvin pupils plan for their futures

George the Poet inspires Elvin pupils

House competitions get underway

Spire Hub supports year 10 pupils to achieve

Key Stage 3 scientists impress

End of term performance evening wows audience

Year 9 pupils become published poets

Drama club builds up steam

Catering pupils cook in top professional kitchen

Elvin team competes at Ark debating competition

Elvin book club launched

Science club takes off!

Welcome to ARK Elvin Academy

ARK Elvin welcomes year 6 pupils

Paralympian Claire Harvey speaks at Elvin Opening Ceremony

Wikipedia founder speaks to Elvin pupils

Elvin's first Head Boy and Head Girl appointed

Leading educationalist visits ARK Elvin

Elvin staff prepare for pupils' return

ARK Elvin Canteen Relaunched

Ark Elvin Academy gets a facelift

Copland Community School to get fresh start as ARK Elvin Academy