What motivated you to establish the ARK education charity in the United Kingdom?
Replied bySir Paul Marshall
Co-Founder, Chairman & CIO at Marshall Wace
Niche: Finance
Revenue: Not Publicly Disclosed/month
Location: London, England, United Kingdom
Started: 1997
Driven by my Christian belief in the sacred equality of every human soul and the imperative of equal opportunity, we established ARK twenty-six years ago to turn around underperforming inner-city schools. Operating approximately fifty schools across disadvantaged regions in the UK, ARK applies rigorous operational standards to deliver outstanding academic outcomes.
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