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15 October 2021

People Get Ready

There’s an old song by Curtis Mayfield that has been coursing through my mind: “People Get Ready”. It has been covered since the 1960s many times by famous artists. The opening line – “People get r...

26 March 2021

What If?

by Phillip Heath AM

What if schools placed the education of character at the centre of our work?

29 January 2021

New Year, New Normal, New Possibilities

by Phillip Heath AM

Welcome to Barker 2021. I have been so happy to see staff, students and parents returning to the School. The soul and spirit of our community has come back among us.

06 November 2020

Vaping, Nanging, Juuling, COVID-19 and the things I never knew

by Phillip Heath AM

Early in the week, together with other Heads of independent schools I attended a webinar offered by Paul Dillon from DARTA. The presentation spoke of the current trends in the use of e-cigarettes o...

19 October 2020

Online Learning in a Covid Environment: an authentic learning experience?

by Dr Greg Cunningham

Dr Greg Cunningham, Director of Accreditation and English teacher at Barker, considers some of the evidence that shapes student success using elearning and online learning and what the implications...

29 November 2019

The Rites of Passage

by Phillip Heath AM

The experiences of a rite of passage might change from time to time, but for them to be effective there needs to be a recognisable similarity or pattern that helps us identify with a changing time ...