Evidence-based learning.
Close-to-practice research.
Using the rich intellectual resources of the Barker College to facilitate learning and growth through the School and wider community.
Journal Launch – Learning in Practice: The Barker Institute (2024)
This week, we are proud to launch the 2024 edition of the Barker Institute Journal, Learning in Practice. The full journal and individual articles are now available online.
- 21 February 2025
Unleashing Potential
After a well-deserved summer break, Barker staff and students are returning to the College full of fresh-faced determination for the new academic year, ready to unlock their hidden potential. This atmosphere of palpable enthusiasm and good cheer is contagious; we are all clearly staring down a year of reaching our personal best.
- Susanna Matters
- 19 February 2025
Behind the Scenes of Learning in Practice: Celebrating Excellence Through Collaboration
In a post late last year, I shared that one of the best things I get to do in my role at the Barker Institute is to work with others in research. It is a privilege and a joy to work alongside with educational leaders, policy makers, or practitioners to help facilitate their thinking, practice, or projects. Collaborating with colleagues as they seek to deepen their understanding of their craft is a valuable professional learning exercise.
- Dr Timothy Scott
- 18 February 2025
Rethinking the Education of Multilingual Learners
Rethinking the Education of Multilingual Learners: A Critical Analysis of Theoretical Concepts by J. Cummins, Bristol, Multilingual Matters, 2021, 464 pages, ISBN: 9781800413573
- Dr Timothy Scott
- 13 February 2025
Parenting this Generation with Confidence
- Monday 24 February
- 7:00pm - 8:15pm
- Leslie Hall, Barker College
In a century of increased parenting uncertainty, we seek to understand the historical and social context, and how parents can reclaim confidence.
Discover Barker
- Thursday 27 February, 6:00pm for a 6:15 start.
- Kurrajong Piazza (Junior School) Barker College
This informative session will create an opportunity to further connect our community as well as provide helpful information for families - both new and old.
The Junior School Learning Journey: Inspiring every learner, every experience, every day
- Wednesday 5 March
- 7:00 - 8:20 PM
- Kurrajong Piazza
This session will inform parents about how teachers at Barker College use data to inform their teaching and demonstrate to parents what is required to ensure students meet their zone of proximal development. There will be an emphasis on how parents can help their child throughout their learning journey.
The Confident Parent Course
- Monday 10 March
- 7:00 - 8:30 pm
- The Piazza, Kurrajong Building, Barker College Junior School
A chance to grow, discuss and connect around parenthood.
Research Agenda 2024-2025
Our annually published document identifies high-level priority domains bringing together our rich intellectual resources to facilitate learning and growth throughout the school, and the local and global community.