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.
Training Up a Child: Learning, Character & Formation
Proverbs 22:6 presents a vision of intentional, relational formation: “Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.”
- Joelene Augustine
- 07 May 2026
Event: Year 7 Study Habits 2026
Notes from an interactive workshop to help Year 7 students and their parents develop good study habits
- Dr Matthew Hill
- 22 April 2026
Exploring the Impact of AI on Student Cognitive Processes: Year 10 History Research Project
This term, the Barker Institute has been working with the History Department on a classroom embedded research project investigating the impact of generative artificial intelligence on student thinking, research skills, and students’ perceptions of their own learning.
- Claire Butler
- 31 March 2026
Assessing literature on the impact of generative AI on young minds – watch this space!
Each week someone in our research team posts a new article about the impact of AI in education for review and discussion. Academia is catching up to this new phenomenon that’s revolutionising schools, and rewiring the modern brain.
- Dr Matthew Hill
- 31 March 2026
Nurturing Respectful Relationships in the Senior School Years
- Monday 11 May
- 7:00 - 8:30 pm
- The Piazza, Kurrajong Building, Barker College Junior School
Together, we can help our young people build respectful relationships, make wise decisions, and step into adulthood with confidence, clarity, and strong character. Parents are invited to learn expert tips for meaningful conversations with their children.
Diverse Minds, Deep Learning
- Monday 18 May 2026
- 7:00 - 8:15pm
- Rhodes Theatre
A Gifted Awareness Week event for parents and educators. This seminar will highlight our understanding of Gifted Learners through Cognitive Science.
Maths Mindset Matters! A celebration of Mathematics at Barker
- Wednesday 10 June
- 5:30 - 7:45 pm
- Senior School Hub (Mathematics Building) - Barker College
Inquisitive minds of all ages are invited to the new Mathematics building on the evening of Wednesday 10 June to an interactive night exploring the wonderful world of mathematics at Barker.
The Confident Parent Course - Cohort 4
- Term 3 2026 - 3, 10, 17 and 24 August
- 7:00 - 8:30pm
- The Piazza, Kurrajong Building, Barker College Junior School
The flagship offering of the Parent Institute. A free, four-week course where parents grow, discuss and connect around parenthood.
Research Agenda 2026-2027
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.