Andrew Hood is Director of Academic Writing and Oratory at Barker. Prior to that, he was Head of English (2010-2021) and has held roles of Assistant Coordinator and Senior School Tutor. He has also been Coordinator of Debating and Public Speaking since 1999. Recently, he has presented papers for the ETA and the AIS on various aspects of writing practice, including finding throughlines in Extension English, creating worldscapes in short fiction and reimagining worlds both critically and creatively in extended language responses. He has been involved in writing sample programs and course materials for NESA. He has also conducted a range of school workshops in question analysis, essay writing and academic prose.