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A Year in Review: The Barker Institute in 2025
Innovation was a theme for the Barker Institute in 2025, with a particular goal to meet the evolving needs of various stakeholders. The first example of this is the birth …
- Dr Matthew Hill
- 2025
The Barker Journey – Year 9 2025 Deepening Student Flourishing through Community, Integrated Experience, and Responsibility
For the seventh consecutive year the Barker Journey has followed a group of students on their educational journey. Reporting on 2025, this article shares the experiences of Year 9 students …
- Dr Timothy Scott, Dr Matthew Hill, Ms Susan Layton
- 2025
Reflection on Integration of the Alexander Technique in Instrumental Learning: Involvement in Music Ensemble in Enhancing Student’s Well-Being
Success in school begins from ensuring the well-being of the student is met (Schnell et al., 2025). This article is a retrospective account of how weekly violin lesson that incorporated …
- Sheau-Fang Low
- 2025
Language and Access: Reflections on using AI to Enable Translanguaging for Refugee Students in the History Classroom
Generative AI is a powerful tool in enabling a translanguaging pedagogy in a multilingual History classroom for refugee-background students. One of a pair from this volume that reflects on practice …
- Dr Timothy Scott
- 2025
Learning in the Digital Age with AI-powered Feedback on Primary School Writing
This study examines the integration of Microsoft Copilot, an AI-powered feedback assistant, into primary school writing instruction. Effective feedback is essential for better learning outcomes, yet traditional methods often reach …
- Chantelle Denyer
- 2025