Miss Barker

Head of English in (& from) Bradford 📚😺✈️🏖❤️🏳️‍🌈 she/her

[Miss Barker @MissBarkerEng]

Fantastic production from Theatre of Debate for our year 10s at @dixonsaa yesterday! Thank you all so much. It was so extremely interesting for students to learn about a hugely important part of British & Indian history, & the Queens of Mysore who helped to eradicate smallpox.

[Miss Barker @MissBarkerEng]

@DavidNSouter Oh I’m so sorry David and Carole. Rosie was a wonderful dog. RIP Rosie ❤️💫

[Miss Davies📚 @engMissDavies]

I marked for AQA Language Paper 2 this year 🚂 Here’s some takeaways I took that I’ll be sharing with the English dept, so why not share with you all 🪡🧵

[Miss Barker @MissBarkerEng]

A fantastic English teacher role has come up at @dixonsaa

Please share with anyone you think may be interested! We’ve a fully planned curriculum with loads of diversity & a super passionate & lovely bunch of people on the team!

Deadline June 12th

https://t.co/ZGKAC3g83G

[Dixons Allerton Academy @dixonsaa]

Eid Mubarak to all our children, families and staff that will be celebrating over the coming days. We hope you have a wonderful time!

[Miss Barker @MissBarkerEng]

Amazed to have survived the last term without another plague & having an excellent start to the holiday with my little sis in London. Highlights:
Hamilton!
History lesson at the Tower of London & paying our respects to Anne Boleyn 👑 💕
Sunset Uber boat
Leisurely mornings 😆

[Miss Barker @MissBarkerEng]

…schools continue to be squeezed, stretched and shafted like this by the govt., exam results will be affected for many more years to come, and it will, of course, be the students at schools in the most deprived areas who will be affected most.
Stop gaslighting us, Gill.

[Miss Barker @MissBarkerEng]

Disappointing to see this from the Department for Education.
The govt agreed to fund just 0.5% of this pay rise, leaving schools to find an extra 4%. Agreeing to this would be throwing our schools under a bus.
Yes I am worried about 2 more strikes so close to exams, but if…

[Department for Education @educationgovuk]

The National Education Union has announced its members will strike on Thursday 27 April and Tuesday 2 May.

This is after the union rejected a £1,000 payment on top of this year's pay rise, a commitment to reduce workload, and a pay increase of 4.5% for next year.

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[Mohamed Saloo @muhmdibneahmd]

An absolute pleasure.
It was great to share my journey and poetry with Yr11. Their reactions were priceless and hope to hear their poetry one day too.
What a fab end to #WestYorksPoetry Week. @Literacy_Trust @TracyBrabin

[Miss Barker @MissBarkerEng]

Year 11 @dixonsaa enjoyed an absolutely fantastic performance and Q&A session with @muhmdibneahmd today! Thank you so much Mohamed, @Sharenaleesatti 💫 #WestYorkshirePoetryWeek

[Miss Barker @MissBarkerEng]

@dixonsaa

[Miss Barker @MissBarkerEng]

A huge thank you to all staff who dressed up as their favourite literary characters today. Sorry I didn’t get photos of everyone but the students absolutely loved it. We had loads of entries to the naming challenge and will announce our 2 winners tomorrow 😊 #WorldBookDay2023

[Miss Barker @MissBarkerEng]

He ALWAYS deserved this because he’s ALWAYS been amazing. The work he had to put in to getting this is insane! It’s just fantastic to see his worth finally fully realised by such a prestigious institution. And they’re absolutely VERY lucky he persisted.

[Miss Barker @MissBarkerEng]

I am so, SO proud of you @DanialHussain_ ! In the actual Times no less! I know you would’ve persevered anyhow because that determination was already inside you, but I’m obviously crying a bit at the fact you still remember/value those chats 🥲
Don’t forget me when you’re PM 😉

[James Lauder @MrJLauder]

Great to see this profile of new @OxfordStudents president @DanialHussain_ in the Times and a shout out for @MissBarkerEng @dixonsaa - Bradford and Dixons students climbing the mountain! @NazShahBfd

https://t.co/qVisp0pa1Y

[Miss Barker @MissBarkerEng]

Danial had these extra hurdles to leap over and there is something unfair about that still. That he has succeeded beyond most people’s wildest dreams - becoming president of Oxford SU I mean WOW!! - is testament to him & his astonishing resilience only 💫 @DanialHussain_

[Miss Barker @MissBarkerEng]

🙌🏻👌🏻 Oxford is lucky to have this absolute gem 💎
To see an amazing ex-student thriving (& speaking out about social justice using their fantastic (& hugely deserved) new platform ❤️✊🏻) is pretty much what I live for 💫

[Danial Hussain @DanialHussain_]

Social mobility is about unlocking talent. And that benefits Oxford just as much than the individuals involved. Great to share my journey in @thetimes
https://t.co/Dx1RWYjPP7

[Miss Barker @MissBarkerEng]

@Daisymaizemay @dixonsaa Daisy 😭🤣 I’ll never stop crying at this rate haha 😂 💕

[Miss Barker @MissBarkerEng]

@DanialHussain_ Danial! I am so delighted that your worth is finally being seen fully! It’s made my day/half term/life to see you thriving like this! Bless you for mentioning me in your article. You would’ve done this regardless but I’m glad I could help a little 😊
Huge congrats 🙌🏻