Sarah Barker

Teacher of English. Ex HoF and AHT. Clerk to Governors. @UCL alumna. Bristolian. Proud to work at @OrchardSB. YouTube:

[Amy Forrester @amymayforrester]

Great job opportunity alert!

[Amy Forrester @amymayforrester]

Very proud of our school today. The only school in Cumbria in the top 10 of the entire North West of England 🙌🏼

[Sarah Barker @mssfax]

@adamboxer1 Oh sorry I only just saw this!

[Sarah Barker @mssfax]

@researchEDBrum @daisychristo @tombennett71 @son1bun @judehunton @Ruth_Ashbee @Mr_Raichura @teach_well @samtwiselton @TomRees_77 @NLad84 Ah lovely! Those were the days 💕

[Adam Boxer @adamboxer1]

Delighted to now be taking bookings for visit days in Spring and Summer terms 💪

If you're looking for intensive Teaching and Learning, curriculum and leadership support, email [email protected] - I only have a few available this year!

If you can share, please do 🙏

[Sarah Barker @mssfax]

@C19thNerd Get well soon, KC. Sending love x

[Sarah Barker @mssfax]

@SarahGi78263526 For P&C it was Kamikaze

[Adam Boxer @adamboxer1]

I've been blown away by the response to Carousel Teaching, and am honoured that from September schools are going to be using our resources for whole-school CPD 🙏🙏🙏

Check out our new video below, and you can book a demo here: https://t.co/36fy9fpOsu

[Ed Finch @MrEFinch]

The brilliant @missdcox was a wise friend to so many people. She was also a great blogger. Remembering her today, I thought I would re-share one of her blogs that I found thought provoking and useful. Love to all her family and friends.
https://t.co/tLU3s7pC7F

[Adam Boxer @adamboxer1]

NEW EPISODE

Should we show Adolescence in schools?

https://t.co/kxDChY6dmW

[bristolpenguins @bristolpenguins]

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[Carousel @Carousel_Learn]

We're hiring a Head of Professional Development. We've got BIG plans to help teachers to improve their practice - this is your chance to lead that work while working with a lovely and supportive team. Join us!

https://t.co/a4xuQX7c0Q

[bristolpenguins @bristolpenguins]

We are recruiting!
Masters Coach to lead our Masters squad - click here to find out more information. https://t.co/5jxVkhqwFw
Please send CV and covering letter to Head Coach Josh Jobbins - [email protected].
Closing Thursday 27th February.

[Mr Bruff @MrBruffEnglish]

Here's the story behind my upcoming video, which I've spent 100+ hours working on over the last 8 months.

Back in March, whilst helping my Year 11 son revise for his exams, he asked me a simple yet challenging question: "Can you pick 3 key references for each 'Power and Conflict' poem?" Armed with a pen, I sat down and began the task. It took a lot of time and effort to narrow each poem down to just 3 key references.

After the exams, I realised I had gathered something valuable. So, I started turning my notes into fully developed paragraphs—by the end, I’d written 8,000 words of analysis!

In September, I decided to turn all that work into one epic video, covering all 15 poems. But what followed was a series of disasters. First, I recorded everything only to find out my microphone was off—no audio at all. Then the camera battery died halfway through recording. And that was just the beginning! The editing was a nightmare—crashes, lost files, not enough storage space, you name it. If something could go wrong, it did.

Eight months later, with over 100 hours spent on one video, it’s finally done. It’ll go out on my channel this Tuesday at 6:30pm at https://t.co/ki0HGRHXd0 and will hopefully be useful! I do not want to think about 'Power & Conflict' poetry for a while now :/

[Sarah Barker @mssfax]

@mrs_denglish @heymrshallahan @TeacherTapp Yeah I did the ML!

[Sarah Barker @mssfax]

@neileley Love it Neil!

[Sarah Barker @mssfax]

@Miss_LBleaks @teach_smith @Team_English1 We have A Kestrel for a Knave in Year 9. It's worked beautifully.

[Sarah Barker @mssfax]

@adamboxer1 @Carousel_Learn The main benefit that I've found is that the students can't forget their login details because their password is set centrally. If they do forget the password, teachers can easily look it up. So option B is not a concern for us.

[Thinking Reading @ThinkReadHQ]

Solving reading problems improves confidence and motivation. Read more in our blog ‘There is Hope’ https://t.co/4iqmzuYKig (4 min read).

#EduTwitter

[Sarah Barker @mssfax]

...this may be +/-2 either way, which means that if you're not considering reviews for those who are 3 off the next grade then you may be missing out. Definitely worth looking closely at the longer responses. 3/3

[Sarah Barker @mssfax]

REVIEWS. Before applying for a blanket remark on all papers within 2 marks of the next grade, double check for any anomalies within each item and any potential overmarking to avoid grade drops. 1/3

[Sarah Barker @mssfax]

I know that Heads of English know this but I think some schools are doing this and there's a real risk of marks going down. Also, for all boards, there is a range of reasonable marks - not just one correct mark. For longer writing responses with higher tariffs 2/3