Ms Barnard于2013年取得小學PGCE教學資格，同年開始在英格蘭一所學校任教。于2018年加入北京英國學校之前，她曾有3年在卡塔爾擔任班級教師及年級組長的國際教師經(jīng)驗。

“What stands out for me, working internationally, is how resilient and determined the children are. Many are studying in a second, or even third or fourth language and it is humbling to see how they adapt to different ways of life and cultures, and how they embrace the world around them.”