Ms Barnard于2013年取得小学PGCE教学资格，同年开始在英格兰一所学校任教。于2018年加入北京英国学校之前，她曾有3年在卡塔尔担任班级教师及年级组长的国际教师经验。

“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.”