Baker dayn.

Brit.

/ˈbeɪkə deɪ/, U.S.

/ˈbeɪkər ˌdeɪ/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Baker , day n.

Etymology: < the name of Kenneth Wilfred Baker (b. 1934), British Education Secretary (1986–9), who introduced the scheme + day n.

colloquial.

In the United Kingdom: one of five days in the state school year in which the school is closed to pupils so that teachers can attend training and perform administrative tasks.INSET day (see Inset n.²) is now the usual term.

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Baker day1988

1988 Times Educ. Suppl. 8 Jan. 5/2 The start of term for many teachers meant going back to their classrooms as students because their local education authorities had designated the first day as one of the five ‘Baker Days’.

1989 Daily Tel. 21 Dec. 13/7 Teachers are faced with the shortest Christmas holiday on record. For many, it is further abbreviated by a statutory ‘Baker Day’.

2013 Chester Chron. (Nexis) 4 Apr. 9 About a dozen teachers and classroom assistants were offered the perks..to help de-stress themselves during a Baker day.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	baker day
释义	Baker dayn. Brit. /ˈbeɪkə deɪ/, U.S. /ˈbeɪkər ˌdeɪ/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Baker , day n. Etymology: < the name of Kenneth Wilfred Baker (b. 1934), British Education Secretary (1986–9), who introduced the scheme + day n. colloquial. In the United Kingdom: one of five days in the state school year in which the school is closed to pupils so that teachers can attend training and perform administrative tasks.INSET day (see Inset n.²) is now the usual term. ΘΚΠ society > education > teaching > training > [noun] > teacher-training microteaching1964 Inset1974 Baker day1988 1988 Times Educ. Suppl. 8 Jan. 5/2 The start of term for many teachers meant going back to their classrooms as students because their local education authorities had designated the first day as one of the five ‘Baker Days’. 1989 Daily Tel. 21 Dec. 13/7 Teachers are faced with the shortest Christmas holiday on record. For many, it is further abbreviated by a statutory ‘Baker Day’. 2013 Chester Chron. (Nexis) 4 Apr. 9 About a dozen teachers and classroom assistants were offered the perks..to help de-stress themselves during a Baker day. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1988
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