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Baker day, n. U.K. colloq.|ˈbeɪkə ˌdeɪ|
[f. the name of Kenneth Wilfred Baker (b. 1934), British Education Secretary (1986–89), who introduced the scheme + day n.]
Any of several days in the state school year set aside for INSET training (see *INSET n.2); an INSET day.
1988Times 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’. 1989Daily 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’. 1991Times Educ. Suppl. 22 Feb. 13/1 The Baker days..concentrate on key stage 1. |