Parent, Teacher and EdD Doctoral Researcher. Campaigner regarding Afro hair and UK school hair policies. Trade Unionist (NEU). All views are my own.

Hackney, London
Joined February 2020
Thread about what you can do if your child faces unfair treatment at an English school due to Afro hair, regardless of how they choose to wear it. Other areas in UK might be different, let us know. We are passionate to #endAfrohairdiscrimination as parents and as a teacher 1/?.
A-level student Ruby Williams won £8,500 in an out of court settlement after her school repeatedly sent her home because they claimed her hair was "too big" - an experience she describes as a "humiliation". To watch more videos, click here: trib.al/QOWz9T0
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The future is unkown but I will always remember the solidarity my colleagues and I have received during the worst time. Thank you @warwickmansell @MichaelRosenYes @johnmcdonnellMP @cyclingkev @edharlowNEU @DanielKebedeNEU the list goes on. Some last articles about our dispute.
New: School engaged in “retaliatory action” against teacher because of her union activities, employment judge finds educationuncovered.co.uk/new…
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My first post was meant to say 'latest' articles. But hopefully they are also the last ones and my typo is claiming a resolution being imminent 🙏
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I am being paid by the public purse yet I am blocked from returning to my teaching role. I feel targeted and victimised. I was good at my job.
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Schoolteachers strike at Great Ormond Street Hospital as bosses resist tribunal order to reinstate colleague trib.al/LlwSiSL
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Kate Williams retweeted
Thanks so much to the Camden NEU for having me at your meeting - educators are the backbone of our community but I know so many are struggling with increased workloads, stress and a lack of funding. As MP for Holborn and St Pancras I'll fight for the resources you need.
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Kate Williams retweeted
I would happily feed into this my perpetrator is released on a gps tag - a gps tag they could not even fit for weeks after release as he gave a false address to the @metpoliceuk @SurreyPolice the old bailey, Staines magistrates court, probation etc 🙄 the whole system is flawed!
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A new framework created by The Halo Collective aims to stop Afro textured hair discrimination in schools. The Halo Code is the UK’s first Black hair code designed to protect students and staff from race-based hair discrimination in schools and workplaces. voice-online.co.uk/news/uk-n…
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Kate Williams retweeted
'We want a generation that is critically conscious, culturally grounded, and committed to building a more just society.' Senator Thame calls for a national conversation on what Jamaica's education system should produce — and pushes back on rigid hair and uniform rules, linking them to a long history of anti-Blackness. She's calling for grooming guidelines rooted in self-esteem, anti-discrimination, and respect for human rights. She also highlights a striking gap: only 10% of last year's CSEC cohort sat Caribbean History, and is calling for compulsory history teaching and mainstreaming Marcus Garvey's philosophies into the curriculum. 'We want a better Jamaica, and we believe education is critical to building that dream.' – at Jamaica
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Kate Williams retweeted
Great to see this! I've known this was coming for a while. I urge EVERY parent, especially of SEND kids who have suffered excessive punishment in ZT/"no excuses"/"strict" schools to contact Dino at Leigh Day. The more respondents, the stronger this gets: leighday.co.uk/our-services/…
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Kate Williams retweeted
I am so pleased Kate. You have gone through this with such bravery and dignity. Well done.
I am re-instated and vindicated. Thank you for all the support! I can imagine a professional furure one more. @warwickmansell @JSLondonLDR @MichaelRosenYes @johnmcdonnellMP @NEUnion
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I am re-instated and vindicated. Thank you for all the support! I can imagine a professional furure one more. @warwickmansell @JSLondonLDR @MichaelRosenYes @johnmcdonnellMP @NEUnion
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And: union rep in Camden, north London speaks of weight lifting off her shoulders after judge rules she must be re-instated at her school, which serves one of the world’s most famous children’s hospitals.
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