Kate Williams

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/?.

On school uniform... Even among Teacher Tapp users, 46% of secondary school respondents say they don't want smart uniform. For primaries, 77% of staff don't want smart uniform. Parents don't want it. Kids don't want it. This is the 21st century, not the 19th. Let's move on.

Most recent substack which explores the most recent strike from staff at Great Ormond Street Hospital school open.substack.com/pub/johnsonpho… #thisisAP #EduSky

@ThatEricAlper I wish Great Ormond Street School would sort out the way it is treating its experienced teachers instead of trying to discipline them.

The @BBC had a 2-hour delay, yet a racial slur was broadcast to millions. We need answers. This isn’t about blaming people with Tourette's. It’s about editorial accountability, failure of duty of care for all and how Black pain is often minimised. ✍🏾 metro.co.uk/2026/02/24/bbc…

@warwickmansell @learymay Society is safer if we develop thinkers who can raise important views... or what will we all become? Hi Andy.... we know eachother from hackney and penny. Hi Warrick we know eachother from picket line.

@learymay Interesting/concerning - thanks.

Other interesting q is whether compliant/rule-following kids really are made to feel "safe" in super-strict environments. Some exp that obsessive rules over eg uniform, equipment, even timeliness can feed anxiety,in rule-followers. Wd be interested in Mr Rogers' ppl voice data.

I just signed a @theactionnet petition: Stand with Great Ormond Street and UCL Hospital School NEU Members . Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/stan…

Today’s joint protest at Camden Council showed the power of workers acting together. NEU members at Great Ormond Street Hospital School stood shoulder to shoulder with UNISON members from Richard Cobden Primary, making their voices heard loud and clear. This is exactly the kind of joint organising we need to see more of between NEU and UNISON. When education workers unite across unions, we are stronger, more visible, and impossible to ignore.

NEU members at Great Ormond Street Hospital School stood shoulder to shoulder with UNISON members from Richard Cobden Primary today, making their voices heard loud and clear. Here the joint protest is backing the #Together alliance demo on Saturday 28 March

#NSSN sends #solidarity to members of @CamdenUnison on #strike at Richard Cobden school on a joint rally with #GOSH @NEUnion members outside #Camden town hall this morning. Both strikes continue until the end of this week @unisontheunion @NEULondon

Every child deserves to thrive in school. Discriminating against pupils because of their hair may have a negative effect on pupils’ mental health and wellbeing. Read our guidance on preventing hair discrimination in schools here: tinyurl.com/bdfnjjzb

Calling all @TheHaloCode schools. @NEUnion can we spread the word please 🙏 instagram.com/p/DSnn76JDlE_/…

Maynard, a "Coloured" from Ophirton undergoing the infamous comb test. The comb stuck in his hair and was thus reclassified as "African". The "comb test" (or pencil test) was a pseudo-scientific method used during South Africa's apartheid era to racially classify individuals, determining if their hair texture (specifically if a pencil or comb would get stuck) designated them as White, Black, or Coloured, enforcing segregation and denying rights based on these arbitrary categorizations. This test, along with others (skin color, language, family history), was part of the Population Registration Act of 1950. Source: Drum Magazine, October 1955

New: Teachers at world-famous hospital school complain of “toxic” working environment which has seen them out on 14 days of strike educationuncovered.co.uk/news/teachers-… Great Ormond Street Hospital’s school has seen four members of staff, including 3 SLT, suspended in recent weeks.

Earlier this week, @NEUnion members at Great Ormond Street Hospital School were on strike over bullying and unacceptable management practices at the school. It was fantastic to see @johnmcdonnellMP join them and send his solidarity. Thank you, John✊

✊Solidarity to doctors on strike today @TheBMA. No one in the public sector wants to strike, but the jobs and pay crisis in the NHS is unacceptable. The @NEUnion stands with 10,000 resident doctors taking action today. NEU ❤️ NHS

Yesterday, members of Great Ormond Street Hospital School were joined by @DanielKebedeNEU on their picket line. 📢 Show your support for their fight against bullying and unacceptable management practices by signing their petition here 👉 bit.ly/4psMHHY

Just had a row with the wife but it's okay I asserted my authority and made her cry so she should have enough "healthy fear" to conform next time I singled out one of the kids to shout at relentlessly as well, can't have his siblings thinking they can relax, got to keep...

Every child deserves to thrive in school. Discriminating against pupils because of their hair may have a negative effect on pupils’ mental health and wellbeing. Read our guidance on preventing hair discrimination in schools here: orlo.uk/aDj3P orlo.uk/z6r8f

@PicketLinePoets @NEUnion x.com/i/status/19980…

@PicketLinePoets @NEUnion Mon 8am. Gilford st, Russell Square... thanks

✊Solidarity to members on strike today at Great Ormond Street Hospital School where 4 NEU members have been suspended. 📢Show your support for their fight against bullying and unacceptable management practices by signing their petition here 👉bit.ly/4psMHHY