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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

7 months

On the train with my son and we pass a lovely field with lots of cows. "Look, cows!", I say excitedly, before remembering he is 17 and we are off to visit a university 😳

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

7 months

Filmed this from the bus just under an hour ago. #Croydon is feeling a bit apocalyptic today. Closest I can describe it to is the afternoon just before the 2010 riots, when we felt something pivotal was about to happen. I think the community has just had enough.

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

3 years

My brother had a life saving kidney transplant yesterday. He woke up this morning, on his birthday, with a brand new kidney. Still a long way to recovery but God bless our NHS. After a few years of gloom, we finally have hope.

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

4 years

Yesterday, we said a final farewell to my Dad. Giving his eulogy was the hardest thing I've had to do. He was my biggest fan and believed that I could achieve anything and everything I wanted. This photo was taken over 30 years ago, but it feels like only yesterday ❤

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

3 years

Schools can be trusted to decide a sensible mobile phone policy. Meanwhile, can @educationgovuk please focus on education recovery support and consulting with schools on plans for national exams next year?

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

3 years

Any comment on results today should be predicated with a huge congratulations to young people for working through a global pandemic.

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

7 months

@Soarpoints It's terrifying

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

3 years

The country still loves you @MarcusRashford . You are our hero and our ❤❤❤

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

4 years

When there's lots of chatter about something, I often suppress my thoughts because I think others have said it better and no one will care what I think anyway. But, in 2020, I'm trying to be more confident so please indulge my critique about That Blog

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

2 years

I'd like to think there is a lot I would do in the first month if I were Education Secretary. Majorly pissing off @RealGeoffBarton would definitely not be one of them.

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

6 years

High performing countries achieve both excellence & equity by avoiding selection & segregation. They focus on high quality teaching instead.

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

4 years

The clapping was so moving. One of the benefits of living in a built up area was hearing everyone whooping and cheering for the NHS.

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

2 years

THREAD: Today, we've, @EduPolicyInst , published and important thread on disadvantage gaps in England. We've analysed the teacher assessed grades awarded to GCSE and 16-19 pupils in 2020 and looked at how that has affected the gap (more on TAGs in a moment).

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

5 years

Two powerful points of consensus coming from our #disadvantagegap event: 1. Schools can't fix this alone. Wider public services, housing & causes of poverty need to be addressed. 2. Better investment needed in the early years to improve quality and access for disadvantaged pupils

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

4 years

Pictures from #BlackLivesMatter protest in Croydon today, very peaceful. Huge contrast with what we're seeing in central London.

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

2 years

And that's a wrap! 11 @EduPolicyInst fringes at Conservative and 9 at Labour party conferences. The team has been heroic! Lots to mull over the coming months. Thanks to everyone who supported our events. Look forward to next year! (But first, some downtime.... 🙂)

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

7 months

@MarmadukeMcAwe Ahhh, I love this and miss my dad (who was also from an island and once outwitted an actual cobra!)

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

5 years

Really proud that #Croydon boy Stormzy has got some people riled up since Glasto. They say he's too irrelevant to be studied in school, yet they tweet about him literally all weekend 😂🤦🏽‍♀️

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

10 years

Brilliant http://t.co/wOdCYjAKwT"

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

3 years

Visited these beauties today. Crystal Palace Park is definitely the best park in London. 😍😍 @cpdinosaurs

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

3 years

5 years ago today we formally launched the Education Policy Institute. We had no idea what a rollercoaster it would be!

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

4 years

In using the term "gender identity diversity blah blah", DC alienates a large swathe of people who genuinely care about being in an inclusive workplace. Describing the rights of women, trans gender people, people of colour as "blah blah" isn't whimsical, it's offensive.

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

5 years

A long but beautiful day yesterday ❤

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

4 years

Dropped phone on train. Earphones fell from my ears. Think entire carriage heard that I was listening to 'Let It Go' from Frozen. Just styling this one out......

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

10 months

A lovely send off for @MaryBoustedNEU and @cyclingkev . Tributes paid by both government ministers and opposition shadows. A very classy affair for two formidable leaders.

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

4 years

Had a dream last night that I was back working at the DfE but then I got sacked for doing too much colour printing. How's your lockdown anxiety going?

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

6 years

I cannot describe how upsetting this tweet is. Rightly, we never hear of "sick white" criminals. Hate the crime, not the ethnicity.

Sajid Javid

@sajidjavid

6 years

These sick Asian paedophiles are finally facing justice. I want to commend the bravery of the victims. For too long, they were ignored. Not on my watch. There will be no no-go areas

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

7 years

Am I the only one who has to remind myself that this isn't actually Larry the Cat writing these tweets?!

Larry the Cat

@Number10cat

7 years

Palmerston wants to think himself lucky that those bars are there... (Pic: @ronbrown01 )

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

6 years

Reasons to have children: When they get to an appropriate age, you can send them out to the shop to get you chocolate

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

4 years

@echackalgeog @MissB__NQT I was also a single mum from when my child was 5 months old. And I achieved so much more after that. It's a roller coaster but you've totally got this. Stay strong x

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

7 months

@SarahDingwall2 Hahaha. I've now got the combine harvester song in my head

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

4 years

Has anyone ever moved house before and NOT bought a Billy Bookcase?

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

5 years

Been in Hamleys for 3 mins and have lost my whole family

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

4 years

Yes, if you are a black man whose talent has earned you a platform, you'd better be grateful for it. Never speak out against injustice or, god forbid, swear. Nah.

Katharine Birbalsingh

@Miss_Snuffy

4 years

Interesting point. I am not against Stomzy’s scholarships but I am against everything else including his swearing, bad behaviour, sweeping generalisations about Britain being racist and refusal to be grateful to a country that has done so much for him. #behaveWithDignity

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

4 years

I'll be on @BBCWomansHour shortly after 10am talking summer "schools" (spoiler alert: govt should be considering wellbeing programmes rather than academic catch up over the summer).

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

6 years

So pleased to see an early years setting win overall school award. Pen Green has long been a beacon of fantastic EY practice #TesAwards10

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

4 years

It's my birthday today and my wonderful husband has just suprised me with tickets to HAMILTON!!! Been wanting to see thia for ages!

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

6 years

Me: **Opens Twitter** People still debating silent corridors Me:

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

4 years

I didn't see my terminally ill dad for over 2 months. Didn't know if I'd ever see him alive again. Not one person in my family has been aching for pubs to reopen. We are terrified about the disproportionate impact that Covid has on our communities. This is insulting.

LBC

@LBC

4 years

As stricter lockdown rules are announced for parts of northern England, Conservative MP Craig Whittaker told LBC: "It is the BAME communities that are not taking this seriously enough." @ianpaynesport | @CWhittaker_MP

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

3 years

While the government faces a very difficult decision about schools re-opening, head teachers are being given staggeringly little notice of the new plans. There is now barely one working day before the planned return, and schools urgently need to know what is expected of them

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

4 years

It should be a great opportunity to rethink our public services. But DC misses this. In fact, he says it won't be enjoyable. It appears that he wants to put off anyone who values their time with family or wants genuine job satisfaction. I'm genuinely intrigued to see who applies.

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

4 years

Decided to subscribe to Disney+ during this period of lockdown. My child has gone to bed. My husband and I are watching Gummi Bears.

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

6 years

Erm. No. A mother going out to work really isn't the same as having her child forcibly removed, kept in a cage & no clear course to reunite

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

2 years

Credit to my son's school who, instead of requiring pupils to dress up for world book day, are giving pupils a book token instead.

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

2 years

While chaos continues in the Corridors of Power, here's a reminder that THE DISADVANTAGE GAP IS THE WIDEST IT HAS BEEN FOR A DECADE. Sort. It. Out.

Education Policy Institute

@EduPolicyInst

2 years

. @MsEmilyHunt1 : "It’s disappointing the government’s own disadvantage gap measure now stands at its widest in a decade." "As government considers whether education budgets could be cut, any reductions risk further widening the attainment gap." Read here:

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

3 years

It was awesome being back at live events today. Thanks to @ASCL_UK for inviting me to be on their panel. First edu-selfie since March 2020!

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

8 months

When I was at school, I was told I was too naughty to be a prefect. Today, my son was named Head Boy 🤩🤩

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

4 years

What if I told you that Ministers do not need to wait for a global pandemic in order to improve the education system.......🤯🤯

Schools Week

@SchoolsWeek

4 years

Gavin Williamson said the pandemic had presented an 'opportunity to make the changes that need to be made' to improve the education system

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

3 years

My mum died towards the end of my first year of A Levels and my studies never really recovered from that shock. I have so much respect and empathy for this cohort of resilient young people.

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

3 years

Imagine of all the things to "investigate" and all the morally corrupt people, you go after a young man who has worked tirelessly to stop children from going hungry. Can't think of a single reason why.......oh, wait

Marcus Rashford

@MarcusRashford

3 years

Just heard @spectator are planning to run a story on me tomorrow about how I have benefitted commercially in the last 18 months…To clarify, I don’t need to partner with brands. I partner because I want to progress the work I do off the pitch and…(1)

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

4 years

The extra £1bn for schools makes for an eye-catching headline, but not all of that will actually go to schools AND those with affluent pupils will get the same as those with poor pupils - a missed opportunity for the DfE to mitigate against widening inequalities.

Education Policy Institute

@EduPolicyInst

4 years

“It is concerning that the government has missed an opportunity to target extra funding to where it is most urgently needed." Our response to the announcement on school catch-up funding, which we argue should be targeted more towards disadvantaged pupils:

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

4 years

Things I never thought I'd say: Am on a bus with a baby duck in a shoebox that, up until 2 hours ago, held my wedding shoes.

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

2 years

Delighted to be at the Guildhall today, giving the speech of congratulations to @CharteredColl graduates

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

6 years

My Dad just asked me if I'd be okay getting to Euston on my own today. I'm 36 years old......

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

4 years

If the BBC needs more fillers, I'm happy to go on and talk about the history of school funding in England or why the Ross / Rachel story arc was problematic.

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

6 years

David Laws just said "my organisation, the Education Policy Institute". To be clear Twitter, it's mine 😉

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

2 years

Some thoughts on the Schools White Paper. Initial reaction is that I'm underwhelmed. Nothing massively objectional here, but also nothing that will really shift the dial in tackling inequalities in education. More below 🧵🧵

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

5 years

Anyone else watching the 10pm news and getting anxious that no one is letting @Number10cat back in to No10?

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

2 years

The fantastic @EduPolicyInst team has developed an interactive tool that enables you to look up the disadvantage gap in your area and by Parliamentary constituency.

Education Policy Institute

@EduPolicyInst

2 years

Inequalities in education: How do the grades of disadvantaged pupils compare to their peers in your local area? Explore our latest disadvantage gap data at local authority, constituency and other levels through our new Data Tool: @NuffieldFound

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

6 years

Doing usual due diligence checks on my 12yo's phone. He has been googling "fun things to do in excel". Who's gonna break the news to him? 😂

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

5 years

Sitting on our final #ConservativeConference2019 panel of the day, @jonathansimons has invented a new word: "dickering". It's a cross between dicking and tinkering around and is going straight into the EPI style guide.

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

3 years

Now I just need a roadmap back to workwear.

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

5 years

My 1st ever attempt at a yule log for OH's work xmas bake off 😃

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

5 years

Long day. How do you thank an NHS surgeon who's saved your dad's life on more than one occasion?

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

2 years

So proud of my son for getting up bright and early this morning. Having a shower, breakfast and setting off for school at 7.30. It's a shame he found out ten mins down the road that there is no school today......

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

2 years

So tiring. Literally no person I've known from a minority background has ever been offended by the word "Christmas".

Sam Freedman

@Samfr

2 years

Genuinely thought they were accusing the new variant of being woke until I read the story.

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

4 years

Dear schools. Many of us* aren't teachers or key workers but we are DBS cleared and happy to help if we can. *Us being me and Karen so far, but hopefully there will be more!

Karen Wespieser

@KarenWespieser

4 years

I have regretted many times not training as a teacher (frankly my degree in education studies put me off), but never more so than now. Seeing the huge strain schools are under, I really wish I could do more to help. Teachers, I salute you!

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

7 years

Happy 1st birthday @EduPolicyInst

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

5 months

@jonpayates This is a great thread. I particularly agree with 4. And I might add one more - it's better to say you don't know or haven't yet formed a view than to give advice rashly or based on biases. We are not all experts in everything!

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

4 years

Been reading some essays on feminism and this point really resonates. I've been asked a few times about competition in my field, and I always answer with the importance and opportunities of collaboration.

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

6 years

@miss_mcinerney @VictoriaPeckham 50p for a pack of ibuprofen = £6.50 per year plus £420 per year on chocolate and chips? *clutches at straws*

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

2 years

Tomorrow, my son will be amongst the several thousand pupils collecting his GCSE results. I'm nervous. Not because I'm worried he won't have done well; he'll be fine and able to do his chosen A Levels. I'm nervous because I want him to feel nothing but pride tomorrow.

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

10 months

Looking forward to launching this on Weds!

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@natalieperera1

4 years

And it's probably even less likely that those disadvantaged students spent "a summer at the LHC" (I think he means the Large Hadron Collider - I don't know, I had to Google it). I also don't know many* students who spent a summer working near Geneva. *any

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@natalieperera1

3 years

I'm going to give up going out to restaurants and bars for lent.

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

7 months

Struggling to process this today. We're used to stabbings in Croydon (sadly) but this one has hit differently. Allegedly, she just said no to flowers.

BBC Breaking News

@BBCBreaking

7 months

Schoolgirl, 15, stabbed to death in London, UK, as police confirm murder investigation under way

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

2 years

Very proud to be a trustee of @_TheFEA , celebrating the relentless work of the education sector tonight at the National Gallery. Oh, and London is still gorgeous.

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

4 years

Christmas at the beginning and end of the decade. My boy 😭❤❤

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

2 years

If you support more grammar schools & are not already convinced by the evidence that: * there are limited attainment gains for those who attend * entry often relies on private tuition * there is often a penalty for those who don't get in Then what EVIDENCE would convince you?

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

4 years

And the reality is, it hasn't been the civil servants that have stalled good public policy-making since 2010. It's been a combination of a lack of majority, disagreements within government and a massive diversion of both people and Parliamentary time following the EU referendum.

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

2 years

A privilege to interview @MaryBoustedNEU at her book launch this evening. Covered teacher autonomy, pay, workload, women in leadership and, of course Ofsted. Massive kudos to Mary for writing such a compelling book in the height of the pandemic 👏🏽👏🏽

Ed Dorrell

@Ed_Dorrell

2 years

Here's @natalieperera1 asking @MaryBoustedNEU some genuinely tough questions at Mary's booklaunch.

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

6 years

Just computing the logic behind needing a doctor's note to go to the toilet when you have your period. I can't.

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@natalieperera1

7 months

@MissEmmaTurner He just gave me a strange look. He had his earbuds in so not sure he heard me properly, just thought I was wittering on about something 🤦🏽‍♀️

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

6 years

Glad that @BBC covered the grammar schools story but just want to clarify that, despite the strapline, I've not been released from the EDL 😂

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

6 years

My Grandad, an author, was the first to translate Jane Eyre from English into Sinhalese. Today I tracked down a copy in Sri Lanka

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

3 years

Sometimes, great things happen to women of colour. Often, they have to work harder than most to get there. But when they do, the flack they get for not being 100% perfect is exhausting.

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

6 years

No. Expansion of existing grammars is likely to harm, not help, disadvantaged children. @EduPolicyInst evidence is v clear on this.

Schools Week

@SchoolsWeek

6 years

Schools minister defends grammar school expansion plans, claiming they will result in 'significantly more' help for disadvantaged children #rED18

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

3 years

Working in the office for the first time since March 2020. Colleague made me my first cup of tea and I'm beyond excited to be back!

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

4 years

Sometimes the best feedback you can give someone who suffers from near-crippling imposter syndrome is "nailed it" ❤

JSM

@inclusive_head

4 years

@natalieperera1 - nailed it at ASCL Conferencr. Early Years interventions are crucial both for children and for families. Provides a foundation for future learning and achievement.

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

7 months

@Arabwel Me too!

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

3 years

Great to talk to the new Education Secretary @nadhimzahawi earlier about the importance of the early years and acknowledging the hard work of teachers, particularly over the past 18 months.

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

4 years

In back to back meetings for most of the day. My husband occasionally opens the study door and leaves me a treat ❤❤

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@natalieperera1

6 years

@5Naureen @rrunsworth @monteith_emma @Miss_Snuffy More complex than that. It's not credible to minimise the prevalence of racism when it's unlikely that he's experienced it day to day.

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

4 years

My 13yo has learnt to make the perfect cup of tea and my job here is done

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

6 years

Ahhhhhhh*screams forever*

PRCA

@PRCA_HQ

6 years

The Think Tank of the Year Award goes to @EduPolicyInst #PublicAffairsAwards

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

3 years

I have TWO IN PERSON speaking events next week. This is exciting and also need new clothes.

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

7 months

One of my highlights from party conference. What a privilege to sit alongside this talented panel.

Professor Lindsey Macmillan

@lindsey_mac

7 months

That’s a wrap! Great conversation about equalising opportunities with evidence-led policies. Thanks to @bphillipsonMP @Rachel_deSouza @SallyBurtonshaw @AoCDavidH and @natalieperera1 @EduPolicyInst for being involved @CEPEO_UCL #LabourConference23

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

7 months

@DagenhamMKIII Just about

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

4 years

Racism isn't just calling someone the n-word or the p-word on the street. Policies which have a detrimental impact on minority groups can often cause more harm. Poor housing standards is particularly prominent today. 3 years 💚💚💚

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natalie perera

@natalieperera1

6 years

In considering whether every child has access to a good school, the government failed to look at pupils with SEND and instead focused on those who want to go to grammar schools. So we've looked at the issue instead - published tomorrow.

Education Policy Institute

@EduPolicyInst

6 years

How far are pupils in England travelling to get to special schools? We publish a new report tomorrow - you can find it here: #SEND #SpecialSchools

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