Martin Powell-Davies - teacher, trade unionist and socialist

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Friday, 31 August 2007

Wiki

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Wiki Wiki is a term which comes from the Hawiian term "wiki wiki" which means fast. There is a wiki for education which you can ac...
Friday, 13 July 2007

Defending "outdated" comprehensive education in 'New Labour' Lewisham

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Lewisham voters may have hoped that they were electing their Council to run local schools and services. But it seems that Lewish...
Tuesday, 10 July 2007

ACTION IN JANUARY? – A DANGEROUS DELAY

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Our Union correctly challenged Alan Johnson to “honour” the commitment to review our 2006 and 2007 pay awards if inflation went over the 3.2...
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News from Lewisham

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The summer holidays are drawing near to provide welcome relief to weary teachers everywhere! However, there has certainly not been a quiet e...
Sunday, 8 July 2007

St. Helens and Bolton associations both nominated Martin

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Martin was nominated by two more associations in the North West this week. St. Helens and Bolton associations both nominated Martin. Alongs...
Saturday, 7 July 2007

From the TES website

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From the TES website Alison Long wrote: Can we move beyond the well-worn "Martin is a leftie" and consider some of his other attri...

National Education Conference

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The National Education Conference of the NUT was held on the weekend of 30 June to 1 July. In many ways it underscores the need for a fight...
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Martin Powell-Davies

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* Brought up as a socialist by parents who hungered for what is right * One adopted grandfather left me a double-barrelled name, the other his name on a 1926 General Strike black-list * Given a comprehensive education at St.Andrew's, Leatherhead * First-class degree from King's College, Cambridge, for those who like that kind of thing * Secondary science teacher in London 1986-2015 * Lewisham NUT Secretary 1993-2015, organiser of many campaigns to defend teachers and education * Father of four who were all so well-supported by Sedgehill School, SE6. * Member of the NUT National Executive 2010-15 * NEU London Regional Secretary 2016 - 19 * Moved to Cumbria to return to teaching 2019 * Candidate for NEU DGS in 2021 * Proud to have been name-checked by Gove for saying that his 'reforms' could make teaching unbearable * Member of the CWI, following its global struggles via http://www.socialistworld.net * Exiled member of Penge CC, still a 'Middle Aged Man In Lycra' when I can be.
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