Martin Powell-Davies - teacher, trade unionist and socialist

Sharing views, information and resources for school staff, trade unionists and socialists.

Tuesday, 23 October 2007

Shop Stewards Network Builds Unity

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SHOP STEWARDS NETWORK BUILDS UNITY On Sunday October 21st, I attended the first South-East Regional Conference of the newly-founded National...

PFI Profits First Initiative

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PFI: Profits First Initiative Last week, an article in the Financial Times complained about Private Finance Initiative- funded schools being...
Tuesday, 16 October 2007

New Poster for your staffroom

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Download the poster here and put it on the staffroom noticeboard .
Monday, 15 October 2007

Do you feel well-off?

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Do you feel well-off? Divisional Secretaries meeting discusses NUT action strategy NUT General Secretary Steve Sinnott addressed the annual ...
Sunday, 7 October 2007

SIXTH FORM COLLEGES PAY BALLOT

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SIXTH FORM COLLEGES PAY BALLOT - REJECT THE 2.5% DEAL National Union of Teachers posters rightly proclaimed the refusal by Government to rec...

NUT EXECUTIVE DELAYS PAY BALLOT

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NUT EXECUTIVE DELAYS PAY BALLOT ANOTHER MISSED OPPORTUNITY FOR UNITED ACTION The NUT National Executive meeting on Thursday October 4th agai...

SEN CAMPAIGNERS IN LEWISHAM PROTEST

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SEN CAMPAIGNERS IN LEWISHAM PROTEST Another lively lobby of parents and staff gathered outside Lewisham Town Hall on Wednesday October 3rd t...
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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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