Martin Powell-Davies - teacher, trade unionist and socialist

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

Sunday, 22 September 2013

LANAC - organising for national action

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LANAC, the Local Associations National Action Campaign, was formed at the 2012 NUT Annual Conference in response to the failure to maintain ...
Friday, 20 September 2013

Building for strike action in the South-West

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Last night, I had the opportunity to take the train to Exeter to take part in a meeting of Devon NUT.   On the way, I had a chance to plagi...
Wednesday, 18 September 2013

Building for strike action in Kent

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If anyone thought that it was just teachers in the big cities that were preparing for strike action next month, then the meeting I attended ...
Monday, 16 September 2013

Ofsted - unreliable, unproven, unjustified

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Accessed via: http://www.localschoolsnetwork.org.uk/2013/09/academic-upsets-ofsted-chief-inspector-in-presentation-on-evidence-based-edu...

Michael Gove - a teacher assessment

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Another email that I received this morning also showed that the London rally (see post below) had inspired teachers into making their feeli...
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London rallies for education - and for the pupil places our pupils need

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On Saturday, 500 people gathered at the Queen Elizabeth Conference Centre in Westminster for a joint Rally for Education. Christine Blower (...
Thursday, 12 September 2013

Building support across England and Wales

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After his outrageous comments seemingly blaming poverty on poor 'financial management' (no doubt also to be blamed by him on 'po...
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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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