Martin Powell-Davies - teacher, trade unionist and socialist

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

Friday, 28 February 2014

Michael, your workload survey says: Teaching IS being made 'unbearable'

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“Powell-Davies has claimed that our education reform plans will make teaching ‘a totally unbearable profession’.”   Michael Gove, Septembe...
Thursday, 27 February 2014

Gove: Talks on 'implementation' only. NUT: We'll strike on M26

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At today's meeting of the National Executive, Kevin Courtney, NUT DGS, gave a report from the discussions that are now taking place bet...
Wednesday, 26 February 2014

Let Down by Academy Sponsors? Return schools to their Local Authority!

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Yesterday, E-Act became the latest example of an Academy employer that has been shown to be letting down its students and staff. The Depar...

Strike on March 26: Let's make Gove listen!

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Entirely predictably, it seems that today's 'talks' at the DfE (apparently just with civil servants, not even with Michael Gove ...
Saturday, 22 February 2014

Parents and Teachers together, let's stand up for education!

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As NUT members prepare for national strike action on March 26, Local NUT Associations are taking to the streets on campaign stalls to get ou...
Friday, 21 February 2014

Supply teachers - NUT must organise to expose the profiteers

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See: http://www.teachers.org.uk/supply If you want evidence about the dire effect of privatisation on teachers' pay and conditions, ...
Wednesday, 19 February 2014

Countdown to March 26

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Download as a flyer from http://goo.gl/B2rwFm BUILD FOR NATIONAL STRIKE ACTION IN YOUR SCHOOL ON MARCH 26: As Review Body steps in ...
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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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