Martin Powell-Davies - teacher, trade unionist and socialist

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

Monday, 31 August 2015

Rising shortages, plummeting morale – How can teachers turn the tide?

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Marching for education, Lewisham, April 2015 As teachers go back to a new school year of excessive workload and imposed targets, what...
Wednesday, 15 July 2015

Another school year comes to an end but the Tory attacks keep on coming

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Protesting in Parliament Square tonight with the NSSN Like so many other teachers coming to the end of another school year, I am lookin...
Tuesday, 30 June 2015

Education Bill - Morgan takes another step towards total school privatisation

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Yesterday, Nicky Morgan and the DfE finally announced the definition of a 'coasting' school - their new 'category' of school...
Sunday, 21 June 2015

After the demo - come to NSSN Conference

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Yesterday's anti-austerity demonstration in London showed the determination of thousands upon thousands of marchers to stand up to the c...
Thursday, 18 June 2015

NUT NATIONAL EXECUTIVE REPORT – JUNE 2015: PAY SCALES, ‘EXAM FACTORIES’, TRADE UNION RIGHTS

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June’s NUT National Executive discussed a wide range of issues. For my Report, I’ve picked out three areas that are of particular significa...
Monday, 8 June 2015

After the Election - LANAC prepares for the battles ahead

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On Saturday June 6th, a packed meeting of the LANAC Steering Committee held in London brought together teachers from 25 different NUT Associ...
Wednesday, 3 June 2015

Morgan seeks to block opposition to impose even more unaccountable academies

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Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has announced today that the Government's new 'Education and Adoption Bill' is to “sweep away b...
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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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