Martin Powell-Davies - teacher, trade unionist and socialist

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Wednesday, 30 December 2015

More awkward facts for the academy enthusiasts to answer

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"There can now be no doubt that, on average, conversion to become a sponsored academy slows the improvement of a struggling school...
Monday, 7 December 2015

NUT calls for immediate pay rise of at least £2,000 for all teachers

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The NUT issued a press release toda y, to coincide with its submission to the School Teachers Review Body, calling for urgent action on teac...
Tuesday, 1 December 2015

How many classroom #teachersmake 65K? DfE confirm 0.1%!

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Well, well, well ... the DfE today decided to release statistics showing "the number of school teachers earning £65,000 or more in sta...
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Monday, 30 November 2015

Teachers at “chaotic” Tech City free school vote unanimously to strike

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The following post is an extract from a Press Release issued by Islington NUT this evening:   Teachers at “chaotic” free school vote una...
Wednesday, 25 November 2015

"Strike wins policies that protect John Roan teachers' working conditions"

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The following statement has been issued by the John Roan NUT group this evening: "The NUT is pleased to announce that, thanks to ...

There's nothing 'fair' about 'fair funding' cuts to school budgets

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With typical 'doublespeak', the Chancellor George Osborne has announced as part of his Comprehensive Spending Review that 'unfai...
Thursday, 19 November 2015

John Roan - putting the record straight

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Today, NUT members at the John Roan school took their second day of strike action as part of the ongoing dispute over workload and new app...
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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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