Martin Powell-Davies - teacher, trade unionist and socialist

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

Monday, 19 September 2016

It's Only Teacher Wasteland

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At the same time as Justine Greening was trying to grab cheap headlines (but little backing) for her plans for selection and the expansion o...
Tuesday, 6 September 2016

"Three secondary moderns in every town"

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If anyone was in any doubt about the backward reactionary ideas at the top of the Tory Party, then today's unintended confirmation that...
Saturday, 27 August 2016

Workload and testing - is that 'just the way it is' - or can unions make a difference?

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GCSE results day has been and gone and so teachers, in all sectors, know their summer break is coming to an end.  Of course, many teachers...
Thursday, 30 June 2016

NUT strike: march and rally in London

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O n Tuesday, July 5, NUT members across England will be participating in a day of strike action to demonstrate their concerns about the Gove...
Saturday, 25 June 2016

Refugees, Racism and the EU Referendum

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“The crisis consists precisely in the fact that the old is dying and the new is yet to be born. So, in between both, a great variety of mor...
Thursday, 23 June 2016

Defend pay and conditions, stand up for education, strike and rally on 5 July!

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A message to teachers: Over the last few weeks, thousands of NUT members have been voting in our national ballot to defend school fundi...
Wednesday, 8 June 2016

Ten reasons to oppose Multi Academy Trusts

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I have drafted a document on behalf of the NUT to help teachers and other anti-academy campaigners explain why we must oppose the setting-up...
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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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