Martin Powell-Davies - teacher, trade unionist and socialist

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

Wednesday, 14 December 2016

Funding cuts threaten your children's education

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Today's announcement of the Government's plans for 'National Funding for Schools' confirmed all that the NUT and other union...
Sunday, 27 November 2016

Turkish teachers urgently need our financial support

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URGENT ACTION APPEAL - TURKEY: Request for action and financial solidarity   Today, (Sunday November 27) a congress of the Turkish teacher...
Friday, 4 November 2016

School staff, parents and governors rally in London on 17 November to oppose school cuts

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  London schools face losses of over £600 million  Today, in a separate press release (1) , the NUT and ATL are announcing the laun...
Thursday, 27 October 2016

Greening forced to take the 'forced' out of academisation !

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This afternoon, Education Secretary Justine Greening sneaked out a Ministerial Statement containing the news that the 'Education for Al...
Friday, 14 October 2016

EPI Workload Report - the evidence is clear, it's time to act on it

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“Many teachers in England work long hours. The analysis in this report highlights that this should be a cause for concern for professiona...
Sunday, 9 October 2016

London's teachers and families need genuinely affordable homes

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In preparation for speaking at the Policy Forum for London Seminar on 'Policy Priorities for Housing in London' this week, I have p...
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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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