Martin Powell-Davies - teacher, trade unionist and socialist

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Sunday, 5 March 2017

Teachers say Stop the Cuts in Education, Health and Social Care

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NUT members were proud to take part in yesterday's massive '#OurNHS' demonstration in London.  E s timates of the tur...
Sunday, 26 February 2017

Workload: Everyone agrees it has to be cut, so take action to make it happen!

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"All school leaders should promote a culture of wellbeing in their schools, which will include taking greater account of teacher...
Monday, 16 January 2017

£550 million cuts to London schools can't be 'managed', they must be fought

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£3 billion School Cuts even worse than unions predicted   Following the publication of the Government’s final proposals for its long-await...
Tuesday, 10 January 2017

London Weighting - Fair Funding also means Fair Pay

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Teacher shortages are harming education Schools are struggling under a crisis of low morale and high teacher turnover. That's before th...
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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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