Martin Powell-Davies - teacher, trade unionist and socialist

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

Sunday, 26 November 2017

Academies - NUT Privatisation Update uncovers more scandal

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"Academy status, we were repeatedly told, was a mechanism for raising standards in schools. Multi-academy trusts, we were assured, we...
Tuesday, 24 October 2017

Making plans to win a London Workload Charter

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At the recent NEU (NUT Section) Divisional Secretaries Briefing meeting in Leeds, there was widespread agreement that London NUT should draf...
Sunday, 22 October 2017

London NEU organising - and winning - against academisation

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Academies - no serious arguments left in their favour For years, the proponents of school privatisation have tried to put together an educ...
Thursday, 21 September 2017

Organise for October on Pay and Funding

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Calling all parents, teachers, support staff, trade unionists - indeed everyone who is determined to defend our schools from damaging cuts ...
Wednesday, 6 September 2017

McStrikers - inspiring every worker to act against low pay and bullying management

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It was a privilege to be able to listen to Lewis, one of the strikers at Crayford McDonalds, explaining about their dispute at a meeting h...
Thursday, 31 August 2017

London's educational success is being put at risk by teacher shortages

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Evidence of London's educational success Everyone agrees that, over the last two decades, London schools have been an educational su...
Thursday, 24 August 2017

Should you be getting furious about 'furious cycling' ?

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As I cycled back from work tonight along the South Circular Road, I decided I should post some thoughts about some of the 'anti-cyclist...
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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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