Martin Powell-Davies - teacher, trade unionist and socialist

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

Sunday, 28 February 2021

Why SAGE advice alone shows a full school return on 8 March in England is unsafe

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Even just relying on SAGE advice - a mass return is unsafe When Boris Johnson was making his announcement of a reckless 'big-bang' f...
Saturday, 20 February 2021

Johnson to announce "road-map" on opening schools - but will the NEU Executive be ready with a firm enough response?

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On Monday, Boris Johnson will announce his “road map” to easing the ‘lockdown’, rumoured to include a timetable for a full reopening of sch...
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Monday, 15 February 2021

A new ‘5 Tests’ to avoid an unsafe, unprepared, premature school opening

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Einstein is supposed to have said that “insanity is repeating the same mistakes and expecting different results”. While it probably wasn’t...
Friday, 5 February 2021

Insist on 'Data not Dates' - and use our collective strength if we need to!

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'Data not dates' has already become a slogan amongst NEU and parent activists campaigning to stop an unsafe return to fully open sc...
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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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