SIX TEACHERS at William Tyndale junior school in Islington were sacked without notice by the Inner London Authority Monday.
The six - headmaster Terry Ellis, Brian Haddow, Dorothy McColgan, Jackie McWhirter and Sheila Green — had been summoned to a County Hall committee room al noon. An 84-page report of the Inner London Education Authority disciplinary hearing concluded that the teachers were guilty of indiscipline, inefficiency and conduct.
Theyall intend to appeal. In a statement, the six described the action as clear case political victimisation'.
The sackings have been implanned by the Avon despite earlier promises that he would last Steve Sacked teachers Brian Haddow [left] and Terry Ellis.
posed after two years of witch-hunting launched in the press by reactionaries of all sorts, mis- like man on education, Boyson. He has some time been waging a camof paign against "progressive' teaching methods.
Such sentiments have not 1,500 school students took to the streets of Bristol last Thursday in protest at education cuts in the area Tory Council and the Labour Government.
in the area are presently taking 'no cover' action in protest at the education cuts, while 3 June h parents in the area. At the end of the five mile march Tory councillor Peter Abraham, who is also a The demonstration, organised largely by the students themselves, was supported by both teachers and The demonstration was just one example of the rising militancy in Bristol over the cuts. 5,500 teachers named as the day of action against all aspects of the cuts by a local anti-cuts committee.
This day of action has already been backed by a number of official trade union bodies, including the Bristol TÚC [trades council]. There will be a delegate conference on 11 May at Central Hall, Bristol, to plan for 3 June, at which demands for all-out strike action will be discussed.
stopped at Tory backwoodsLast Minister Callaghan speech in Oxford backing the SOOKCSRhodes idea that education should be tor tailored to the needs of industry.
The real responsibility for present educational standards failed to mount any the Tyndale teachers.
sal of the that teachers action.
October, Prime made instatement of the six. lies with the Labour Government whose present cuts mean that by September over 40,000 teachers will be unemployed.
The leadership of the NUT has serious action against the cuts and has failed to take up the defence of The six have called for strike action in their own defence.
The implication of the dismisfive class room teachers as well as Terry Ellis is National can now sacked at will if they take strike by offering North London Teachers Association is on record as being opposed to any sackings arising from the Tyndale affair.
This resolution must now be built on throughout the NUT and the labour movement for activity. mass action to ensure the re on Contract gains made at terence plan action IF THE TURN-OUT and the discussion at this weekend's first conference of the Socialist Students Alliance are as impressive as the list of guest speakers, the Alliance will be off to a flying start. Already a representative from the Soweto Students Council, Eamonn McCann and Tariq All have agreed to attend.
The outgoing president of the Union of LOCHES.
Charles Clarke, has also recognised the importance of the event attend. He will speak on the different strategies for the student movement of the SSA and the Broad Left. So much for those who branded the SSA as a one-on electoral allanice The emphasis of the two day conference will be on campaigning The guest speakers will not be there just for show. Their job will be to kick off discussions perspectives around the different important issues: Ireland, offered to come to SSA conference to argue the Broad Left's positions.
The SSA was keen to accept his offer, because they recognise that a democratic debate can only help to clarify the base of the Broad Left on the nature of the alternative offered by the SSA. . Such confidence in their political positions and wilingness to participate l democratic and open debate con trasts with the lack of democracy inside the Broad where revolutionaries are quite simply e cluded from participating.