Mass sackings of teachers - that is the only conclusion that can be drawn from the revelation that a secret document has been sent to local authorities.
The document deals with 'overspending by local authorities. If its recommendations are implemented, Elm on average will be chopped from Jocal authority expenditure.
The NUT leadership's reaction to the threat to teachers jobs is one of inaction combined with rhetoric. While student teachers have been fighting for jobs, the NUT Executive has been voting by 32-10 to back the Healey package at the special Photo: ANDREW WIARD (Rec CRIMINALS?
TUC Congress on 16 June.
Alf Wilshire opened his presidential address to the 1976 annual conterence of the NUT with the remark, 'the National Union of Teachers' fight to secure advance in education has only ever been successful through struggle - often prolonged struggle' But these words belie the real attitude of Wilshire and the NUT Executive.
In 1969 the NUT annual conference declared: 'Conference reiterates union policy that from 1970 members will not teach in classes of over 35 and from 1975 in classes of over 30 pupils. It further instructs the Execuwatters FUF STOP CRIMINAL - LAW tive to seek immediate negotiations and to ensure that such negotiations the 1969-70 school year, in order that union policy on class size can be carried out without fail from September 1970.
tant policy in 1969, the Executive have fought at all successive conferences to abandon this project and allow them to choose 'new areas for investigation and possible further action' (1971, 1972) or *seek to improve a local situation by national intervention based first upon negotiations (1973), In 1974 and 1975 sizes of 30' but failed to mount any national campaign - once again the isolated areas and teachers.
PRODUCE THE EVIDENCE - PA Introducing this year's policy statement, NUT Executive and CP we find effective the inroads into ned for the future.
the jobs of our members and win more jobs for our unemployed colleagues.' The NUT leadership's words, however, were only conference demagogy. One month later, General Secretary Fred Jarvis, was calling on the Government to introwith the Secretary for Education and Science on the question of class sizes are fully completed before the end of Despite the adoption of this miliment.
the NUT reaffirmed support for class onus for action was on local and often 45,000 member Max Morris boldly declared: "The NUT, Britain's largest and most powerful teachers' union, means business in defence of educational standards. We intend to resist in every way standards being made now and planHe went on: 'We aim to safeguard
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