IN EDINBURGH last week delegates local authorities.
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The demand to open the files | comes as a result of a scandal brought to light by the Times Educational concerns five teachers, members of Rank and File, compulsory transfer from their Although no explicit reasons for this have been given by Fife regional council, The leachers have been holined that il is because of their political views. and they have been refused access to their personal files.
The vale al the conference came despite the altempts of the executive to prevent the issue conference of Scotland's largest teaching union, the Educational Institute of Scotland, called for the opening of all secret files held by head teachers and • Socialist Challenge supporter and member of Rank and File Teacher, This victory by Rank and File Tenchers deiceates = all pronounced right-wing dinection which the executive has been taking in recent months - Dot least in its acceptance of COCONCI WATCHERSIS and public expendicure cuts.
REDUCTION With over 18,000 teachers graduating Scotland, delegates EIS fully fought for a reduction in classes to a maximum of 25, and for teachers in their first being two years of service to have drastically reduced time tables. to the If these resolutions implemented, teaching jobs created The conference reflected a growing mood among women position in education should be improved, Delegates voted in favour of an inquiry into sexist literature in schools.
improved maternity conditions the The growth of the National Front and it bronanands to dehealer minds school malerial in schools. However, a motion calling for affiliation to the Anti Nazi League was defeated.
Although the rightward drift within EIS has not yet been halted. I was clear that tor the first time since 1974 Rank and File teacher is ence me as a crodible laTE policies of the union leaderare | ship many more would be in a good seeking Its ability to group those Public forces fighting for such ar democratic manner, will put in in the