Nottingham teachers step up action

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EILEEN Crosbie was not maintank, Just a conscientious nursery school teacher who fused to teach a class of 39 when the official recomsize is two-thirds of that figure. Eileen Crosbie was dismissed.

Nottingham county council has unilaterally upped the rao or emerer to tenorers 1n classes and determined ahead with ins cur come wintmay. Teachers have no say in the Councilor Bird. 2000strap Tory, has said that education policy is of no concern National Union of Teachers should 'mind business' about class size.

When Eileen Crosbie came up for . a disciplinary hearing, WU thousand teachers in Nottingham took strike action in her support. This was coupled with the implementation of class-size ratios.

The council retaliated by locking out teachers taking action, including the whole staff school OLIC HasTwood.

The union response has been to escalate the fightback.

SChools TOOK Enree days' strike action, then schools the following week.

Photo: SOCIALIST CHALLENGE Now so schools are our arrec ting some ten thousand school students.

other local authorities watching to see if the Tories succeed in imposmeaner Cus Noman. the teachers are pressing the NUT's national action committee tor a murder stedoing. up of the local action, and a national demonstration and Donations and messages : Eileen Crosbie,