Hull NUT strike

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ABOUT 1,000 NUT members struck in Hull last Thursday afternoon. The strike represents a significant step in the fight against the Labour-controlled County Council's reorganisation plan.

This plan, if implemented, would go a long way to destroying what moves have been made towards comprehensive education in Hull.

Middle Schools (9 to 13) would be abolished and 16-18 education hived off into Sixth Form Colleges (for the academic) and FE Colleges for the non-academic.

37 school buildings would be closed and either mothballed or sold off to the Manpower Services Commission.

"Neighbourhood" schools would be established, drawing on a specific catchment area - with no guarantee of additional cash or facilities in areas of social deprivation.

Any attempt at a balanced intake into Hull schools - one of the touchstones of comprehen. sive education - would be stone dead.

A large number of redun dancies amongst the teaching force would also have to be pushed through. Judging from the predicted in-service training figures, job loss amongst teacher! would be in the region of 600.

The signs are that ancillary staff will be equally hard hit.

About 1,000 teachers, parent and others packed Hull City Hal last Thursday to listen to speeche: condemning : the plan. This con demnation is not enough. Hul NUT policy - argued for by Socialist Teachers Alliance mem bers and won - is to build i broadly-based schools defence committee, drawing on the massive opposition to the plar from teachers, parents, City Councillors, and trade unionists.

The task now is to build maxi mum support for that committer and extend the fight through the entire Hull labour movement.

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