AS TEACHERS packed their bags for the long summer vacation, thousands of them knew that they would have no job to return to in Septem*'u FACE and oter campaigners have wared, Tery cuts of E1 billion in education spending have taken a heavy toll of teaching lobs.
A survey by the Natlenal Governors Council has confirmed that at least 4,500 leaching lobs have gone, many of the im through earty retirement or the ending of short-term contracts rather than outright redundancy.
Average spending per pupil has been cut by 2.2 percent, triggering a predicted 20 percent inereaze in numbers of classes of more than 30.
School spending on books and equipment has fallen by 10.5% with buliding and maintenance cut by 12%.
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SOCIALIST OUTLOOK No. 88, August 1995 page 6.