TRADE UNIONS February 10 conference should be built across the unions and beyond These striking DSS members don't listen to Reamsbottom's sell-out antics NUT Executive, personal capacity BETWEEN now and the November 28 budget is a crucial period in FACE's campaign to reverse education cuts.
Recently published figures show that between in 1994 over 80,000 primary aged puplis were jammed into ciasses of over 30 (Times Education Supplement 21.10.95). This was before this year's round of cuts and redundancies.
It is quite possible that we could see the majority of primary pupils in impossibly large classes by this time next year.
FACE is mapping out its strategy up to the general election. Up to budget day MPs are to be deluged with lecers and post cares, culminating in "FAX jams" of Downing sucol Local marches and rallies will further help to maintain the pressure to keep education centre stage.
On November 27 torchlit vigils will be held outside Town and County halls up and down the country.
Even with a loosening of Treasury purse strings it is likely that some schools will be unable to balance their an alternative governors and head teachers can refuse to Implement cuts and set "needs related" budgets.
Despite the dire warnings, no govemors have so tar been penalised for pursuing this course of action.
FACE is organising a conference on February 10; one of the purposes of which is to give practical guidance on setting deficit budgets.
FACE goes from strength to strength and has no intention of letting up the pressure - it now looks certain to outlive this thoroughly discredited government.