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TEACHERS in the Avon district have occupied staff refused to work a job-slashing timetable and are teaching exam pupils in 'alternative classes'. The struggle threatens to develop into major flashpoint teachers and the Tories spending cuts.

Hartcliffe in South Bristol is a massive council estate of the early 1950s. People callic out bombed; demolished inner-city to live six miles out on the sprawling new estate in the middle of fields with few services years ago 1,200 students Hartcliffe school marched to Bristol city centre demandine end LO imposed by Avon country council.

schools, Hengrove and Lawrence Weston, are militant stand. Rod Povey, one of the teachers sitting-in at school, explains:

'Avon authority suddenly decided to cut staff and change timetables in the middle of the school year. They cut our staff by four over Xmas. We back to find the completely changed.

children numeracy schemes class sizes change i maderes at any one: between leader over slash 400 teachers'. jobs. 'In November marched in Bristol to and decaying hostility and 27 required two-thirds majority. comprehensive the cuts gave Hartcliffe and schools already balloted.

taking Hartcliffe after for three days each alone. the fight against the Tories.

Bristol Resource Centre; timetable (day), 0272 49815 (eve).

*Teaching groups in the first year of the school have been split up, and lițeraçy have had their doubled It Avon away with this they can cut staff and Avon county council is Sir Gervase Walker, whose local authority expenditure by £8m has threatened 8,000 people f express their such "vicious cutbacks.

Teachers at the centre of the dispute have been balloted for strike action, schools have received the Last Friday the NUT's action strike action on a rota basis in the 27 the go-ahead for Miller Nine schools will be striking this week, nine the next and nine the week worked Don't let the Avon teachers stand They deserve your support in * Letters and telegrams: NUT c/o Bedminster Parade, Bristol 3. Tel: 0272 667933/4 got Never being taken YOU IC