The scandalous refusal of the National Union of Teachers to give material aid to the six victimised teachers from William Tyndale School means that they now have to appeal to the broad labour movement for support against the Inner London Authority. The Labour-controlled ILEA have brought charges of "inefficiency' and 'indiscipline' against the teachers, who were blamed by right-wing Queens Council, Robin Auld, for the breakdown of the Tyndale school.
As an opening shot in their campaign to get ILEA to drop the charges, the Support Campaign Committee organised a meeting last week at Conway Hall at which the Tyndale teachers explained their case and urgea an audience 250 people to support their cause. disciplinary tribunal, which began this Wednesday, could lead to the teachers being sacked by ILEA. Yet, as they explained, the way in which ine aunonues nave manorea cre Tyndale affair and its aftermath is a threat to all teachers in London, particularly those fighting against ILEA cuts policy.
Ine charges themselves are an wret farce. The "inefficiency' charges against Terry Ellis and Brian Haddow include such offences as creaung compete tur moil' and having 'strained relationships'
RED WEEKLY 30 September 197