Five point policy
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The Oxford City nursery campaign, built out of the protest action of parents, teachers, nursery nurses and others last summer against the proposals of the Tory Oxfordshire County Council to severely cut nursery schools and classes, has now adopted a five point policy.
*The nursery campaign is opposed to all cuts in nursery provision and will organise lobbies, meetings, petitions etc. where necessary and aims to oppose actual closures by occupation.
*The campaign is in favour of. expansion of nursery provision to meet the needs of all pre-school children.
*The campaign demands the reinstatement of the rising fives into first schools subject to parents' wishes.
*The campaign supports the actions of the teaching unions against the cuts in education spending.
*The campaign protests against 'confidential' council working parties, demands public access to all information and is in favour of committees of parents, teachers, trades unionists to investigate the educational needs and educational spending in Oxfordshire.
The campaign leaders are asking local trade union branches and Oxford and District Trades Union Council to support this policy and send delegates to a committee to investigate educational needs and educational spending in the area.
There are plans to hold a public meeting in December in preparation for the defence of the South Oxford nursery class which faces closure on