Association of Teachers and Lecturers
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The Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) is a trade union
, teachers' union and professional association, affiliated to the Trades Union Congress
, in the United Kingdom
representing educators from nursery
and primary education
to further education
. Approximately 120,000 individuals belong to the union (apart from those professions included in the name, education support staff and teaching assistants
are also members), making it the third largest teaching and education union in the UK.
who are assisted by a General Secretary. All senior officers and officials are elected by an Association wide ballot and the overall direction is determined by the Annual Conference which had delegates from each branch.
The President serves a one-year term and from September 2009, Lesley Ward has been elected. From September 2010, Andy Brown is the President of ATL. The current General Secretary is Dr Mary Bousted
.
In 1891 saw the formation of the Association of Assistant Masters in Secondary Schools (AMA). Its purpose was to protect and improve the conditions of service of secondary teachers. Between 1899 and 1908 it played an influential part in obtaining security of tenure for assistant teachers through the Endowed Schools Act.
Then in 1978 AAM and AMA merged to form the Assistant Masters and Mistresses Association (AMMA) with a membership of approximately 75,000. The name was changed in 1993 to the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL).
In January 2011, the Association for College Management
merged into ATL.
Trade union
A trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...
, teachers' union and professional association, affiliated to the Trades Union Congress
Trades Union Congress
The Trades Union Congress is a national trade union centre, a federation of trade unions in the United Kingdom, representing the majority of trade unions...
, in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
representing educators from nursery
Nursery school
A nursery school is a school for children between the ages of one and five years, staffed by suitably qualified and other professionals who encourage and supervise educational play rather than simply providing childcare...
and primary education
Primary education
A primary school is an institution in which children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as primary or elementary education. Primary school is the preferred term in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth Nations, and in most publications of the United Nations Educational,...
to further education
Further education
Further education is a term mainly used in connection with education in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It is post-compulsory education , that is distinct from the education offered in universities...
. Approximately 120,000 individuals belong to the union (apart from those professions included in the name, education support staff and teaching assistants
Teaching assistant (United Kingdom)
A teaching assistant or educational assistant in schools in England and Wales is a person who supports a teacher in the classroom...
are also members), making it the third largest teaching and education union in the UK.
Governance and administration
ATL is led by its Executive CommitteeExecutive Committee
Executive Committee may refer to:* The Executive Committee of the Privy Council of Northern Ireland, a government body in the United Kingdom 1921–1972* The Northern Ireland Executive, a government body in the United Kingdom...
who are assisted by a General Secretary. All senior officers and officials are elected by an Association wide ballot and the overall direction is determined by the Annual Conference which had delegates from each branch.
The President serves a one-year term and from September 2009, Lesley Ward has been elected. From September 2010, Andy Brown is the President of ATL. The current General Secretary is Dr Mary Bousted
Mary Bousted
Dr Mary Winefride Bousted is the General Secretary of the teachers' union, the Association of Teachers and Lecturers .-Early life:...
.
History
The origins of ATL go back to 1884 when 180 women met to create the Association of Assistant Mistresses (AAM). These women worked in schools founded for higher education of girls. Their concern for primarily for the pupils. However, in 1921, the AAM appointed representatives to the newly-formed Burnham Committee on Salaries in Secondary Schools.In 1891 saw the formation of the Association of Assistant Masters in Secondary Schools (AMA). Its purpose was to protect and improve the conditions of service of secondary teachers. Between 1899 and 1908 it played an influential part in obtaining security of tenure for assistant teachers through the Endowed Schools Act.
Then in 1978 AAM and AMA merged to form the Assistant Masters and Mistresses Association (AMMA) with a membership of approximately 75,000. The name was changed in 1993 to the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL).
In January 2011, the Association for College Management
Association for College Management
The Association for College Management was a trade union in the United Kingdom.The union was founded in 1965 as the Association of Vice-Principals of Colleges, representing middle managers in colleges of further and higher education. In 1987, it was renamed the Association of College Management,...
merged into ATL.
General Secretaries from 1978
- 1978: Andrew Hutchings and Joyce Baird
- 1979: Geoff Beynon and Joyce Baird
- 1988: Peter SmithPeter Smith (union leader)Peter Smith CBE was general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers in the United Kingdom from 1988 to 2002...
and Joyce Baird - 1990: Peter SmithPeter Smith (union leader)Peter Smith CBE was general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers in the United Kingdom from 1988 to 2002...
- 2003: Mary BoustedMary BoustedDr Mary Winefride Bousted is the General Secretary of the teachers' union, the Association of Teachers and Lecturers .-Early life:...
See also
- Education in the United KingdomEducation in the United KingdomEducation in the United Kingdom is a devolved matter with each of the countries of the United Kingdom having separate systems under separate governments: the UK Government is responsible for England, and the Scottish Government, the Welsh Government and the Northern Ireland Executive are...
- Peter Smith (union leader)Peter Smith (union leader)Peter Smith CBE was general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers in the United Kingdom from 1988 to 2002...
External links
- http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200809/cmselect/cmchilsch/70/70we10.htm HANSARD --- MENTIONED IN STELLA DAVIS'S TESTIMONY