Teachers' trade unions in the United Kingdom
Teachers' trade unions in the United Kingdom are trade unions for teachers operating in the United Kingdom.
Due to the differing education systems in the UK, most unions only organise in certain parts of the country and some focus on certain members of staff, such as headteachers. Teaching is an unusual profession in that it does not have one leading union, but has many different ones, often with differing aims. Having said that, the NUT, NASUWT and ATL jointly represent the vast majority of teachers in England and Wales, while the EIS represents the majority of teachers in Scotland.
List of teachers' trade unions
The table below lists all the UK's registered teachers' unions, with details of establishment, membership, where they organise and the types of members they accept:
| Full name | Short name | Established | Members[1] | England | Northern Ireland | Scotland | Wales | Channel Islands & Isle of Man[2] | Teachers | School leaders | Teaching assistants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Association of Headteachers and Deputes in Scotland | AHDS | 1975 | 1,385[3] | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Association of School and College Leaders | ASCL | 1977 | 15,043[4] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Secondary only | ||||
| Association of Teachers and Lecturers | ATL | 1978 | 121,425[5] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Educational Institute of Scotland | EIS | 1847 | 59,371[6] | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||
| Irish National Teachers' Organisation | INTO | 1868 | 6,842[7] | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||
| National Association of Head Teachers | NAHT | 1897 | 27,988[8] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
| National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers | NASUWT | 1976 | 282,890[9] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| National Union of Teachers | NUT | 1870 | 308,569[10] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| School Leaders Scotland | SLS | 1936 | Part of the ASCL | Yes | Secondary only | ||||||
| Scottish Primary Teachers' Association | SPTA | 2011 | Did not exist | Yes | Primary only | Primary only | |||||
| Scottish Secondary Teachers' Association | SSTA | 1944 | 6,609[11] | Yes | Secondary only | Secondary only | |||||
| Ulster Teachers' Union | UTU | 1919 | 6,429[12] | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||
| Undeb Cenedlaethol Athrawon Cymru | UCAC | 1940 | 3,879[13] | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||
| Voice | 1970 | 20,124[14] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
See also
References
- ↑ For unions based in England and Wales, this is the number of members contributing to the general fund in 2010, according to the Certification Officer; for organisations based in Northern Ireland, this is the number of members in 2009, excluding those in the Republic of Ireland, according to the Northern Ireland Certification Officer for Trade Unions and Employers' Associations
- ↑ Not part of the UK, but use the English education system
- ↑ http://www.certoffice.org/CertificationOfficer/media/DocumentLibrary/PDF/5043T_2010.PDF
- ↑ http://www.certoffice.org/CertificationOfficer/media/DocumentLibrary/PDF/564T_2010.pdf
- ↑ http://www.certoffice.org/CertificationOfficer/media/DocumentLibrary/PDF/584T_2010.pdf
- ↑ http://www.certoffice.org/CertificationOfficer/media/DocumentLibrary/PDF/5035T_2010.PDF
- ↑ http://www.nicertoffice.org.uk/fs/doc/publications/irish-nat-teach-org-20101018150305.pdf
- ↑ http://www.certoffice.org/CertificationOfficer/media/DocumentLibrary/PDF/350T_2010.pdf
- ↑ http://www.certoffice.org/CertificationOfficer/media/DocumentLibrary/PDF/167T_2010.pdf
- ↑ http://www.certoffice.org/CertificationOfficer/media/DocumentLibrary/PDF/235T_2010.pdf
- ↑ http://www.certoffice.org/CertificationOfficer/media/DocumentLibrary/PDF/5020T_2010.pdf
- ↑ http://www.nicertoffice.org.uk/fs/doc/publications/ulster-teach-union-20101018150856.pdf
- ↑ http://www.certoffice.org/CertificationOfficer/media/DocumentLibrary/PDF/533T_2010.PDF
- ↑ http://www.certoffice.org/CertificationOfficer/media/DocumentLibrary/PDF/265T_2010.pdf
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