Teachers' trade unions in the United Kingdom

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Teachers' trades union in the United Kingdom are trades union for teachers in operating in the United Kingdom.

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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 NEU and NASUWT jointly represent the vast majority of teachers in England and Wales, while the EIS represents the majority of teachers in Scotland.

For teachers and school staff looking for an alternative to the traditional teaching unions, Edapt provides legal support and advice in England and Wales.

List of teachers' trade unions

The table below lists all the UK's registered teachers' unions in the primary and secondary education sectors (up to age 16), with details of establishment, membership, where they organise and the types of members they accept:

Full nameShort nameEstablishedMembers [1] England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales Channel Islands & Isle of Man [2] TeachersSchool leadersTeaching assistants
Association of Headteachers and Deputes in Scotland AHDS19751,385 [3] YesYes
Association of School and College Leaders ASCL197724,913 [4] YesYesYesYes
Community Education section (formerly known as Voice)200443,865 [5] YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Educational Institute of Scotland EIS184759,371 [6] YesYesYes
Irish National Teachers' Organisation INTO18686,842 [7] YesYesYes
National Association of Head Teachers NAHT189727,988 [8] YesYesYesYesYesYesYes
NASUWT NASUWT1976285,963 [9] YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
National Education Union: Association of Teachers and Lecturers sectionNEU/ATL2017

(1978 as ATL)

160,000 [10] YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
National Education Union: National Union of Teachers sectionNEU/NUT2017

(1870 as NUT)

497,400 [11] YesYesYesYesYes
School Leaders Scotland SLS1936Part of the ASCLYesSecondary only
Scottish Primary Teachers' Association SPTA2011Did not existYesPrimary onlyPrimary only
Scottish Secondary Teachers' Association SSTA19446,609 [12] YesSecondary onlySecondary only
Ulster Teachers' Union UTU19196,429 [13] YesYesYes
Undeb Cenedlaethol Athrawon Cymru UCAC19403,879 [14] YesYesYes

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  1. ↑ 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
  2. ↑ Not part of the UK, but use the English education system
  3. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2011-11-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ↑ "DFE union returns" (PDF).
  5. ↑ "Annual Return for a Trade Union" (PDF). publishing.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2011-11-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2011-11-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2011-11-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2011-11-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2011-11-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2011-11-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2011-11-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-09-01. Retrieved 2011-11-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  14. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2011-11-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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