§ Mr. Goodhewasked the Secretary of State for Employment what were the numbers of members of each of the unions and associations of teachers involved in State education.
§ Mr. Harold Walker,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 26th July 1977; Vol. 936, c. 206], gave the following information
459WThe total membership shown on the latest annual returns made to the certification officer by those unions and associations of teachers involved in State education in England and Wales, under Section 11 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations Act 1974, was as follows:
The Incorporated Association of Assistant Masters 40,000 The Association of Assistant Mistresses 38,639 The Incorporated Association of Headmasters 2,952 The Association of Head Mistresses 1,435 The Association of Career Teachers 194 The Association of Principals of Colleges 598 The National Union of Teachers 294,081 The National Association of School-masters/Union of Women Teachers 86,098 The National Association of Head Teachers 21,187 The Professional Association of Teachers 9,893 The National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education 68,436 The Association of Polytechnic Teachers 2,812 The National Society for Art Education 2,857 The Association of Agricultural Education Staffs 950 The Association of University Teachers 28,149 The National Federation of Continuative Teachers Associations 3,331 The National Association of Teachers of Wales (UCAC) 2,191