§ Mr. BowisTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the membership of each teaching trade union; and what information he has on how many members are trainee/student teachers and how many are retired members.
Mr. Jackson[holding answer 10 May 1991]: The total membership of each teaching trade union known to the Employment Department is shown in the table. A breakdown of trainee/student teachers and retired members is not available.
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Union 1 Membership Assistant Masters and Mistresses' Association 135,930 The Association of Agricultural Education Staffs 1,418 Association of Cambridge University Assistants 1,082 Association of Career Teachers 491 Association of Educational Psychologists 1,615 Association for College Management 1,490
Union 1 Membership Association of Principals of Colleges 665 Association of University Teachers 31,807 Association of Vice Principals of Colleges 111 British Association of Advisers and Lecturers in Physical Education 353 The Educational Institute of Scotland 45,571 Scottish Further and Higher Education Association 1,822 The Headmasters' Conference 355 The National Association of Head Teachers 35,238 National Association of Inspectors and Educational Advisers 2,048 National Association of Schoolmasters and Union of Women Teachers 163,646 National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education 81,407 National Society for Education in Art and Design 2,289 National Union of Teachers 213,482 Professional Association of Nursery Nurses 3,153 Professional Association of Teachers 42,793 Scottish Secondary Teachers' Association 7,278 Secondary Heads' Association 7,452 Undeb Cenedlaethol Athrawon Cymru 3,061 1 The latest published figures relate to year ending 1989.