The Association for College Management (ACM) was a
trade union
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in the
United Kingdom
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.
The union was founded in 1965 as the Association of Vice-Principals of Colleges, representing middle managers in colleges of
further
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and
higher education
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. In 1987, it was renamed the Association of College Management, its first general secretary was Wilson Longden. He was succeeded by John Mowbray. In 2001 he was succeeded by Peter Pendle, by which time it had adopted its final name. By 2002, it had 3,250 members and affiliated to the
Trades Union Congress
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and the
General Federation of Trade Unions. It had broadened its remit to represent all management grades in colleges, although it faced competition from the
Secondary Heads Association
The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), formerly the Secondary Heads Association (SHA), is a UK professional association for leaders of schools and colleges.
History
The Association of Head Mistresses (AHM) was founded in 1874. The ...
.
In 2008, the union set up the Association of Managers in Education as a joint venture with the
Association of Teachers and Lecturers
The Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) was 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 ...
(ATL), and the ACM became part of the ATL in January 2011.
[ACM votes to merge with ATL]
", Association of Teachers and Lecturers
The Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) was 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 ...
, 9 July 2010
References
External links
Association of Managers in Education
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Defunct trade unions of the United Kingdom
Tertiary education trade unions
1965 establishments in the United Kingdom
Trade unions established in 1965
Trade unions disestablished in 2011
Trade unions based in Greater Manchester