Aspect was a former

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in the

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for professionals working in children's services. The union was founded in 1919 by four school inspectors as the National Association of Inspectors of Schools and Educational Organisers (NAIEO).History
, Aspect Membership rose to around 200 by the mid-1920s, and the organisation affiliated to

NALGO The National and Local Government Officers' Association was a British trade union representing mostly local government "white collar" workers. It was formed in 1905 as the National Association of Local Government Officers, and changed its full ...

for representation and negotiation for some years. The two unions then separated due to policy differences, but membership continued its slow rise, reaching 800 in 1970.Arthur Ivor Marsh and Victoria Ryan, ''Historical Directory of Trade Unions'', p.417 In 1974, the union became the National Association of Inspectors and Educational Advisers (NAIEA), and began recruiting educational consultants. In 1977, it first gained its Certificate of Independence. By 1980, membership had reached 1,400, and the union affiliated to the

National Association of Head Teachers NAHT is a trade union A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", ch. I such as attaining bet ...

for the provision of some services. Under the secretaryship of Bill Wright, in 1993, the union once again asserted its independence, and renamed itself as the National Association of Educational Inspectors, Advisers and Consultants (NAEIAC). The union appointed John Chowcat as its first full-time general secretary in 1999, and affiliated to the

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in 2002. In 2005, membership reached 4,000, and it adopted its most recent name, a

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for "Association of Professionals in Education and Children's Trusts". In 2012, the union merged into Prospect.Aspect education union votes to transfer into Prospect
", Prospect, 7 December 2011

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