Reference
X958
Title
Records of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, Bedfordshire Branch
Admin/biog history
The following background notes are based on a Wikipedia entry. The origins of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers goes back to 1884 when 180 women met to create the Association of Assistant Mistresses (AAM). These women worked in schools founded for the higher education of girls and their concern, in the early years, was primarily for the pupils.
In 1891 the Association of Assistant Masters in Secondary Schools (AMA) was formed with the purpose of protecting and improving the conditions of secondary teachers. We don’t know when the local Beds branches of the AAM and AMA were formed, but in 1978 both local branches amalgamated to form the Assistant Masters and Mistresses Association (AMMA). A similar amalgamation also occurred at national level. In 1993 the name was changed to the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL).
The following background notes are based on a Wikipedia entry. The origins of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers goes back to 1884 when 180 women met to create the Association of Assistant Mistresses (AAM). These women worked in schools founded for the higher education of girls and their concern, in the early years, was primarily for the pupils.
In 1891 the Association of Assistant Masters in Secondary Schools (AMA) was formed with the purpose of protecting and improving the conditions of secondary teachers. We don’t know when the local Beds branches of the AAM and AMA were formed, but in 1978 both local branches amalgamated to form the Assistant Masters and Mistresses Association (AMMA). A similar amalgamation also occurred at national level. In 1993 the name was changed to the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL).
Level of description
fonds