The NAHT is a trade union and professional association representing more than 49,000 members in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Members hold leadership positions in early years; primary; special and secondary schools; independent schools; sixth form and FE colleges; outdoor education centres; pupil referral units, social services establishments and other educational settings.
The union was founded in 1897 as the National Federation of Head Teachers' Associations.Chris Cook, The Routledge Guide to British Political Archives: Sources since 1945, p.337 In 1906, it became the National Association of Head Teachers, from the initials of which its current name derives.
The union's membership grew from just over 1,000 in 1898 to 10,000 in 1947, and 20,000 by the 1980s. For many years, membership was restricted to headteachers, but deputy headteachers were admitted from 1985, and assistant headteachers from 2000.National Association of Head Teachers, "History"
General Secretaries 1897: J. EdwardsNational Association of Head Teachers, The First Fifty Years 1901: E. F. Farthing c.1915: Dougherty c.1921: H. J. Jackson 1928: R. J. Shambrook 1930: Thomas Tibbey 1934: Gordon Barry 1952: William J. W. Glossop 1966: Robert Cook 1978: David Hart 2005: Mick Brookes 2010: Russell Hobby 2017: Paul Whiteman
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External links NAHT website