Assistant Masters' Association
British trade union
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The Assistant Masters' Association (AMA) was a trade union representing male teachers in British secondary schools.
| Merged into | Assistant Masters' and Mistresses' Association |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1891 |
| Dissolved | 1978 |
| Headquarters | 29 Gordon Square, London |
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| Members | 40,000 (1978) |
Publication | The Journal of the Assistant Masters' Association |
| Affiliations | WCOTP |
The union was founded in 1891 as the Incorporated Association of Assistant Masters in Secondary Schools, although it soon became the "Assistant Masters' Association", a counterpart to the Association of Assistant Mistresses (AAM). Philip Edgar Martineau was one of the founders of the association.[1] Membership of the union grew steadily, reaching 3,259 in 1910, and about 40,000 by 1978.[2]
From 1978, single-sex trade unions were prohibited, and the AMA accordingly merged with the AAM, forming the Assistant Masters' and Mistresses' Association.[2]
General Secretaries
- 1901: C. J. C. Mackness
- 1902: W. H. D. Rouse
- 1906: J. G. Lamb
- 1921: George Dixon Dunkerley[3]
- 1939: Andrew Hutchings[3]