Association for College Management
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The Association for College Management (ACM) was a trade union
in the United Kingdom
.
The union was founded in 1965 as the Association of Vice-Principals of Colleges, representing middle managers in colleges of further
and higher education
. In 1987, it was renamed the Association of College Management, led by general secretary John Mowbray. He was succeeded by Peter Pendle in 2001, by which time it had adopted its final name. By 2002, it had 3,250 members and affiliated to the Trades Union Congress
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.
In 2008, the union set up the Association of Managers in Education as a joint venture with the Association of Teachers and Lecturers
(ATL), and the ACM became part of the ATL in January 2011.
Trade union
A trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...
in the United Kingdom
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
Further education
Further education is a term mainly used in connection with education in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It is post-compulsory education , that is distinct from the education offered in universities...
and higher education
Higher education
Higher, post-secondary, tertiary, or third level education refers to the stage of learning that occurs at universities, academies, colleges, seminaries, and institutes of technology...
. In 1987, it was renamed the Association of College Management, led by general secretary John Mowbray. He was succeeded by Peter Pendle in 2001, by which time it had adopted its final name. By 2002, it had 3,250 members and affiliated to the Trades Union Congress
Trades Union Congress
The Trades Union Congress is a national trade union centre, a federation of trade unions in the United Kingdom, representing the majority of trade unions...
and the General Federation of Trade Unions
General Federation of Trade Unions (UK)
The General Federation of Trade Unions is a national trade union centre in the United Kingdom. It has 35 affiliates with a membership of just over 214,000 and describes itself as the "federation for specialist unions".-History:...
. It had broadened its remit to represent all management grades in colleges, although it faced competition from the Secondary Heads Association.
In 2008, the union set up the Association of Managers in Education as a joint venture with the Association of Teachers and Lecturers
Association of Teachers and Lecturers
The Association of Teachers and Lecturers is 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 education...
(ATL), and the ACM became part of the ATL in January 2011.