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| Teachers' unions merge to make super-union | Teachers' unions merge to make super-union |
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| The members of two teaching unions have voted to merge to form a new super-union, to be called the National Education Union (NEU). | |
| The National Union of Teachers and the Association of Teachers and Lecturers will become the biggest union of teachers and educators in Europe. | The National Union of Teachers and the Association of Teachers and Lecturers will become the biggest union of teachers and educators in Europe. |
| ATL general secretary Mary Bousted said with nearly half a million members, teachers would have a stronger voice. | ATL general secretary Mary Bousted said with nearly half a million members, teachers would have a stronger voice. |
| NUT head Kevin Courtney said the union would be a game-changer. | NUT head Kevin Courtney said the union would be a game-changer. |
| Ms Bousted said the merger, which takes effect from September this year, was a "historic moment". | |
| "With nearly half a million members, we will speak with a stronger voice on behalf of education professionals and the children, young people and adults they support. | |
| "The government will need to listen when we speak on the key issues facing education - funding cuts, excessive workloads, the recruitment and retention crisis, the chaotic exam reform, and accountability." | |
| Mr Courtney said: "For too long, governments have played divide and rule amongst education unions. Today marks the beginning of the end of that. | |
| "The NEU will be a game changer in the education landscape, and I am delighted to be jointly leading it forward over the coming months and years." |