England
Unions
National Union of Teachers (NUT)
Tel: 020 7388 6191
www.teachers.org.uk
Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL)
Tel: 020 7930 6441
www.askatl.org.uk
National Association of Headteachers
Tel: 01444 472472
www.naht.org.uk
National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT)
Tel: 0121 453 6150
www.nasuwt.org.uk
Association of School and College Leaders
Tel: 0116 2991122
http://www.ascl.org.uk
VOICE
Tel: 01332 372 337
www.voicetheunion.org.uk
University and College Union (UCU)
Tel: 020 7837 3636
www.ucu.org.uk
Government departments and agencies
Department for Children Schools and Families (DCSF)
Tel: 0870 000 2288
Publications Order Line:
0845 602 2260
www.dcsf.gov.uk
Teachernet
www.teachernet.gov.uk
Teaching Information Line
Call this number to speak to the TDA about teaching or teacher training
Tel: 0845 6000 991 (England) or on 0845 6000 992 (for Welsh speakers).
Teaching and Development Agency for Schools (TDA)
Tel: 0870 4960 123
www.tda.gov.uk
Miscellaneous
General Teaching Council for England
Tel: 0870 001 0308
Email: info@gtce.org.uk
www.gtce.org.uk
Teacher Support Network
Tel: 08000 562 561
www.teachersupport.info
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