Longstanding trade union leader Matt Wrack will succeed Dr. Patrick Roach as General Secretary of NASUWT.
On his election Matt Wrack said: “I am immensely honoured to be elected as General Secretary of NASUWT – The Teachers’ Union and I thank the National Executive for recommending me to members.
“I pay tribute to Patrick Roach (former General Secretary of the NASUWT) for his leadership of the union, acting as a powerful voice for teachers and for his wider work in the trade union movement, notably his leading role in the anti-racist work of the TUC.
“Teachers have suffered as a result of 14 years of austerity; so has education as a whole. The Westminster government needs to urgently start investing in education and that includes addressing the fact that teachers’ salaries and living standards have fallen behind. Urgent steps are needed to address the issues of teacher workload and of behaviour in schools. Addressing these challenges is essential to starting to tackle the recruitment and retention crisis in teaching.”
The NASUWT is an affiliate of the Campaign For Trade Union Freedom.