ABSTRACT
Teachers of england and Wales have formed many associations, some for the development and encouragement of particular school subjects, others for protection and security. Secondary school teachers are organised in four associations, one each for head masters, head mistresses, assistant masters and assistant mistresses; and there is an organisation for technical teachers. The Teachers’ Provident Society, which is an offshoot of the Union, provides sick benefits, loans for house mortgage and other friendly society advantages at an economical rate, and has accumulated funds of over six million pounds. There is a benevolent and charitable adjunct which looks after widows, orphans and other dependants of teachers, runs orphanages and helps teachers in financial distress. It is necessary to refer to the other associations that cater for elementary school teachers before passing on to the secondary teachers’ associations. In Scotland there is not the multiplicity of organisations that exists in England and Wales.
