The Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) is the UK’s foremost education association for professionals in the primary, secondary and further education sectors.

It exists to protect and improve the status of teachers, lecturers and support staff who are directly involved in the delivery of education, and to promote the cause of education generally.

The Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) is a professional association and trade union representing over 160,000 teachers, lecturers and education support staff in the United kingdom.

ATL members work in both the maintained and independent sectors – from early years through to further education – and include all those directly involved in the delivery of education to pupils and students.