Welcome to the Hammersmith & Fulham Teachers' Association (HFTA)- the largest and the majority union for teachers in Hammersmith & Fulham.

The recession now threatens to have a major impact on public sector finances - and that means on schools and teachers - but the fact remains that teachers  subsidised the public sector as our wages fell compared to inflation and price rises over an extended period.

The NUT is the only teachers' union so far to have taken a stand and taken action over teachers' pay.   We are determined to keep the issue of Fair Pay for Teachers high up the political and social agenda even through the coming difficult years.

Perhaps the two biggest concerns immediately will be the threat to our Pensions and the the threatened loss of jobs as schools budgets stop growing.

However, teachers face many other issues which often push pay into the background.  OFSTED, lesson observations, pay progression and threshold, SATs, workload and targets all loom large in teachers' working lives.  We are here to help you deal with all of these issues and more.

 The HFTA is here to support and defend teachers, to promote education and to give a voice to the profession.  Over the years we believe we have done a good job in all three respects. Over two thirds of teachers in the Borough have made the NUT their union of choice.

Dennis Charman  Secretary HFTA