The History of the Surrey Division

The National Union of Teachers was established in 1870 - although local teachers union branches had been established earlier that that date.  The Surrey Division (then called the Surrey County Teachers' Association) was set up in 1903 - to deal directly with Surrey County Council (which had taken over responsibility for schooling in the county the previous year).   The Surrey Division was made up of a number of local associations - and this structure remained in place until the beginning of 2007.  Since that time the Surrey Division has been a Single Association Division.   Surrey boasts many illustrous ex-officers James Chuter-Ede (former Home Secretary and power behind the 1944 Education Act) was a Secretary of the Division - as was Sir Edward Britton - former General Secretary of the NUT.

The Structure of the Division

Surrey is a Single Association Division and the Executive meets regularly to take decisions and make policy on behalf of its members. The officers and other representatives of the Division are: 

President:   Karen Burt;  Vice President:  Fred Greaves;  Ex – President:   Chris Crawford;

Secretary:  Colin Caswell;  Treasurer:  Carole Truscoe;  Assistant Secretary:  Ted Truscoe

Equalities/Diversity:  Elizabeth Taylor;  Union Learning Representative: Anne Leech;       

Social Secretary: Veronica Bale;     TSN Representative:  Barbara Chasemore 

Assistant TSN Rep.: Val Weston:   Archivist: Barbara Chasemore;  

Health and Safety Adviser:  Ted Truscoe;     

Teachers' Joint Committee:  Ted Truscoe, Gloria Liddaman, Janet Pells, Fred Greaves, Karen Burt, Jan Lightfoot;  C.Caswell ex officio as Secretary (TJC)

Joint Staff Consultative Forum:  Karen Burt(C. Caswell ex-officio as TJC Secretary)

SCCTU: Fred Greaves, Anne Leech (C. Caswell and Ted Truscoe are Elected Officers of SCCTU)

UCU:  Fred Greaves     

Regional Council Representatives:   Ted Truscoe;  Elizabeth Taylor; Colin Caswell; Anne Leech; Fred Greaves; Veronica Bale.

Court of the University of Surrey Barbara Chasemore 

Auditors:  Norman Charman and Joyce Charman

Surrey CC Schools and Learning Select Committee:  Colin Caswell

Schools Forum:  Colin Caswell (as TJC Secretary)

Casework Officers:  Colin Caswell, Ted Truscoe; Lis Braybrook;, Eileen Perryer, Elizabeth Taylor, Jim Brennan, Fred Greaves, Gill Neal, Anne Leech, Chris Crawford, Val Weston.

Meetings

The Executive of the Surrey Division meets six times a year.    Meetings take place on Saturday mornings.   Members - particularly School Representatives - are welcome to attend these meetings.   Dates of future meetings are listed on the Meetings page.

National Conference

Annual Conference  place over the Easter weekend. Surrey Division is represented by 12 delegates - annually elected.  The Division is keen to send to Conference young teachers and those who have not been before.   Those interested should contact the Division to get further details. 

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