Edapt

Edapt is an organisation which provides school teachers and staff, in England and Wales, with advice and accompaniment in individual employment disputes and allegations.

It was founded as an alternative option to the traditional teaching unions such as the NEU or NASUWT.

Its Chief Executive is John Roberts [1] a former secondary-school teacher. The organisation is based in Manchester, England.

History

The Independent explains that Edapt was established "After a survey showed 44% of teacher trade union members were not interested in taking any form of industrial action."[2]

It was reported in The Telegraph that "Edapt launched in 2012 as a membership organisations for teachers who pay a monthly subscription and can access up to £100,000 of legal costs".[3]

The then Secretary of State of Education, Michael Gove, explained "John (the CEO) was unhappy with the way the unions were spending his money has set up an organisation Edapt, to provide independent support for teaching professionals"[4]

In February 2020, The Telegraph reported proposals set out by Edapt to Number 10 to amend the Employment Relations Act 1999. It explained "while all workers should have equal employment rights under the law, the existing legislation fails to give non-union members the right to be accompanied to formal meetings by 'reasonably qualified companions.'[5]

References
  1. McInerney, Laura (2017-03-07). "Profile: John Roberts, chief executive, Edapt". Schools Week. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  2. "Hundreds of teachers sign up for 'no-strike' service offering". The Independent. 2014-01-29. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  3. Turner, Camilla (2018-11-10). "Private schools now taking out legal insurance for teachers amid rise in legal action from parents". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  4. "Michael Gove speech to teachers and headteachers at the National College for Teaching and Leadership". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  5. Malnick, Edward (2020-02-23). "Boris Johnson's aides plan to break 'stranglehold' of trade unions". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
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