The Association for College Management (ACM) was a

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in the

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. The union was founded in 1965 as the Association of Vice-Principals of Colleges, representing middle managers in colleges of

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and

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. In 1987, it was renamed the Association of College Management, its first general secretary was Wilson Longden. He was succeeded by John Mowbray. In 2001 he was succeeded by Peter Pendle, by which time it had adopted its final name. By 2002, it had 3,250 members and affiliated to the

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and the General Federation of Trade Unions. It had broadened its remit to represent all management grades in colleges, although it faced competition from the Secondary Heads Association. In 2008, the union set up the Association of Managers in Education as a joint venture with the

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(ATL), and the ACM became part of the ATL in January 2011.ACM votes to merge with ATL
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, 9 July 2010

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Association of Managers in Education
{{Trades Union Congress Defunct trade unions of the United Kingdom Tertiary education trade unions 1965 establishments in the United Kingdom Trade unions established in 1965 Trade unions disestablished in 2011 Trade unions based in Greater Manchester