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Student membership
Membership of ATL is free to those training in the UK to be teachers, lecturers or education support staff. Those on graduate teacher programmes are also eligible.
When you qualify to teach, membership for your first year of teaching is free and your second year is half price.
For details about NQ/probationer membership rates in 2012, click here.
Further information on membership
If you are unsure which category of membership to apply for, or if you have any queries about your eligibility for membership, please see our section on eligibility for membership, or contact ATL's membership department on tel: 020 7782 1602 or the ATL recruitment hotline on 0845 057 7000 (local rates apply) between Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. Alternatively, email our membership department.
Members may be able to claim income tax relief on nine-tenths of their annual subscription, provided it is paid from earned income. For more information, please see claiming tax relief on your ATL subscriptions.
You should ensure that your membership is correct and fully up to date in order to access the full range of ATL benefits for members.
As with any other union, ATL is unable to offer representation or assistance (including legal advice) with problems that arose before you joined. Prospective members should declare any such problems in a letter with their application form.