The Council for Subject Associations

A Voice for Subjects

CfSA A Voice for Subjects

The Council for Subject Associations (CfSA) is a coordinating membership organisation, speaking with one consistent voice, on behalf of different member Subject Associations. The CfSA supports a range of other education associations, which represent a professional sector membership comprising teachers and educators across all subjects and age phases in the UK. Together CfSA members provide subject expertise, research informed advice and resources in curriculum, pedagogy, teacher training and teacher development, gathering and building on the knowledge and expertise of serving teachers, headteachers, governors, leaders academics, students, and governments. The CfSA is the national voice for subject areas in UK education.

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"Subject Associations are an invaluable source of curriculum materials, research findings and advice for teachers working across all phase and subject areas. We would recommend that all teachers, from those still in the process of qualifying right up to experienced practitioners and leaders, think about joining their relevant association. The resources they provide are research informed, relevant, independent and of the highest quality. By becoming a member of a subject association teachers become part of a professional community with excellent networking opportunities."

"For any professional leading a subject it’s really important that they are tapped into networks of colleagues working on curriculum development. The first port of call should be the subject associations because curriculum development is their raison d’être. They provide resources, courses and communities that are an absolute boon for curriculum work. Membership of a subject association should be available for anyone leading a subject area in their school."

"Subject Associations are a vital part of our education landscape. Teachers across all phases benefit from the high quality professional learning provided by individual associations whether this is via web resources, journals or through opportunities to engage in study. It is vitally important that teachers are inspired to build their own subject knowledge, moving beyond the generic towards the specific. To teach is to engage in lifelong learning."

Subject Associations have always been important as curators and propagators of teachers’ intellectual curiosity about the interface between subject knowledge and pedagogy. They have attracted committed and ever more successful teachers to their membership. Their contribution to the transformation of standards in schools is crucial. In our own careers, the success of schools through the London and Black Country Challenges and earlier in Birmingham, Manchester and Oxfordshire owed much to subject association membership and was an essential piece of the jigsaw of extending what we know about successful practice especially in secondary schools and colleges

Do you know there is a Subject Association for you?

Would you like to: be up to date in your subject? be part of your subject community? pursue your own learning? have access to dedicated sources of information?

Subject Associations are all established membership organisations whose members include teachers, educators, trainee/student teachers, schools, FE Colleges, teacher training institutions, and other educational establishments. All will have meetings and conferences where you can meet others with a passion for your subject. All of us are committed to raising educational standards by developing and disseminating high quality research, professional development and other support focused on subject knowledge and pedagogy. We are trusted organisations, able to demonstrate the impact of our work to develop better practice and raise standards for teaching and learning.

For more information about the subject association members and associate members of CfSA and the services they offer, please take a look at our members section or view the CfSA Directory.