Kim Knappett, pictured, a secondary school science teacher from south east London, took over as the ATL president on Tuesday (September 1) and will represent around 170,000 teachers, school leaders and support staff in the role.
During her year in office, Ms Knappett has pledged to fight the "excessive workload and constant changes in education" that she says "leaves teachers with little time to do work that benefits students' learning".
Ms Knappett, who has been a teacher for almost 30 years, will set out her presidential agenda in detail at a reception taking place tonight (Thursday, September 3). She has already said that her three priorities will be:
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