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NATE Annual Report
## **CIO 1192005**
## **January 1[st] 2023 – October 31[st] 2024**
unincorporated charity (Charity no: 313157) to become a Charitable Incorporated Organisa�on (Charity no: 1192005). The date for the amalgama�on was 15th November 2023.
This report therefore covers the following period: January 1[st] 2023 – October 31[st] 2024
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1. Introduction & Priorities 2
2. Governance and management structure 3
3. Chair’s report 4-6
4. Director’s report 7
Membership
CPD
Campaigning, opinion & research
Enrichment
NATE Patrons
NATE Awards
Partnerships
5. Publications 9-12
English: 4-11 and Primary Matters
Newsletters
Mailshots
Teaching resources
Teaching English
Routledge Series
English in Education
6. Annual accounts 13+
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## 1. Introduc�on
## **The Na�onal Associa�on for the Teaching of English**
## _Empowering English teachers to inspire young people_
charity that provides publica�ons and training for English teachers at all key stages. For the past 60 years, NATE has provided English teachers with a pla�orm to share their exper�se and have a voice on issues that affect their prac�ce. Through its campaigning, research and successful partnerships, NATE con�nues to defend and promote the subject, whilst providing support and enrichment for English teachers and the young people they work with.
## **Our values: we strive to be …**
- a leader of research and debate on curriculum design and assessment
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- a promoter of good prac�ce
- a collaborator with key stakeholders, regionally, na�onally and interna�onally
- an advocate of the cultural and philosophical importance of English as a humane discipline
## **Our priori�es (2024-25)**
- To meet the needs of our main demographic (11-18 secondary English teachers)
- To widen par�cipa�on and collabora�on
- To increase membership
- To further improve communica�on output
- To improve NATE’s reach and impact
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- To improve diversity and inclusion
NATE addresses the public benefit requirement generally through its work with teachers and the wider English community. This report outlines some of the specific ways NATE has met its public duty in 2023-4. NATE’s trustees have paid due regard to Charity Commission guidance on public benefit in deciding what activities the charity should undertake.
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## 2. NATE Governance and Management structure
NATE is governed by a volunteer team of Trustees (the employer) who provides NATE’s vision, strategic direc�on and quality assures the work of the charity’s director (employee), who is responsible for the day-to-day opera�onal ac�vi�es, including membership, communica�on, event management, campaigning, finance and overseeing all of NATE’s outsourcing. NATE is also supported by a dedicated team of volunteers, including working group members, writers, researchers and presenters.
Following NATE’s elec�ons in early 2024, we have been able to recruit a number of new volunteers, including Trustees, Officers and new Working group members. These new roles include:
- SEND/Inclusion specialist
- Primary Officer
- Diversity Officer
- Working Group Officer
- Participation Officer
With NATE’s current director securing a new role, the Trustees made a decision to create two new roles for the associa�on:
- Director of NATE (English Subject Lead) full-time
- NATE Office Manager (0.4)
includes:
- employees (permanent and temporary staff)
- paid consultants contracted to NATE on a temporary basis
- Trustees and other volunteers who are representing NATE
The purpose of this handbook is to provide clear guidance on the roles and responsibili�es of the employer (NATE’s Board of Trustees) and employees, consultants and volunteers. It should be used to support the induc�on of new employees and a reference point for all par�es in the event of issues that may arise. Within this handbook will be references to NATE’s policies that are updated regularly.
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## 3. Chair’s report 2023-24
I took over the posi�on of Chair of NATE from Rachel Roberts in January 2023. This was the start of a very special year for our associa�on as 2023 marked NATE’s 60[th] birthday….and what a birthday year it was! In fact, the last two years have been a bit of a roller-coaster ride with some incredible highs and some stomach-plunging lows. I feel immensely proud of the way we have faced the difficul�es, sought solu�ons, adapted our ways of working and con�nued to steadfastly support our colleagues in the English teaching community, both na�onally and interna�onally.
As Chair, I feel a huge sense of responsibility for the con�nued growth and success of our associa�on, as well as its future viability but, without a shadow of a doubt, this would not have been possible without the determina�on, dedica�on, financial acumen and hard work of our current Director, Jonathan Morgan. In both 2023 and 2024, he has steered NATE through some very turbulent �mes, and I am immensely grateful for his calm, solu�on-focused approach throughout my tenure as Chair. At the end of October 2024, Jonathan will be leaving NATE to take up a new role with AQA. We are indebted to him for his �reless dedica�on to the role of Director over the past five and a half years and wish him every success in his new posi�on. In addi�on, I would like the thank our faithful team of volunteers, including Trustees, Working Group members and all the teachers who have willingly given up their �me to write ar�cles, par�cipate in research and deliver such high-quality CPD for NATE. They have been enduringly suppor�ve and encouraging and I have learnt an incredible amount from their wealth of experience and knowledge.
## **The highs and the lows**
As part of our determina�on to serve and support the ever-evolving needs of our profession, NATE invited English teachers from across all phases to complete our annual survey in the summer of 2023. Of-course, teachers shared their concerns and their frustra�ons about the recruitment and reten�on crisis, budget pressures, workload, increasing numbers of pupils with addi�onal needs, the English curriculum itself, the lack of opportunity for crea�vity and the restric�ons of the GCSE English specifica�on leading to a decline in uptake of the subject at A level and beyond. However, despite all these challenges, the survey results were overwhelmingly and heart-warmingly posi�ve with almost three quarters of those who responded saying that they s�ll found - English teaching rewarding. See View from the Chair h�ps://www.nate.org.uk/wp content/uploads/2024/06/View-from-the-Chair-Reasons-to-be-Cheerful-Rachel-Laverack.pdf
Respondents to the survey also provided us with numerous ideas about how we might be�er serve their needs which helped us to priori�se our ac�ons, and, by the end of 2023, we had made significant strides in responding to many of the sugges�ons made. One improvement was the introduc�on of a new, more efficient and robust membership system. We also developed a new searchable guide to our resources, with almost 1000 publica�ons and over 50 on-demand CPD events now easily accessible to our members through our website.
As part of our ongoing drive to support members, we provided a number of research bursaries to allow a small number of colleagues the opportunity to a�end the IFTE conference in Melbourne Australia in June 2024.
The biggest disappointment of 2023 was having to cancel our annual summer conference due to low numbers. The conference has always been the highlight of the year so, it was with a heavy heart, that we took the decision to cancel, reflect and reconsider our CPD offer. We recognised the changing landscape in terms of CPD and the enormous menu of free, online training available to English teachers since the Covid pandemic. We also acknowledged the immense financial pressures on schools when releasing staff to a�end face to face CPD. With this in mind, we decided to trial a programme of online, twilight CPD for our members in the Spring term of 2024. This proved immensely successful with over 700 English teachers a�ending the sessions. Feedback from teachers was very posi�ve and this CPD model is one we hope to con�nue in 2025. Following the disappointment of 2023, we were also thrilled to reinstate our annual in-person summer conference at King’s College in London in July 2024. Over 120 English teachers a�ended the day and evalua�ons were overwhelmingly posi�ve. We are indebted to our colleagues at King’s for providing us with a venue and our
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speakers and presenters who volunteered their �me and exper�se for free. This enabled us to keep costs to a minimum, again responding to our survey findings.
_Primary Ma�ers_ decided to step down from her role. Janet made an enormous contribu�on to the primary arm of our associa�on over a number of years, and I would personally like to thank her for her loyalty and dedica�on to the role. Prior to her departure, Janet edited the Spring 2023 edi�on of _Primary Ma�ers_ and also developed a wonderful range of new primary teaching resources, in partnership with iChild which were free to NATE members. We subsequently worked with a guest editor, Karen Stringer, a primary teacher from Barrow in Furness to produce two newsle�ers for our primary members before developing a partnership with the English Associa�on and UKLA to co-produce the _English 4-11_ magazine. NATE Primary members previously received a digital copy of our primary magazine, though we are delighted that, from the start of 2024, they now receive a hard copy of _English 4-11_ . As Chair of NATE, I joined the Editorial Board of the _English 4-11_ magazine in January 2024 and was delighted to be involved in judging the English 4-11 Picture Book Awards. Our new Primary Officer, Kathryn Brereton, has recently joined the Editorial Board too.
NATE’s other publica�ons also con�nued to thrive in 2023 and 2024. The reach of _English in Educa�on_ , edited by John Hodgson, increased for the fourth consecu�ve year in 2023 with an astounding 95,000 downloads. Two special issues were published in 2023 on _Social Jus�ce and English Educa�on_ and _Cri�cal Literacy and Social Media_ . _Teaching English,_ edited by Gary Snapper _,_ also con�nued to flourish with its powerful blend of s�mula�ng and thought-provoking ar�cles. We celebrated our 60[th] birthday with a special anniversary edi�on in November 2023. This edi�on surveyed the past, present and future of English and of NATE. The three edi�ons in 2024 have been guest edited on special themes including Post 16 English, Drama in English and Media and English. Sadly, a�er 21 years of edi�ng NATE’s professional magazines- _English Drama Media_ (2003-2012) and _Teaching English_ (2013-2024), Gary Snapper has decided to step down from this role. I would personally like to thank Gary for his enormous contribu�on to NATE, his incredible work ethic and his me�culous a�en�on to detail.
In addi�on, the following NATE/Routledge Books were published in 2023 and 2024:
- _Creativity in the English Curriculum: Historical Perspectives and Future Directions_ by Lorna Smith.
- _International Perspectives on English Teacher Development_ Edited by Andy Goodwyn, Jacqueline Manuel, Rachel Roberts, Lisa Scherff, Wayne Sawyer, Cal Durrant and Don Zancanella.
- _Drama at the Heart of English: Transforming Practice in the Secondary Classroom_ by Theo Bryer, Maggie Pitfield and Jane Cole.
- _Experiencing English Literature: Shaping Authentic Response in Thinking and Writing_ by Andrew Atherton.
- _Literacy and Growth: A Genealogy of English Teaching_ by John Hodgson and Anne Harris
Throughout both 2023 and 2024, we con�nued to develop our partnerships and collabora�ons with other organisa�ons in order to share ideas, views and resources and collec�vely strengthen our posi�on in suppor�ng the English teaching community. We were delighted to be part of roundtable discussions as part of the Oracy Educa�on Commission’s recent report, _We need to talk_ (published October 2024). We were also delighted to represent NATE at the English GCSE Reform summit held at The Globe in September 2024. We joined over a hundred English teachers, subject leads, academics, policy makers, members of other na�onal organisa�ons and exam boards, and other stake holders to discuss possible recommenda�ons for change. A summary can be found here: h�ps://englishassocia�on.ac.uk/summit-on-the-reform-of-the-english-gcses-report-andrecommenda�ons/
We con�nued to be ac�ve members of The Common English Forum and worked closely with the Royal Shakespeare Company, Poetry by Heart (2023), UKLA, The English Associa�on, ASCL, Arvon Founda�on, iChild, Ideas Founda�on and Na�onal Drama.
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As part of our mission to champion English as a unique subject, we con�nued to develop posi�on statements to challenge increasingly prescrip�ve approaches or policies which undermine the complex nature of our subject. - - We produced a statement on Oak Academy h�ps://www.nate.org.uk/wp content/uploads/2023/03/Oak Na�onal-Academy-a-NATE-statement-.pdf and, towards the end of 2023, a small group of Trustees worked assiduously on our manifesto for 2024, en�tled, ‘Communica�on, Language and Learning in English – a NATE vision for change.’ The document sets out the cri�cal issues facing our subject, priori�es for the future and recommenda�ons for the next government. We also published our own statement around oracy (September 2024) and responded to Ofsted’s English Educa�on Subject Report (March 2024).
One of the highlights of the last two years was, without doubt, our 60[th] Birthday celebra�on in November 2023 at The Great Hall, King’s College, London. It was a wonderful opportunity to bring together past Chairs, Trustees, members of Management and Working Groups, other members and a whole range of partners and passionate advocates of our associa�on to celebrate the incredible achievements of the past 60 years. Peter Thomas delivered a rousing Harold Rosen Lecture and we presented the NATE Awards for both 2022 and 2023. - h�ps://www.nate.org.uk/nate awards/ As previously men�oned, a special edi�on of _Teaching English,_ brilliantly edited by Gary Snapper, marking 60 years in 60 pages, celebrated NATE’s past as well as its con�nuing work.
Another important development for our associa�on was our amalgama�on from an unincorporated charity to become a CIO (Charitable Incorporated Organisa�on) in March 2024. This was a very complex and �meconsuming process involving many mee�ngs with our legal advisors but, ul�mately, will bring many benefits to the associa�on.
Another exci�ng development over the last two years has been the introduc�on of a teacher wri�ng compe��on sponsored by the Arvon Founda�on. I have been lucky enough to be a judge of this compe��on in both 2023 and 2024. What a privilege it has been to read such a wonderful and wide-ranging selec�on of entries. Winning entries were published in _Teaching English_ and _NATE News._
Looking back over my tenure, the last two years have certainly been incredibly busy, but highly rewarding and produc�ve. As we approach 2025, I would like to reiterate my thanks to all those who have worked �relessly for the associa�on and, ul�mately, for the benefit of future genera�ons. 2025 marks an exci�ng new chapter for our associa�on with a new Director, a new Chair and a number of new volunteers on our management team. Together, we look forward to con�nuing to support and empower the teaching profession to inspire and engage young people in the delights of our subject.
Rachel Laverack
## **Chair of NATE**
October 2024
## 4. Director’s report
I’d like to thank NATE’s management team for suppor�ng me over the past 5 and a half years and I look back with pride of what we have been able to achieve over very challenging �mes. Below is a summary of ac�vity for 2023-24. I have reflected in greater length in the November edi�on of _Teaching English_ . View the ar�cle here. You can also view the impact/progress reports here: h�ps://www.nate.org.uk/impact/.
## **Membership**
Membership numbers have remained steady despite all the challenges that members have faced professionally and financially over recent years. NATE also has over 5000 subscribers and over 15,000 Twi�er followers. Some other updates include:
- new membership system in place (Sheep CRM) and searchable guide produced – with over 1000 publications/articles/CPD events individually tagged
- refreshed NATE public site, including a new latest news page https://www.nate.org.uk/latest-news/
- over 50 on-demand CPD events made available to members that people can access https://mailchi.mp/nate.org.uk/latest-updates-dec-13466330
- new individual digital membership option introduced
- new membership flyers created
- enhanced membership benefits created, including member directory, opportunity to advertise teaching positions and free online NATE CPD for members.
## **CPD (2023)**
We had a number of successful online events in 2023, including:
- _Delivering Excellence in Teaching English_
- ITE conference
- Diversity in English webinar
- Bring Back Talk online conference
- Ian Cushing & Peter Thomas Harold Rosen Lectures
## **CPD (2024)**
We had a range of fantas�c online CPD events at the beginning of 2024, with over 700 English teachers in a�endance. This included our annual ITE conference too.
_2. Developing crea�ve responses to s�ll images and short texts_
_3. Using grammar to explore language in GCSE Literature texts_
_4. Using Film in the Teaching of Gothic Literature_
_5. Wri�ng through Reading, and Reading through Wri�ng_
_6. Bring back Talk and Drama into the English Curriculum_
_7. NATE’s 2024 ITE conference (online)_
## _**NATE Annual Conference 2024 - a celebra�on of secondary English teaching & research**_
highly successful annual conference at King’s College London. With over 120 English teachers in a�endance, it was a highly s�mula�ng day of sharing good prac�ce, developing subject exper�se and networking. Thank you to our hosts at King’s College London, exhibitors, presenters and delegates who made it such a special event. Just some of the highly posi�ve delegate feedback is below:
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_“Brilliant to be back at these lives NATE events. An integral part of my journey as an English teacher and I wish more new teachers were given the �me to come along.”_
_“As a Head of English, there is lots I will take back to tweak our approach, though more importantly, it’s been lovely to feel that my own feelings about what’s right for English teachers has been vindicated.”_
_“Rekindled a love of English teaching. Being brave to step outside the safe models of teaching that lack ingenuity and realising that the issues I face in my school are shared experiences.”_
## **Campaigning, opinion & research**
- Published NATE’s 2024 manifesto
- Increased media presence, including articles in _The Observer_ , _TES_ and _The Telegraph_ .
- Published research on why students study English at post 16
- Launched NATE’s annual survey
- Provided research bursary opportunity to support NATE members to attend the 2024 IFTE conference.
- Produced a survey on GCSE / A Level exams and published the findings in _Teaching English_
- Produced a NATE statement on Oak academy
- Responded to The Ofsted English education report
- Worked with the Oracy Commission and produced a NATE statement
- Contributed to the OCR _**Striking the balance: A review of 11-16 curriculum and assessment in England**_
- Contributed to the GCSE Reform meeting
## **Enrichment**
NATE was pleased to launch its second teacher wri�ng compe��on - a new 1000 word short story compe��on - in partnership with Arvon and received some wonderful entries that were published in _Teaching English._
## **NATE Patrons**
Boyce, Debra Myhill and Lemn Sissay in suppor�ng our work.
## **NATE Awards**
NATE presented its 2023 (and 2022) annual awards at King’s College London, during the celebra�on of NATE’s 60th birthday. Congratula�ons to all of our deserving winners and thank you for your outstanding contribu�on to NATE and the English teaching community.
## **2023 NATE Awards**
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Outstanding Contribu�on to the Teaching of English Sue Dymoke (posthumously awarded and received by
Anthony Wilson)
Outstanding Contribu�on to NATE Andy Goodwyn
Outstanding Contribu�on to Research Ian Cushing
The Terry Furlong Award for Research Louise Hazell and Claire Burnett
The NATE Primary award Penny Slater
The Joan Goody award for Diversity & Inclusion Clare Lawrence
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## **Partnerships / Collabora�ons include**
- RSC - exploring CPD partnership opportunities
- Arvon (Teacher writing competition)
- UKLA/EA – _English: 4-11_ partnerships
- NATE/Ichild Primary teaching materials published
- Ideas Foundation – joint bid writing
- National Drama collaboration
- Active member of The Common English Forum
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## 5. NATE Publica�ons
## **NATE Primary**
_Primary Ma�ers_ and two Primary newsle�ers were published in 2023. NATE has developed a partnership with The English Associa�on and UKLA to co-produce the _English: 4-11_ magazine, meaning that NATE Primary members will now receive a printed copy sent to their home/work address of the _English: 4-11_ magazine. All NATE members will be also able to access this magazine (and the _Primary Ma�ers_ archive) digitally. NATE Chair, Rachel Laverack has joined the _English: 4-11_ editorial board.
## **Teaching resources**
- Published NATE Primary teaching resources, in partnership with ichild
- New IllumiNATEs published
- NATE teaching resources now more easily accessible (and searchable) in the new membership area
- Created new subject knowledge pages
## **NATE News**
2023
- https://app.sheepcrm.com/nate/publications/nate-news/spring-23/
- https://app.sheepcrm.com/nate/publications/nate-news/secondary-summer-23/
- https://app.sheepcrm.com/nate/publications/nate-news/primary-summer-23/
- https://app.sheepcrm.com/nate/publications/nate-news/December-23/
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## **Teaching English 2023**
The Spring edi�on in 2023 was about ‘Teaching Poetry’ and the Summer edi�on was on ‘Reading’. A tremendous set of ar�cles in both edi�ons covered a wide range of topics, and we also featured the winning entries in the NATE Teacher Wri�ng Compe��on. The Autumn edi�on was a special NATE 60[th] anniversary edi�on which surveyed the past, present and future of English and of NATE and re-stated NATE’s commitment to a humane view of English in all aspects of the subject. Topical comment pages throughout the year have included tributes to Trevor Dickinson, Geoff Dean and Sue Dymoke, Peter Thomas’s columns on the poli�cs of English teaching and Tom Rank’s media columns. News and reviews pages con�nue to thrive. Many thanks to all contributors and reviewers!
## **Teaching English 2024**
and Mick Connell for the third. The Spring edi�on in 2024 was on Post-16 English and guest-edited by Yvonne Williams. The Summer edi�on was on Drama in English and was guest-edited by Jane Coles and Maggie Pi�ield. The Autumn edi�on was on Media and English and was guest edited by Steve Connolly with the support of the Media Educa�on Associa�on. These edi�ons gave opportuni�es for these three important aspects of English to be covered in detail. News, columns and reviews pages con�nue to thrive. Many thanks to all contributors, editors and reviewers! Our newly appointed Director, Anthony Cockerill, will take over the edi�ng of the magazine in 2025.
## _**Gary Snapper**_
## _**Editor of Teaching English**_
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## **NATE/Routledge Book Series 2023**
The NATE/Routledge series con�nues to develop its impressive catalogue of both professional and academic books. 2023 saw the publica�on of three new, significant �tles:
- _International Perspectives on English Teacher Development_ Edited by Andy Goodwyn, Jacqueline Manuel, Rachel Roberts, Lisa Scherff, Wayne Sawyer, Cal Durrant and Don Zancanella.
- _Drama at the Heart of English: Transforming Practice in the Secondary Classroom_ by Theo Bryer, Maggie Pitfield and Jane Cole.
- _Experiencing English Literature: Shaping Authentic Response in Thinking and Writing_ by Andrew Atherton.
John Hodsgon and Anne Harris’s book on Personal Growth will be published in 2024. A proposal for a book on contemporary English teaching edited by Lorna Smith has been accepted by Routledge. and Velda Elliot’s proposal for an important new book on Teaching Race in the English Curriculum is s�ll expected. Carol Atherton, Andrew Green and Gary Snapper are preparing a second edi�on of _Teaching English Literature 16-19._
## **NATE/Routledge Book Series 2024**
The NATE/Routledge series con�nues to develop its impressive catalogue of both professional and academic books. John Hodgson and Anne Harris’s book _Literacy and Growth: A Genealogy of English Teaching_ was published in 2024. A proposal for a book on contemporary English teaching edited by Lorna Smith has been accepted by Routledge. and Velda Elliot’s proposal for an important new book on Teaching Race in the English Curriculum is s�ll expected. A proposal for a book of case studies of the teaching of literary texts by Sean McEvoy and Richard Jacobs is due soon. Carol Atherton, Andrew Green and Gary Snapper are preparing a second edi�on of _Teaching English Literature 16-19._
## _**Gary Snapper**_
## _**Series Editor of the NATE Routledge Series**_
## **English In Educa�on**
## **2023**
In 2023 we published two special issues in response to readers’ priorities for research as shown in our 2021 international survey. Velda Elliott’s special issue on _Social Justice and English Education_ was published in summer (issue 3), and Navan Govender and Jennifer Farrar’s special issue on _Critical Literacy and Social Media_ was published in autumn (issue 4). The special issue on _Critical Literacy and Social Media_ received fewer articles than we had hoped, doubtless because these topics are not currently included in the assessment regime. We intend to pick this up in future issues. Readers’ interest and engagement with _English in Education_ , measured in downloads, increased for the fourth consecutive year.
Most read articles included: In 2023 Issue 1, Ian Cushing’s Call for Papers for the forthcoming special edition on _Race, Language and (In)Equality_ ; in Issue 2, my Editorial on _What Happened to Knowledge about Language?_ and Velda Elliott and Matthew Courtney’s _Teaching Poems by Authors of Colour at Key Stage 3_ ; in Issue 3, Jen Scott Curtwood and Katherine Bull’s _Beautiful Wastelands, an_ article about the “ordinary schools” of Greater Sydney, Australia, and Laura Louise Nickln’s paper on a prison-based Shakespeare focused programme, _Condemn the Fault and not the Actor of It;_ in Issue 4, Mary Rice’s _Making Meaning with Memes through a Multilayered Approach to Visual Literacies_ .
Please see the chart overleaf for the most-read articles in _English in Education_ during 2023. This includes popular articles published in previous years, including Myra Barrs’ _Teaching Bad Writing_ .
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My heartfelt thanks to the special issue editors who worked patiently with me while I was occupied with other work, enduring sometimes prolonged negotiations with the peer-review and production offices in Manila and New Delhi!
**REPORT ON** _**ENGLISH IN EDUCATION**_ **, 2024**
1. Themes and topics of issues published in 2024
The topic _Race and English Education_ was rated as a high priority by international respondents to our Delphi panel on research in English Education (EIE 55:4, November 2021). In their Editorial to the special issue on _Race, Language and (In)Equality_ (58:1), Furzeen Ahmed, April Baker-Bell, Dan Clayton and Ian Cushing introduced four articles that examined the historical process by which, they argue, English classrooms have crafted and maintained linguistic and racial inequality. These articles identified the “gap” ideologies highlighted by critical language scholars which perceived racialised communities as displaying linguistic deficiencies and in need of corrective procedures if they are to succeed in school and broader society. The editors claimed that the articles in this special issue not only challenged the ways in which hierarchical language ideologies have often become normalised; they also suggested how teachers might bring linguistic and racial equality to English classrooms and renew joy and hope in language learning.
This theme continued in the first article in our second issue (58:2). Bruce, an early career teacher, records how a combination of “gap” ideologies and performative assessment of students in an Australian school with a majority First Nations population placed culturally responsive teachers in a conflicted position. The second article described an innovative approach to “South African Writing, Decolonisation, and the English Literature A- Level”, while the third offers a research review of educational interventions for LGBTQ+ - inclusive English classrooms. The following two articles discussed inclusivity and cultural literacy in terms of students’ responses to literature. The final article took a critical approach to the contemporary view that arts and humanities degrees represent a poor return on investment.
Our third issue (58:3) focused on the language and practices of the classroom and the wider world, and as an issue for exploration with students. It opened with a poem, “OK, class, SLANT!” which satirises current attempts to discipline students into a suitable posture for classroom learning. This poem has been widely read and downloaded (though is not included in the graphic analysis below).and was our most-read social media output of 2024. Jemima Hills’ study of four autistic students explored the ways they transport elements from the stories they read into their lived reality. Jeanne Dyches and her colleagues examine students’ application of critical literacy while reading _The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn_ . Ian Cushing and Navan Govender’s “Manifesto for an Anti-racist English Education” considered the role of language in the classroom in relation to broader dimensions of oppression and privilege. Margaret Merga finds that only one in four non-government
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(private) Australian schools requires applicants for English teaching roles to be qualified, while Tom Dobson and his colleagues report on an initiative to provide intergenerational co-creative writing workshops for parents, carers and their children.
The final (November) issue of the year (58:4) celebrated the 60th anniversary of _English in Education_ , whilst debating the role of a subject association. An introductory article by the four editors (Gary Snapper, Simon Gibbons, Andy Goodwyn and John Hodgson) gives a history of NATE and the struggle to thrive as a cogent professional association during the governmental interventions of the last 40 years. Simon Clements, one of NATE’s founder members, recalls moments from his experience of working with the London Association and its successor. Writers from the _Australian Journal of English Education_ give an evidence-based response to the pressure on English teachers in Australia to provide “valid and verifiable” knowledge of their pedagogy. Members of a Thailand language teaching subject association (SA) offer an overview of the ways in which an SA can nurture teacher identity and practice, even, or especially, in a difficult social and educational environment. In their historical reflection on the Association for Research into L1 Education (ARLE), Nikolaj Elf, Andy Goodwyn and Wayne Sawyer discussed the relation of a subject association to the political controversies that surrounded the connections between a language and a nation state. Finally, Yvonne Williams reviewed _Reading Lessons_ by Carol Atherton, who has remained a practising school teacher while influencing others through her work for NATE.
## 2. Publisher’s data on downloads (worldwide)
**John Hodgson, Editor** _English in Education_
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**REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1192005**
## **Report of the Trustees and**
## **Unaudited Financial Statements**
## **For The Year Ended 31 October 2024**
## **for**
**National Association For The Teaching Of English**
Roddis Taylor Robinson Chartered Accountants Unit 6, Acorn Business Park Woodseats Close Sheffield South Yorkshire S8 0TB
**National Association For The Teaching Of English**
**Contents of the Financial Statements For The Year Ended 31 October 2024**
|||**Page**||
|---|---|---|---|
|**Report of the Trustees**|1|to|2|
|**Independent Examiner's Report**||3||
|**Statement of Financial Activities**||4||
|**Balance Sheet**||5||
|**Notes to the Financial Statements**|6|to|12|
**National Association For The Teaching Of**
## **English**
## **Report of the Trustees For The Year Ended 31 October 2024**
The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 October 2024. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).
## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES**
## **Objectives and aims**
The assets and activities of National Association For The Teaching Of English (Charity number: 313157), an unincorporated charity, were transferred to this charity (Charity number: 1192005) with effect from 15 November 2023.
The objectives and aims of the charity are to provide a forum for the development of modern approaches to English teaching in schools. NATE continues to promote this message about English, developing and encouraging innovative and reflective approaches appropriate to the contemporary classroom, reporting to teachers on developments in policy, practice and research, and giving an independent voice to the profession.
The Trustees confirm that they have had due regard to the guidance published by the Charity Commission on public benefit.
## **ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE**
National Association for the Teaching of English publishes its annual report and its annual accounts as two separate documents.
The annual report describes the activities and future plans of the Charity. These annual accounts explain in more detail the financial effect of the activities during the year and the financial position at the year end.
## **FINANCIAL REVIEW**
## **Reserves policy**
The reserves policy aims to hold sufficient reserves to maintain the Charity's ability to fulfil its objectives in the long term. At 31 October 2024 the Association had unrestricted income funds amounting to £291,818. The Trustees are satisfied that the current level of reserves is adequate for this purpose.
The effective date of the merger of the charities was 15 November 2023. As a result of NATE previously preparing accounts to 31 December, the comparative figures for 2023 cover the period 1 January 2023 to 31 October 2023.
The comparatives are combined figures for both charities, however up until 15 November 2023 this charity was not active.
## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT**
## **Governing document**
The charity is controlled by its governing document, dated 8 October 2020 and constitutes a Charitable Incorporated Organisation.
## **Recruitment and appointment of new trustees**
Trustees are usually recruited from the teaching profession, who are experienced in both educational matters and of the objectives of the charity.
## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS**
## **Registered Charity number**
1192005
## **Principal address**
Independence House Millfield Lane Nether Poppleton York YO26 6PH
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**National Association For The Teaching Of English**
## **Report of the Trustees For The Year Ended 31 October 2024**
## **Trustees**
Dr R Roberts A Bennett Dr M Giovanelli R Laverack G Snapper M Connell A Goodwyn P Thomas J Clarke (appointed 10.10.24) S Pinnick (appointed 10.10.24) O Belas (appointed 10.10.24) K Brereton (appointed 10.10.24)
## **Independent Examiner**
Roddis Taylor Robinson Chartered Accountants Unit 6, Acorn Business Park Woodseats Close Sheffield South Yorkshire S8 0TB
Approved by order of the board of trustees on 30 August 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
M Connell - Trustee
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## **Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of National Association For The Teaching Of English**
## **Independent examiner's report to the trustees of National Association For The Teaching Of English**
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of National Association For The Teaching Of English (the Trust) for the year ended 31 October 2024.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act').
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under Section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by Section 130 of the Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or
3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Julie Holderness ACA FCCA
Roddis Taylor Robinson Chartered Accountants Unit 6, Acorn Business Park Woodseats Close Sheffield South Yorkshire S8 0TB
30 August 2025
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## **National Association For The Teaching Of English**
## **Statement of Financial Activities For The Year Ended 31 October 2024**
|Unrestricted
fund
Notes
£
**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**
Subscriptions
108,367
Charitable trading income
2
26,606
Other trading activities
3
29,492
**Total**
164,465
**EXPENDITURE ON**
**Charitable activities**
4
Education
172,587
**NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**
(8,122)
**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**
Total funds brought forward
299,940
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**
291,818|Restricted
fund
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
700
700|2024
Total
funds
£
108,367
26,606
29,492
164,465
172,587
(8,122)
300,640
292,518|2023
Total
funds
£
95,091
32,557
18,353
146,001
156,743
(10,742)
311,382
300,640|
|---|---|---|---|
The notes form part of these financial statements
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## **National Association For The Teaching Of English**
## **Balance Sheet 31 October 2024**
|Unrestricted
fund
Notes
£
**FIXED ASSETS**
Tangible assets
10
2,902
Investment property
11
285,000
287,902
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Debtors
12
7,828
Investments
13
1
Cash at bank
70,126
77,955
**CREDITORS**
Amounts falling due within one year
14
(74,039)
**NET CURRENT ASSETS**
3,916
**TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT**
**LIABILITIES**
291,818
**NET ASSETS**
291,818
**FUNDS**
15
Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds
**TOTAL FUNDS**|Restricted
fund
£
-
-
-
-
-
700
700
-
700
700
700|2024
Total
funds
£
2,902
285,000
287,902
7,828
1
70,826
78,655
(74,039)
4,616
292,518
292,518
291,818
700
292,518|2023
Total
funds
£
3,314
285,000
288,314
8,251
1
83,069
91,321
(78,995)
12,326
300,640
300,640
299,940
700
300,640|
|---|---|---|---|
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 30 August 2025 and were signed on its behalf by:
M Connell - Trustee
The notes form part of these financial statements
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**National Association For The Teaching Of**
**English**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements For The Year Ended 31 October 2024**
## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES**
## **Basis of preparing the financial statements**
The financial statements of the charity, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Charities Act 2011. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, as modified by the revaluation of certain assets.
## **Income**
All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.
Deferred incoming resources. Subscriptions received in advance of the year to which they relate are carried forward as subscriptions in advance. Other items of income received in advance are carried forward for release in the period to which they relate.
## **Expenditure**
Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.
The Association is not registered for VAT, therefore all items of expenditure are accounted for gross of VAT.
## **Tangible fixed assets**
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.
Fixtures, fittings and equipment - 20% reducing balance
## **Investment property**
Investment property is shown at most recent valuation. Any aggregate surplus or deficit arising from changes in fair value is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities.
## **Taxation**
The charity is exempt from tax on its charitable activities.
## **Fund accounting**
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.
Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.
## **Hire purchase and leasing commitments**
Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities on a straight line basis over the period of the lease.
## **Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits**
The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the charity's pension scheme are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the period to which they relate.
continued...
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**National Association For The Teaching Of**
## **English**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued For The Year Ended 31 October 2024**
## **2. CHARITABLE TRADING INCOME**
|Conference income
Royalties received
Consultancy and advertising income
Editorial support
**OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES**
Property income
**CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS**
Education
**SUPPORT COSTS**
Education|Overheads
£
29,694|2024
£
3,398
14,208
4,000
5,000
26,606
2024
£
29,492
Support
Direct
costs (see
Costs
note 5)
£
£
63,906
108,681
Staff
Governance
costs
costs
£
£
68,710
10,277|2023
£
4,547
13,296
10,547
4,167
32,557
2023
£
18,353
Totals
£
172,587
Totals
£
108,681|
|---|---|---|---|
## **3. OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES**
## **4. CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS**
## **5. SUPPORT COSTS**
## **6. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS**
There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 October 2024 nor for the year ended 31 October 2023.
## **Trustees' expenses**
During the year there were four trustees who claimed £2,049 (2023: £1,993) for travel expenses and disbursements made.
Gary Snapper (trustee) received payments in the year totalling £3,398 (2023: nil) for services in connection with editing of publications and secondary officer support.
There are no related party transactions that require disclosure other than as shown above.
continued...
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**National Association For The Teaching Of English**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued For The Year Ended 31 October 2024**
## **7. STAFF COSTS**
||2024
£|2023
£|
|---|---|---|
|Wages and salaries|58,328|44,959|
|Social security costs
Other pension costs|1,308
1,316
60,952|1,136
1,101
47,196|
|The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows:
Charitable activities|2024
2|2023
1|
No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000.
Key management personnel of the Charity comprise the Trustees and the Chief Executive Officer. The total employee benefits of the key management personnel of the Association were £55,446 (2023: £46,059).
## **8. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**
|Unrestricted
fund
£
**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**
Subscriptions
95,091
Charitable trading income
32,557
Other trading activities
18,353
**Total**
146,001
**EXPENDITURE ON**
**Charitable activities**
Education
156,743
**NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**
(10,742)
**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**
Total funds brought forward
310,682
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**
299,940|Restricted
fund
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
700
700|Total
funds
£
95,091
32,557
18,353
146,001
156,743
(10,742)
311,382
300,640|
|---|---|---|
continued...
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**National Association For The Teaching Of English**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued For The Year Ended 31 October 2024**
## **9. ANALYSIS OF STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**
The table below shows the breakdown of income and expenditure pre merger and post merger.
|Income
Subscriptions
Charitable trading income
Other trading activities
Expenditure on charitable activities
Direct costs
Overheads
Staff costs
Governance costs
Net income/expenditure for the period|Total forthe
year
£
108,367
26,606
29,492
(63,906)
(29,694)
(68,710)
(10,277)
(8,122)|Pre-merger
£
3,770
781
840
(726)
(611)
(2,177)
(184)
1,693|Post-merger
£
104,597
25,825
28,652
(63,180)
(29,083)
(66,533)
(10,093)
(9,815)|
|---|---|---|---|
The pre-merger figures relate to the unincorporated charity (Charity number: 313157) only for the period 1 November 2023 to 14 November 2023 as there were no activities within this charity during that period.
## **10. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS**
|**COST**
At 1 November 2023
Additions|Fixtures,
fittings
and
equipment
£
14,996
150|
|---|---|
|At 31 October 2024|15,146|
|**DEPRECIATION**
At 1 November 2023
Charge for year|11,682
562|
|At 31 October 2024|12,244|
|**NET BOOK VALUE**
At 31 October 2024|2,902|
|At 31 October 2023|3,314|
continued...
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**National Association For The Teaching Of**
**English**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued For The Year Ended 31 October 2024**
## **11. INVESTMENT PROPERTY**
£
## **FAIR VALUE**
|At 1 November 2023
and 31 October 2024
**NET BOOK VALUE**
At 31 October 2024
At 31 October 2023|285,000
285,000
285,000|
|---|---|
The property was valued by Fowler Sandford Chartered Surveyors on 17 October 2023, the market value of the long leasehold interest being £285,000.
## **12. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**
|Trade debtors
Other debtors
Prepayments
**13.**
**CURRENT ASSET INVESTMENTS**
Unlisted investments
**14.**
**CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**
Trade creditors
Taxation and social security
Other creditors
**15.**
**MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**
At
1.11.23
£
**Unrestricted funds**
Unrestricted Funds
299,940
**Restricted funds**
Restricted Funds
700
**TOTAL FUNDS**
300,640||2024
£
2,867
2,366
2,595
7,828
2024
£
1
2024
£
4,904
1,109
68,026
74,039
Net
movement
in funds
£
(8,122)
-
(8,122)||2023
£
2,807
3,356
2,088
8,251
2023
£
1
2023
£
8,854
2,172
67,969
78,995
At
31.10.24
£
291,818
700
292,518|
|---|---|---|---|---|
continued...
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**National Association For The Teaching Of**
## **English**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued For The Year Ended 31 October 2024**
## **15. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued**
Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
|Incoming
resources
£
**Unrestricted funds**
Unrestricted Funds
164,465
**TOTAL FUNDS**
164,465
**Comparatives for movement in funds**
At
1.11.22
£
**Unrestricted funds**
Unrestricted Funds
310,682
**Restricted funds**
Restricted Funds
700
**TOTAL FUNDS**
311,382
Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
Incoming
resources
£
**Unrestricted funds**
Unrestricted Funds
146,001
**TOTAL FUNDS**
146,001|Resources
Movemen
expended
in funds
£
£
(172,587)
(8,122)
(172,587)
(8,122)
Net
movement
At
in funds
31.10.23
£
£
(10,742)
299,940
-
700
(10,742)
300,640
Resources
Movemen
expended
in funds
£
£
(156,743)
(10,742)
(156,743)
(10,742)|
|---|---|
A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows:
|**Unrestricted funds**
Unrestricted Funds
**Restricted funds**
Restricted Funds
**TOTAL FUNDS**|At
1.11.22
£
310,682
700
311,382|Net
movement
in funds
£
(18,864)
-
(18,864)|At
31.10.24
£
291,818
700
292,518|
|---|---|---|---|
continued...
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## **National Association For The Teaching Of**
## **English**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued For The Year Ended 31 October 2024**
## **15. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued**
A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
|**Unrestricted funds**
Unrestricted Funds
**TOTAL FUNDS**|Incoming
resources
£
310,466
310,466|Resources
Movement
expended
in funds
£
£
(329,330)
(18,864)
(329,330)
(18,864)|
|---|---|---|
## **16. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES**
The only related party transactions were as shown in note 6.
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**REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1192005**
## **Report of the Trustees and**
## **Unaudited Financial Statements**
## **For The Year Ended 31 October 2024**
## **for**
**National Association For The Teaching Of English**
Roddis Taylor Robinson Chartered Accountants Unit 6, Acorn Business Park Woodseats Close Sheffield South Yorkshire S8 0TB
**National Association For The Teaching Of English**
**Contents of the Financial Statements For The Year Ended 31 October 2024**
|||**Page**||
|---|---|---|---|
|**Report of the Trustees**|1|to|2|
|**Independent Examiner's Report**||3||
|**Statement of Financial Activities**||4||
|**Balance Sheet**||5||
|**Notes to the Financial Statements**|6|to|12|
**National Association For The Teaching Of**
## **English**
## **Report of the Trustees For The Year Ended 31 October 2024**
The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 October 2024. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).
## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES**
## **Objectives and aims**
The assets and activities of National Association For The Teaching Of English (Charity number: 313157), an unincorporated charity, were transferred to this charity (Charity number: 1192005) with effect from 15 November 2023.
The objectives and aims of the charity are to provide a forum for the development of modern approaches to English teaching in schools. NATE continues to promote this message about English, developing and encouraging innovative and reflective approaches appropriate to the contemporary classroom, reporting to teachers on developments in policy, practice and research, and giving an independent voice to the profession.
The Trustees confirm that they have had due regard to the guidance published by the Charity Commission on public benefit.
## **ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE**
National Association for the Teaching of English publishes its annual report and its annual accounts as two separate documents.
The annual report describes the activities and future plans of the Charity. These annual accounts explain in more detail the financial effect of the activities during the year and the financial position at the year end.
## **FINANCIAL REVIEW**
## **Reserves policy**
The reserves policy aims to hold sufficient reserves to maintain the Charity's ability to fulfil its objectives in the long term. At 31 October 2024 the Association had unrestricted income funds amounting to £291,818. The Trustees are satisfied that the current level of reserves is adequate for this purpose.
The effective date of the merger of the charities was 15 November 2023. As a result of NATE previously preparing accounts to 31 December, the comparative figures for 2023 cover the period 1 January 2023 to 31 October 2023.
The comparatives are combined figures for both charities, however up until 15 November 2023 this charity was not active.
## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT**
## **Governing document**
The charity is controlled by its governing document, dated 8 October 2020 and constitutes a Charitable Incorporated Organisation.
## **Recruitment and appointment of new trustees**
Trustees are usually recruited from the teaching profession, who are experienced in both educational matters and of the objectives of the charity.
## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS**
## **Registered Charity number**
1192005
## **Principal address**
Independence House Millfield Lane Nether Poppleton York YO26 6PH
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**National Association For The Teaching Of English**
## **Report of the Trustees For The Year Ended 31 October 2024**
## **Trustees**
Dr R Roberts A Bennett Dr M Giovanelli R Laverack G Snapper M Connell A Goodwyn P Thomas J Clarke (appointed 10.10.24) S Pinnick (appointed 10.10.24) O Belas (appointed 10.10.24) K Brereton (appointed 10.10.24)
## **Independent Examiner**
Roddis Taylor Robinson Chartered Accountants Unit 6, Acorn Business Park Woodseats Close Sheffield South Yorkshire S8 0TB
Approved by order of the board of trustees on 30 August 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
M Connell - Trustee
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## **Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of National Association For The Teaching Of English**
## **Independent examiner's report to the trustees of National Association For The Teaching Of English**
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of National Association For The Teaching Of English (the Trust) for the year ended 31 October 2024.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act').
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under Section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by Section 130 of the Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or
3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Julie Holderness ACA FCCA
Roddis Taylor Robinson Chartered Accountants Unit 6, Acorn Business Park Woodseats Close Sheffield South Yorkshire S8 0TB
30 August 2025
Page 3
## **National Association For The Teaching Of English**
## **Statement of Financial Activities For The Year Ended 31 October 2024**
|Unrestricted
fund
Notes
£
**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**
Subscriptions
108,367
Charitable trading income
2
26,606
Other trading activities
3
29,492
**Total**
164,465
**EXPENDITURE ON**
**Charitable activities**
4
Education
172,587
**NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**
(8,122)
**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**
Total funds brought forward
299,940
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**
291,818|Restricted
fund
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
700
700|2024
Total
funds
£
108,367
26,606
29,492
164,465
172,587
(8,122)
300,640
292,518|2023
Total
funds
£
95,091
32,557
18,353
146,001
156,743
(10,742)
311,382
300,640|
|---|---|---|---|
The notes form part of these financial statements
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## **National Association For The Teaching Of English**
## **Balance Sheet 31 October 2024**
|Unrestricted
fund
Notes
£
**FIXED ASSETS**
Tangible assets
10
2,902
Investment property
11
285,000
287,902
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Debtors
12
7,828
Investments
13
1
Cash at bank
70,126
77,955
**CREDITORS**
Amounts falling due within one year
14
(74,039)
**NET CURRENT ASSETS**
3,916
**TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT**
**LIABILITIES**
291,818
**NET ASSETS**
291,818
**FUNDS**
15
Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds
**TOTAL FUNDS**|Restricted
fund
£
-
-
-
-
-
700
700
-
700
700
700|2024
Total
funds
£
2,902
285,000
287,902
7,828
1
70,826
78,655
(74,039)
4,616
292,518
292,518
291,818
700
292,518|2023
Total
funds
£
3,314
285,000
288,314
8,251
1
83,069
91,321
(78,995)
12,326
300,640
300,640
299,940
700
300,640|
|---|---|---|---|
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 30 August 2025 and were signed on its behalf by:
M Connell - Trustee
The notes form part of these financial statements
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**National Association For The Teaching Of**
**English**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements For The Year Ended 31 October 2024**
## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES**
## **Basis of preparing the financial statements**
The financial statements of the charity, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Charities Act 2011. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, as modified by the revaluation of certain assets.
## **Income**
All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.
Deferred incoming resources. Subscriptions received in advance of the year to which they relate are carried forward as subscriptions in advance. Other items of income received in advance are carried forward for release in the period to which they relate.
## **Expenditure**
Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.
The Association is not registered for VAT, therefore all items of expenditure are accounted for gross of VAT.
## **Tangible fixed assets**
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.
Fixtures, fittings and equipment - 20% reducing balance
## **Investment property**
Investment property is shown at most recent valuation. Any aggregate surplus or deficit arising from changes in fair value is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities.
## **Taxation**
The charity is exempt from tax on its charitable activities.
## **Fund accounting**
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.
Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.
## **Hire purchase and leasing commitments**
Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities on a straight line basis over the period of the lease.
## **Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits**
The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the charity's pension scheme are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the period to which they relate.
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**National Association For The Teaching Of**
## **English**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued For The Year Ended 31 October 2024**
## **2. CHARITABLE TRADING INCOME**
|Conference income
Royalties received
Consultancy and advertising income
Editorial support
**OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES**
Property income
**CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS**
Education
**SUPPORT COSTS**
Education|Overheads
£
29,694|2024
£
3,398
14,208
4,000
5,000
26,606
2024
£
29,492
Support
Direct
costs (see
Costs
note 5)
£
£
63,906
108,681
Staff
Governance
costs
costs
£
£
68,710
10,277|2023
£
4,547
13,296
10,547
4,167
32,557
2023
£
18,353
Totals
£
172,587
Totals
£
108,681|
|---|---|---|---|
## **3. OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES**
## **4. CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS**
## **5. SUPPORT COSTS**
## **6. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS**
There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 October 2024 nor for the year ended 31 October 2023.
## **Trustees' expenses**
During the year there were four trustees who claimed £2,049 (2023: £1,993) for travel expenses and disbursements made.
Gary Snapper (trustee) received payments in the year totalling £3,398 (2023: nil) for services in connection with editing of publications and secondary officer support.
There are no related party transactions that require disclosure other than as shown above.
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**National Association For The Teaching Of English**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued For The Year Ended 31 October 2024**
## **7. STAFF COSTS**
||2024
£|2023
£|
|---|---|---|
|Wages and salaries|58,328|44,959|
|Social security costs
Other pension costs|1,308
1,316
60,952|1,136
1,101
47,196|
|The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows:
Charitable activities|2024
2|2023
1|
No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000.
Key management personnel of the Charity comprise the Trustees and the Chief Executive Officer. The total employee benefits of the key management personnel of the Association were £55,446 (2023: £46,059).
## **8. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**
|Unrestricted
fund
£
**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**
Subscriptions
95,091
Charitable trading income
32,557
Other trading activities
18,353
**Total**
146,001
**EXPENDITURE ON**
**Charitable activities**
Education
156,743
**NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**
(10,742)
**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**
Total funds brought forward
310,682
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**
299,940|Restricted
fund
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
700
700|Total
funds
£
95,091
32,557
18,353
146,001
156,743
(10,742)
311,382
300,640|
|---|---|---|
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**National Association For The Teaching Of English**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued For The Year Ended 31 October 2024**
## **9. ANALYSIS OF STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**
The table below shows the breakdown of income and expenditure pre merger and post merger.
|Income
Subscriptions
Charitable trading income
Other trading activities
Expenditure on charitable activities
Direct costs
Overheads
Staff costs
Governance costs
Net income/expenditure for the period|Total forthe
year
£
108,367
26,606
29,492
(63,906)
(29,694)
(68,710)
(10,277)
(8,122)|Pre-merger
£
3,770
781
840
(726)
(611)
(2,177)
(184)
1,693|Post-merger
£
104,597
25,825
28,652
(63,180)
(29,083)
(66,533)
(10,093)
(9,815)|
|---|---|---|---|
The pre-merger figures relate to the unincorporated charity (Charity number: 313157) only for the period 1 November 2023 to 14 November 2023 as there were no activities within this charity during that period.
## **10. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS**
|**COST**
At 1 November 2023
Additions|Fixtures,
fittings
and
equipment
£
14,996
150|
|---|---|
|At 31 October 2024|15,146|
|**DEPRECIATION**
At 1 November 2023
Charge for year|11,682
562|
|At 31 October 2024|12,244|
|**NET BOOK VALUE**
At 31 October 2024|2,902|
|At 31 October 2023|3,314|
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**National Association For The Teaching Of**
**English**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued For The Year Ended 31 October 2024**
## **11. INVESTMENT PROPERTY**
£
## **FAIR VALUE**
|At 1 November 2023
and 31 October 2024
**NET BOOK VALUE**
At 31 October 2024
At 31 October 2023|285,000
285,000
285,000|
|---|---|
The property was valued by Fowler Sandford Chartered Surveyors on 17 October 2023, the market value of the long leasehold interest being £285,000.
## **12. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**
|Trade debtors
Other debtors
Prepayments
**13.**
**CURRENT ASSET INVESTMENTS**
Unlisted investments
**14.**
**CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**
Trade creditors
Taxation and social security
Other creditors
**15.**
**MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**
At
1.11.23
£
**Unrestricted funds**
Unrestricted Funds
299,940
**Restricted funds**
Restricted Funds
700
**TOTAL FUNDS**
300,640||2024
£
2,867
2,366
2,595
7,828
2024
£
1
2024
£
4,904
1,109
68,026
74,039
Net
movement
in funds
£
(8,122)
-
(8,122)||2023
£
2,807
3,356
2,088
8,251
2023
£
1
2023
£
8,854
2,172
67,969
78,995
At
31.10.24
£
291,818
700
292,518|
|---|---|---|---|---|
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**National Association For The Teaching Of**
## **English**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued For The Year Ended 31 October 2024**
## **15. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued**
Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
|Incoming
resources
£
**Unrestricted funds**
Unrestricted Funds
164,465
**TOTAL FUNDS**
164,465
**Comparatives for movement in funds**
At
1.11.22
£
**Unrestricted funds**
Unrestricted Funds
310,682
**Restricted funds**
Restricted Funds
700
**TOTAL FUNDS**
311,382
Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
Incoming
resources
£
**Unrestricted funds**
Unrestricted Funds
146,001
**TOTAL FUNDS**
146,001|Resources
Movemen
expended
in funds
£
£
(172,587)
(8,122)
(172,587)
(8,122)
Net
movement
At
in funds
31.10.23
£
£
(10,742)
299,940
-
700
(10,742)
300,640
Resources
Movemen
expended
in funds
£
£
(156,743)
(10,742)
(156,743)
(10,742)|
|---|---|
A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows:
|**Unrestricted funds**
Unrestricted Funds
**Restricted funds**
Restricted Funds
**TOTAL FUNDS**|At
1.11.22
£
310,682
700
311,382|Net
movement
in funds
£
(18,864)
-
(18,864)|At
31.10.24
£
291,818
700
292,518|
|---|---|---|---|
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## **National Association For The Teaching Of**
## **English**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued For The Year Ended 31 October 2024**
## **15. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued**
A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
|**Unrestricted funds**
Unrestricted Funds
**TOTAL FUNDS**|Incoming
resources
£
310,466
310,466|Resources
Movement
expended
in funds
£
£
(329,330)
(18,864)
(329,330)
(18,864)|
|---|---|---|
## **16. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES**
The only related party transactions were as shown in note 6.
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