Professional Associations

AKU-IED continues to pursue professional development of teachers and teacher educators in new and innovative ways. In support of this, AKU-IED has, over the years, actively supported the setting up of various national level professional associations. Recently, these associations were brought under the umbrella of Professional Teachers Associations Network (PTAN). The PTAN got funding support from the Social Institutional Development Programme to carry out its activities for the next two years.

The professional associations are as follows.

Mathematics Association of Pakistan

The Mathematics Association of Pakistan (MAP) was formed in July 1997 under the IAP-AKF partnership to promote interaction and sharing between mathematics teachers to improve the quality of teaching.

Science Association of Pakistan

The Science Association of Pakistan (SAP) was founded in July 1998. It aims to fulfil its vision "to improve the quality of science education in Pakistan" by providing a facilitative forum for science teachers.

School Head Teachers Association for the Development of Education

The School Head Teachers Association for the Development of Education (SHADE) was formed in July 1998 by head teachers who were course participants of the first Advanced Diploma in School Management programme at AKU-IED.

Association of Primary Teachers

The Association of Primary Teachers (APT) was set up in 2001 in response to an expressed need to provide a forum where issues specific to teaching and learning of children could be deliberated.

Pakistan Association for Inclusive Education

The Pakistan Association for Inclusive Education (PAIE) was formed to provide a platform for teachers of mainstream and special schools to meet and learn about inclusive education.

Association of Social Studies Educators and Teachers

The Association of Social Studies Educators and Teachers (ASSET) was established in order to provide a forum for social studies teachers so that they could share their experiences and learn from each other to enhance the teaching and learning of social studies.

For further information, visit the PTAN website