Ronald Gould (trade unionist)

Sir Ronald Gould (9 October 1904 – 11 April 1986) was General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers in the United Kingdom from 1947–1970.

After that he attended grammar school in Shepton Mallet,[1] before going to Westminster College, London for teacher training.

[1] At the outbreak of the war in 1939, Somerset County Council appointed him as Educational Liaison Officer with responsibilities for evacuated children from London, Ilford and East Ham.

In 1942, Ernest Bevin, Minister of Labour, invited him to join a committee enquiring into the reasons for poor recruitment into coalmining.

was at a period of immense change in UK schooling, heralded by the post-war Education reforms.

[1] The Times described his tenure as General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers as "immensely popular".

[5] Generally regarded as an effective leader, it has been suggested he was reluctant to support militancy amongst teachers, preferring to keep the membership of the union together.