Election Information - IMPORTANT
Please read the following information before casting your vote.
· All current NATRE members are entitled to vote in this election. The election will run from 19 August 2026 to 16 September 2026. Any votes received after 12:00 on 16 September will not be counted.
· There are 10 Executive spaces available for Primary representatives, and 10 spaces available for Secondary representatives. We have more than 10 candidates in each group – hence the elections.
·The Returning Officer for this election is Lorraine Williams, the Executive Assistant.
· We are using a preferential voting system – you will be asked to rank the candidates in order of preference from 1 to 11 (Primary) or 1 to 17 (Secondary). Please note: 1 is the HIGHEST preference and 11 (or 17 for Secondary) is the LOWEST preference.
· You do not have to give a preference for every candidate if you do not wish to.
· All current NATRE members can vote for candidates in both the Primary and Secondary elections. Only one ballot may be completed per membership. If you have a school membership which covers your whole school/department you can only vote once.
· This ballot requires you to provide your name, email address and NATRE membership number. This is to allow us to check that votes are from current NATRE members, and to reduce errors or invalid votes. Your votes will NOT be shared with anyone except the Returning Officer and the Administration team. The NATRE Executive and the candidates will NOT have access to your identity or information about how you have voted.
· When the votes are counted, we will use a transferable vote system to take into account second preference votes (where required) to determine the 10 candidates who are successfully elected. Details of this counting and transfer system (or if you have any questions about the election) are available on request from admin@natre.org.uk.
· The results will be announced on the Executive page of the NATRE website, as well as through other channels.
