General Teaching Council for Scotland

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The General Teaching Council for Scotland is a Scottish public body. It is the professional regulatory body for teachers in Scotland.

It was the first professional registration body for teachers in the United Kingdom, and one of the first teaching councils in the world.

It has three areas of responsibility:

to maintain and enhance professional standards of Scotland's teachers
to support new teachers through the Standard for Full Registration
to work with partner organisations across the world

It was set up in 1965 under the Teaching Council (Scotland) Act 1965 following concerns that entry requirements had lowered after the Second World War and unqualified teachers were working in Scottish schools [1]. Its powers, remits and duties have been amended by the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 and the Standards in Scotland's Schools etc Act 2000

[edit] Functions

to maintain The Register of teachers who are eligible to teach in public sector schools in Scotland
to review the standards of education, training and fitness of people entering the profession in Scotland and make recommendations to Ministers
to oversee the probationary period for teachers
to keep informed of the education and professional preparation of teachers in the higher education institutions and review and accredit teacher education programmes
to accredit all Chartered Teacher Programmes and modules and award the The Standard for Chartered Teacher
to accredit all programmes and modules leading to the award of the Standard for Headship
to make recommendations to ministers on Continuing Professional Development and staff development review of teachers
to determine whether Registration is to be refused or withdrawn on the grounds of professional Conduct

Its powers are soon to be extended to include removal from the register on the grounds of competence.

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[edit] External links

Official website

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Advisory Non Departmental Public Bodies of the Scottish Government

Advisory Committee on Sites of Special Scientific Interest • Architecture and Design Scotland • Building Standards Advisory Committee • Fisheries (Electricity) Committee • General Teaching Council for Scotland • Historic Environment Advisory Council for Scotland • Justices of the Peace Advisory Committee • Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland • Mobility and Access Committee for Scotland • Scottish Advisory Committee on Distinction Awards • Scottish Advisory Committee on the Medical Workforce • Scottish Industrial Development Advisory Board • Scottish Law Commission • Scottish Local Authorities Remuneration Committee • Scottish Records Advisory Council