GTC Scotland
The independent professional body
maintaining and enhancing teaching standards
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About GTCS

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The General Teaching Council for Scotland is the independent regulatory body for the teaching profession in Scotland.

We were set up in 1965 under the Teaching Council Scotland Act following concerns that entry requirements had lowered after the Second World War and unqualified teachers were working in Scottish Schools.

Vision Statement

The General Teaching Council for Scotland is the independent professional body which maintains and enhances teaching standards and promotes and regulates the teaching profession in Scotland. We strive to be a world leader in professional issues. It was the first such professional body for teaching and teachers in the United Kingdom and one of the first teaching councils in the world.

GTC Scotland strives to be a world leader in professional education issues and aims to promote equality and diversity in all its activities. We are a registered charity (charity number SC006187).

We were the first professional registration body for teachers in the UK and one of the first teaching councils in the world.

Principal Aims

Our principal aims are to:

  • contribute to the development of a world-class educational system in Scotland;
  • maintain and to enhance professional standards in schools and colleges in collaboration with partners;
  • be recognised as an advocate for the teaching profession.
Introducing GTC Scotland

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GTC Scotland, Clerwood House, 96 Clermiston Road, Edinburgh EH12 6UT    |    0131 314 6000    |    gtcs@gtcs.org.uk