Legal

Disclaimer

GTC Scotland seeks to ensure that the information published on our website is up to date and accurate.  This information however does not constitute legal or professional advice and we cannot accept any liability for actions arising from its use.

GTC Scotland cannot be held responsible for the contents of any pages referenced by an external link.  We encourage users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each website that collects personally identifiable information.

Data Protection

The data supplied by a registered teacher and the data relating to a teacher held on the register will be processed in accordance with the functions of The General Teaching Council for Scotland as defined in The Teaching Council (Scotland) Act 1965, including such additional functions as may be conferred or imposed on the Council by Scottish Ministers under Section 4A(1) of the Act, and in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Teachers’ Registration (Scotland) Rules currently in force at the relevant time.

The Council will also use this data to undertake statistical analysis on an anonymous basis to inform policy development and to enable it to ensure the promotion of equality of opportunity and diversity within the teaching profession.

Registered teachers will have access to the information held in their register entry, and will be able to check and update it. The Council will also make available to employers or prospective employers limited information appropriate to their functions as employers and to facilitate placements under the Teacher Induction Scheme; such information will mainly relate to a teacher’s registration and qualifications. The only information which the Council will make available to a member of the public will be the current registration status of a teacher.

Although we make every effort to protect user privacy, we may need to disclose personal information when required by law where such action is necessary to comply with a current judicial proceeding, court order or legal process served on our website.

No details will be passed to other external organisations for marketing purposes without the teacher’s prior consent.

Copyright

The information and publications on our website are subject to copyright.  Material may be reproduced without formal permission or charge for personal or in-house use only.

Registering with our site

Users do not have to register with our website unless they wish to make use of the following facilities:-

• site personalisation
• viewing their personal details (teachers only)
• viewing and contributing to any portfolios, profiles or reports (teachers only)
• newsletter subscriptions

The registration information we require to allow a user to register is:-

• full name
• date of birth
• email address
• password
• GTCS registration number (for registered teachers only)

This information is stored securely on our database until such time as a user chooses to unsubscribe or de-register.