• The Standards
• Chartered Teacher
• Code of Professionalism and Conduct
• Full Registration
• Headship
• Initial Teacher Education

Code of Professionalism and Conduct (COPAC)

The Code of Professionalism and Conduct sets out key principles and values for registered teachers in Scotland.

It sits within the wider framework of GTCS standards, including the Standard for Full Registration for example. However CoPAC is different in that it speaks not only to the profession, but to members of the public about the standard of conduct and competence expected of registered teachers.

CoPAC does not set out to address every possible circumstance in which teachers might find themselves, it is intended that teachers are mindful of CoPAC in relation to the judgements which they will be called upon to make in situations which may occur within and out with the classroom.

Although the behaviours described in CoPAC will be unthinkable to the vast majority of registered teachers and members of the public, the GTCS has a duty to identify them so that the boundaries of professional behaviour and conduct are clear.