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Why teach?

Find out what inspires teachers in these case studies:

Thinking about a career in teaching but not sure where to begin?

You'll need the right qualifications for a start.

Got a question about Curriculum for Excellence and your registration?

If you've gained your teaching qualification somewhere other than Scotland, you'll need to apply for registration with us.

There were 82,178 registered teachers during session 2009/10, 76.60% female - 23.34% male.

By age group, the largest proportion of teachers were between 51-55 (17.07%).

There were 5,450 provisionally registered teachers during session 2009/10.

By age group, the largest proportion of provisionally registered teachers were between 21-25 (33.80%).