Registration in an additional subject/sector overview
Requirements
Professional (Additional) Registration allows teachers who hold Full Registration in primary or secondary (subject) categories to add additional subjects/sectors to their registration using the Flexible Route.
Applicants need to:
- For registration in a secondary education category: meet the academic requirement for registration in the additional subject in which registration is sought. For French, German, Mandarin, Italian and Spanish, this includes a residency requirement where applicants must have lived abroad in a country where the language(s) are spoken, during which they must have fully participated in the culture of the country and immersed themselves in the target language.
- For registration in a different category (primary to secondary/secondary to primary): meet the Standard for Provisional Registration in the category (and subject if secondary education) in which registration is sought.
- For both the above: be recommended for registration in the additional area of registration by a headteacher (or senior school leader) with current Full (General) Registration with GTC Scotland.
Applicants for Professional (Additional) Registration in an additional secondary education subject registration category (subject area), who do not fully meet the academic and/or foreign residency requirements, may still be considered for Provisional (Conditional) Registration in the additional secondary education category.
Requesting recommendation for Full Registration
We recommend that you have completed the equivalent of at least 20 days of service in the additional subject/sector, and that this service takes place in the school of the headteacher or senior leader who is recommending you for registration.
You will use the online provisional registration profile on MyGTCS to support a professional dialogue with your headteacher or senior leader. They will work with you to determine when you are demonstrating satisfactory standards in your additional subject/sector.
Your reviewer must complete at least one observation of your teaching before recommending you for Full Registration.
Overview
Professional (Additional) Registration allows teachers who hold Full Registration in primary or secondary (subject) categories to add additional subjects/sectors to their registration.
Applicants need to:
- For registration in a secondary education category: meet the academic requirement for registration in the additional subject in which registration is sought. For French, German, Mandarin, Italian and Spanish, this includes a residency requirement where applicants must have lived abroad in a country where the language(s) are spoken, during which they must have fully participated in the culture of the country and immersed themselves in the target language.
- For registration in a different category (primary to secondary/secondary to primary): meet the Standard for Provisional Registration in the category (and subject if secondary education) in which registration is sought
- For both the above: be recommended for registration in the additional area of registration by a headteacher or deputy headteacher with current Full (General) Registration with GTC Scotland
Applicants for Professional (Additional) Registration in an additional secondary education subject registration category (subject area), who do not fully meet the academic and/or foreign residency requirements, may still be considered for Provisional (Conditional) Registration in the additional secondary education category.
Recommendation for Full Registration
If you meet the qualification criteria, you will be awarded Provisional Registration in the additional subject/sector. These criteria do not include completion of an induction period.
After being awarded Provisional Registration, you will then need to be recommended for Full Registration after completing a recommended 20 days of teaching service using the Flexible Route profile to gain Full Registration in your additional subject/sector.
Overview
Professional (Additional) Registration allows teachers who hold Full Registration in primary or secondary (subject) categories to add additional subjects/sectors to their registration.
Applicants need to:
- For registration in a secondary education category: meet the academic requirement for registration in the additional subject in which registration is sought. For French, German, Mandarin, Italian and Spanish, this includes a residency requirement where applicants must have lived abroad in a country where the language(s) are spoken, during which they must have fully participated in the culture of the country and immersed themselves in the target language.
- For registration in a different category (primary to secondary/secondary to primary): meet the Standard for Provisional Registration in the category (and subject if secondary education) in which registration is sought
- For both the above: be recommended for registration in the additional area of registration by a headteacher or deputy headteacher with current Full (General) Registration with GTC Scotland
Applicants for Professional (Additional) Registration in an additional secondary education subject registration category (subject area), who do not fully meet the academic and/or foreign residency requirements, may still be considered for Provisional (Conditional) Registration in the additional secondary education category.
Recommendation for Full Registration
If you meet the qualification criteria, you will be awarded Provisional Registration in the additional subject/sector. These criteria do not include completion of an induction period.
After being awarded Provisional Registration, you will then need to be recommended for Full Registration after completing a recommended 20 days of teaching service using the Flexible Route profile to gain Full Registration in your additional subject/sector.