You are here: Home > Teacher Journey > Teacher Journey The path of a teacher's journey at the beginning of their career goes through the early phase of Initial Teacher Education and onto a probationary period. The next phase of career-long professional learning can last a career as a teacher continues to advance their knowledge and pedagogical expertise. There is also the leadership and management phase for those in, or aspiring to, formal leadership roles. No matter which phase you are in we have created the following interactive area to assist you as you navigate through a career in teaching. Click a colour to select the phase you want to view About Towards the end of your course, the university requires student teachers to complete a Teacher Education profile which asks students to identify areas of strength in the Standard for Provisional Registration and areas for development in the Standard for Full Registration. This profile should be completed in conjunction with your university tutor. Your ITE (Student) Profile is available through your MyGTCS account. The Standard for Provisional Registration specifies what is required of a student teacher at the end of their Initial Teacher Education in order to gain provisional registration with us. It is the first in a suite of Standards which provide a framework for the professional development of teachers throughout their careers. Links Standards for Registration Scottish Universities MyGTCS log-In In2Teaching - Students Teach in Scotland Bòrd na Gàidhlig Downloads So you want to teach in Scotland? - Guide to becoming a teacher (PDF) Standards for Registration (PDF) Code of Professionalism and Conduct (PDF) Student Teacher Code (PDF) Initial Teacher Education - Profile Information for Students (PDF) Professional Guidance on the Use of eComms and Social Media (PDF) Memorandum on Entry Requirements to Programmes of ITE in Scotland (PDF) Contacts If you have a student related query, please contact: Student Support Team T: +44 (0)131 314 6000 E: studentadmin@gtcs.org.uk students Provisional Registration Initial Teacher Education The Standard for Provisional Registration Scottish Universities Student Placement System Scotland's Education System Watch our VIDEO about Professional Standards Initial Teacher Education Initial Teacher Education programmes relate to the professional education and development of student teachers, preparing them for work in schools in Scotland and beyond, and acting as a basis for continuing personal and professional development. These programmes are professionally demanding, seeking to ensure that teachers are committed to excellence, professionally responsible and are able to work in a world of change and accountability, in an environment influenced by its social, economic, cultural and political contexts. Find out more about In2Teaching - Students The Standard for Provisional Registration The Standard for Provisional Registration specifies what is expected of a student teacher at the end of Initial Teacher Education who is seeking provisional registration with us. Having gained the Standard for Provisional Registration, all provisionally registered teachers continue their professional learning journey by moving towards the attainment of the Standard for Full Registration. Find out more about Standards for Registration Scottish Universities Teaching in Scotland is a graduate profession. There are eight universities and one education institution offering programmes of initial teacher education and entry requirements can be found on each institution's website: Royal Conservatoire of Scotland University of Aberdeen - School of Education University of Dundee, School of Education and Social Work The University of Edinburgh - School of Education University of Glasgow University of the Highlands and Islands University of Stirling University of Strathclyde - School of Education University of the West of Scotland - School of Education We are responsible for reviewing and maintaining the standards of Initial Teacher Education (ITE) programmes provided by each university and we do this by regularly accrediting those programmes. Find out more about Scottish Universities Student Placement System In June 2012, we assumed responsibility for the IT system used to place students undertaking Initial Teacher Education courses in schools. The new Student Placement System went live on 19 May 2014. Responsibility for providing teaching placements is shared by the universities and local authorities. Find out more about Student Placement System on our in2teaching website. Scotland's Education System Scotland has a long history of universal public education. Its education system is distinctly different from other parts of the United Kingdom. Political responsibility for education at all levels is vested in the Scottish Parliament and the Scottish Government's Learning Directorate, which is part of the Learning and Justice Directorate. State schools are governed and operated by local authorities which act as Education Authorities. There are also a number of independent privately run schools in Scotland, many of which come under the umbrella of the Scottish Council of Independent Schools (SCIS). In addition there are schools in the independent sector who come under the umbrella organisation of Education through Care Scotland (EtCS) and these schools offer day and residential education for children and young people with a range of significant and complex additional support needs aged 5-18 years old. Find out more about Scottish education system probationers Full Registration About If you are provisionally registered with us, you are required to complete a period of probation to demonstrate that you meet the Standard for Full Registration. Probationary service can be undertaken in one of two ways: The Teacher Induction Scheme provides a guaranteed one-year full-time probationer post for every eligible student graduating with a teaching qualification from one of Scotland's universities. The Flexible Route is a way of meeting the probationary requirement for those who have opted out of the Teacher Induction Scheme (TIS), are not eligible to join the TIS, can't commit to a full-time post, want to complete probation somewhere other than a Scottish state school, or are eligible to become fully registered in another subject or sector. Links Standards for Registration In2Teaching - Teacher Induction Scheme In2Teaching - Flexible Route Teaching Scotland's Future Downloads Standards for Registration (PDF) Code of Professionalism and Conduct (PDF) Professional Guidance on the Use of eComms and Social Media (PDF) Teacher Professionalism and Professional Learning in Scotland (PDF) Contacts If you have any probation related queries, please contact: Education Administration Department T: +44 (0)131 314 6000 E: pld@gtcs.org.uk Teacher Induction Scheme Flexible Route The Standards for Registration Check out Teacher Induction Scheme FAQ Teacher Induction Scheme The Teacher Induction Scheme provides a guaranteed one-year full-time probationer post to every eligible student graduating with a teaching qualification from one of Scotland's universities. We, in partnership with the Scottish Government Learning Directorate, are responsible for the administration of the scheme. The scheme is not compulsory; probationer teachers can choose to follow the Flexible Route instead. The Teacher Induction Scheme allows probationer teachers to be considered for full registration within one school year (190 teaching days). Find out more about In2Teaching - Teacher Induction Scheme Flexible Route The Flexible Route is a way to complete probationary service for teachers who: have decided to opt out of the Teacher Induction Scheme are not eligible to join the Teacher Induction Scheme can't commit to a full-time post want to complete their probationary period somewhere other than a Scottish state school are already fully registered in one subject and are looking to gain full registration in their second subject Although there are specific elements of the probation process that must be completed by all probationers on the Flexible Route, not all Flexible Route probationers are able to complete their probation service on a full-time basis in one school. The Flexible Route requires 270 days of satisfactory service. Find out more about In2Teaching - Flexible Route The Standards for Registration The Standards for Registration are the gateway to the profession and the benchmark of teacher competence for all teachers. They must therefore constitute standards of capability in relation to teaching (with such reasonable adjustments as may be required under Equalities Legislation) in which learners, parents, the profession itself and the wider community can have confidence. Find out more about Standards for Registration About During your first few years as a fully registered teacher you will continue to be supported by the Standard for Full Registration and by an ongoing programme of professional learning which is part of the five-yearly cycle of Professional Update. Your early years of teaching will reinforce and enhance what you have learned as a student and probationer teacher. Links Professional Update Research In2teaching - Early Phase Teachers Standards for Registration Standard for Career-Long Professional Learning Downloads Standards for Registration (PDF) Professional Update Guidance Notes (PDF) Professional Update Presentation (PDF) Standard for Career-Long Professional Learning (PDF) Code of Professionalism and Conduct (PDF) Professional Guidance on the Use of eComms and Social Media (PDF) Framework on Teacher Competence (PDF) Teacher Professionalism and Professional Learning in Scotland (PDF) Contacts For further information, please contact: Education Administration Department T: +44 (0)131 314 6000 E: registration@gtcs.org.uk For further information about Professional Update, contact: T: +44 (0)131 314 6000 E: professional.update@gtcs.org.uk Early phase Registrants Full Registration Professional Update Professional Learning Curriculum for Excellence Research Professional Registration Professional Recognition Learning for Sustainability Leadership How is a day in the life of a HEAD TEACHER? Professional Update Engagement in Professional Update became a requirement for all fully registered teachers from August 2014. It was developed in consultation with key stakeholders. Professional Update is an ongoing process. As well as keeping contact details accurate, teachers are required to confirm that they have engaged in ongoing professional learning and reflected against the appropriate GTCS Professional Standards, maintained a reflective record of professional learning and evidence of its impact on thinking and professional actions, and discussed this with their line manager as part of the Professional Review and Development process. Find out more about Professional Learning Professional learning is what teachers engage in to stimulate their thinking and professional knowledge and to ensure that their practice is critically informed and up-to-date. We believe that by undertaking a wide range of high-quality, sustained professional learning experiences, teachers are more likely to inspire pupils and provide high quality teaching and learning experiences, enabling learners to achieve their best. Find out more about Professional Learning Curriculum for Excellence Curriculum for Excellence aims to achieve a transformation in education in Scotland by providing a coherent, more flexible and enriched curriculum. The knowledge, skills and attributes learners will develop will allow them to demonstrate four key capacities – to be successful learners, confident individuals, responsible citizens and effective contributors. Find out more about Curriculum for Excellence Research We provide all registrants with free online access to the Education Source - EBSCO package and the Leadership & Management Learning Centre. Education Source is a collection of over 1,700 education journals. In addition, a selection of 28 eBooks is also available for use with access to this resource on a pilot basis for an initial period of one year. Find out more about Research As part of our ongoing commitment to promoting, supporting and engaging teachers in and with research we are funding a pilot project that will provide an opportunity for teachers to share and engage with a range of practitioner produced research. EducationHUB is an interactive online platform that provides an opportunity for education practitioners to share, discuss and review unpublished practitioner produced research and enquiry. Our website also offers detailed advice on engaging in practitioner enquiry as part of professional learning and practice. Find out more about Practitioner Enquiry Professional Registration Professional Registration allows teachers to gain registration in different subject areas or sectors and is available to primary and secondary teachers. It allows teachers who have been teaching for at least one year since obtaining full registration to add additional subjects/ sectors to their current registration. In order to gain Professional Registration teachers need to meet specific criteria. Find out more about Professional Registration Professional Recognition Professional Recognition provides the opportunity for all those who have completed one year of professional practice after gaining full registration with us to focus on and develop their professional learning in particular areas of interest and/ or expertise and gain recognition for enhancing their knowledge, understanding and practice. Professional Recognition offers the opportunity for teachers to be recognised as they develop as reflective, accomplished and enquiring professionals, continually enhancing their practice at all stages of their career. Professional Recognition aligns primarily with the Standard for Career-long Professional Learning. However, teachers may choose to reflect against the Standards for Leadership and Management and for those in Further Education the Professional Standards for Lecturers in Scotland's Colleges (Scottish Government 2011). Find out more about Professional Recognition Learning for Sustainability Learning for Sustainability is a theme which is embedded across the suite of Professional Standards. It is a whole school commitment that helps the school and its wider community develop knowledge, skills, attitudes ,values and practices needed to take decisions which are compatible with a sustainable future in a just and equitable world. Learning for Sustainability has been embedded within and across the standards to support all teachers at any stage in their career to actively embrace and promote the principles and practices of sustainability in all aspects of their work. Find out more about Learning for Sustainability Leadership Leadership is a theme which is embedded across the suite of Professional Standards. All teachers should have opportunities to be leaders. They lead learning for, and with, all learners with whom they engage. They also work with and support the development of colleagues and other partners. The Standards for Registration include a focus on leadership for learning. teachers Full Registration About It is a legal requirement for any teacher teaching in a Scottish state school to be registered with us. Being registered not only allows an individual to teach but it also provides assurances to employers, parents and children that teachers meet a national standard of teaching. Links Professional Update Standards for Registration Standard for Career-Long Professional Learning Return to the register and teaching Scottish Framework for Masters in Education Education Scotland Teaching Scotland's Future Downloads Standard for Career-Long Professional Learning (PDF) Professional Update Guidance Notes (PDF) Professional Update Presentation (PDF) Code of Professionalism and Conduct (PDF) Contacts For information on Registration, please contact: Education Administration Department T: +44 (0)131 314 6000 E: registration@gtcs.org.uk For further information about Professional Update, contact: T: +44 (0)131 314 6000 E: professional.update@gtcs.org.uk If you qualified outside Scotland and wish to discuss any part of the application process, please contact: T: +44 (0)131 314 6000 E: QOSProfreg@gtcs.org.uk Primary/Nursery Teaching Secondary Teaching Teachers Qualified outside Scotland Curriculum for Excellence Professional Update Professional Registration Professional Recognition Working outwith Schools Scottish Framework for Masters in Education Research The Standard for Career-Long Professional Learning Leadership Watch our VIDEO for Professional Standards Primary / Nursery Teaching In Scotland, teachers in the primary/nursery sectors will support children aged 3 - 12 years. They are required to teach a range of curricular areas in the context of Curriculum for Excellence, including literacy, numeracy, health and well being. Find out more about Primary teaching Secondary Teaching In Scotland, teachers in the secondary sector support young people aged 12-18 years of age. Teachers wishing to teach in the secondary sector will normally be qualified to degree level in their chosen subject. Find out more about Secondary teaching Teachers Qualified outside Scotland As not all of our registrants have qualified in Scotland, we welcome applications to our register from teachers qualified outside of Scotland. We have produced a range of useful and important information for teachers who have qualified outside of Scotland and would like to teach in Scotland. Each application for registration from teachers qualified outside of Scotland is individually assessed against our Registration and Standard Rules and the Statement of Principles and Practice. Find out more about Qualified outside of Scotland Working outwith Schools A number of teachers and education professionals working within and also outside Scotland maintain full registration with us and work across varied education settings, in teaching and leadership and management roles. Professional Update requires all fully registered teachers to engage in reflective ongoing professional learning. Find out more about Direct Submissions - Teachers working outwith Scotland or within Scotland but outwith a validated system Scottish Framework for Masters in Education The Scottish Framework for Masters in Education is an agreed set of principles that are the result of a unique collaboration across the universities who provide teacher education in Scotland. This Framework is designed to enable educators to make informed decisions about accredited Masters provision related to career-long professional learning. The Framework recognises and builds on existing learning opportunities developed through partnerships between universities, schools and local authorities. Find out more about Scottish Framework for Masters in Education The Standard for Career-Long Professional Learning The Standard for Career-Long Professional Learning supersedes the Standard for Chartered Teacher. Having attained the Standard for Full Registration, teachers will continue to develop their expertise and experience across all areas of their professional practice through appropriate and sustained career-long professional learning. The Standard for Career-Long Professional Learning has been developed to support teachers as they further develop their professional knowledge and actions and reflect on this Standard as part of their professional learning. Find out more about Standard for Career-Long Professional Learning supply teachers Full Registration About Supply teachers have a wide range of working contexts from those who undertake occasional short term work to those who are engaged in longer-term contracts or even undertake supply work in addition to a part-time post. They play a vital role in the delivery of education across Scotland. From August 2014, all registrants who engage in classroom teaching will be required to engage in the Professional Update process, including supply teachers. Links Standards for Registration Standard for Career-Long Professional Learning Education Scotland Teaching Scotland's Future Glow Connect Downloads Standard for Career-Long Professional Learning (PDF) Professional Update Guidance Notes (PDF) Professional Update Presentation (PDF) Information on Associate and General Status (PDF) Code of Professionalism and Conduct (PDF) Scottish Government Education Circular 04-2005 (PDF) Contacts For further information on Registration, please Contact: Education Administration Department T: +44 (0)131 314 6000 E: registration@gtcs.org.uk For further information about Professional Update, contact: T: +44 (0)131 314 6000 E: professional.update@gtcs.org.uk Primary/Nursery Teaching Secondary Teaching Curriculum for Excellence Research Professional Update for Supply Teachers Retired Teachers and Supply Work The Standard for Career-Long Professional Learning Professional Registration Professional Recognition Working outwith Schools Find out what LIFE is like for a Secondary Teacher Professional Update for Supply Teachers The Professional Update process is intended to promote and support teacher engagement in professional learning for all fully registered teachers irrespective of their terms of employment. The range of experiences that can support this learning is very wide and includes any professional learning activity that enables a teacher to reflect on and develop his or her professional thinking, practice, knowledge or understanding. In this context the diverse range of work locations in which a supply teacher operate can provide a rich setting for professional learning and reflection on practice. Find out more about Supply Teachers Retired Teachers and Supply Work The nature and availability of the teacher supply pool in Scotland varies from one employer to another and from one year to another. Retired teachers form an important group within the supply pool. Like all other teachers, retired teachers should engage in professional learning in order to enhance their professional skills and knowledge with a view of having a positive impact on the young people they teach. Retired teachers who no longer wish to teach but who would wish to remain on the register can elect for Fully Registered (Associate) Status. Find out more about Retired Teachers and Supply Work teachers outwith schools Full Registration About Many registered teachers move on to have careers outwith schools, sometimes in areas directly related to education, sometimes less directly and sometimes entirely unrelated to education. If they wish to remain registered then Professional Update still applies to them. However, such teachers have a choice between Fully Registered General and Fully Registered Associate Status. In order to teach the former must be held and the requirements of Professional Update met. If the latter is chosen then other Professional Update requirements must be met and such teachers need to convert their registration status back to General if they resume teaching. Links Associate and General Status Direct Submissions - Teachers working outwith Scotland or within Scotland but outwith a validated system Downloads Standards for Registration (PDF) Standard for Career-Long Professional Learning (PDF) Standards for Leadership and Management (PDF) Professional Update Guidance Notes (PDF) Code of Professionalism and Conduct (PDF) Contacts For information on Registration, please contact: Education Administration Department T: +44 (0)131 314 6000 E: registration@gtcs.org.uk For further information about Professional Update, contact: T: +44 (0)131 314 6000 E professional.update@gtcs.org.uk Professional Update Curriculum for Excellence Standards Practitioner Enquiry Scottish Framework for Masters in Education Find out more about Professional Learning Professional Update Engagement in Professional Update became a requirement for all registered teachers from August 2014. The Professional Update process has been developed in consultation with key stakeholders. The key purposes of Professional Update for teachers are: To maintain and improve the quality of our teachers as outlined in the relevant Professional Standards and to enhance the impact that they have on pupils' learning. To support, maintain and enhance teachers' continued professionalism and the reputation of the teaching profession in Scotland. The direction of Professional Update is clear - it's based on effective, consistent Professional Review and Development and high-quality professional learning focused on outcomes for a teacher's own development as well as aiming to improve outcomes for children and young people. Find out more about Professional Update Curriculum for Excellence Information provided in this section on Education in Scotland provides material on a broad range of matters which will be of continuing interest to registered teachers currently working outwith schools. Amongst the areas covered are Primary, Secondary and the College Sector. Information about Masters level learning is also provided. Find out more about Curriculum for Excellence Standards Our suite of Professional Standards has been revised in light of changing contexts within education and society. These complex, dynamic contexts mean that teachers in the 21st century need to be critically informed with professional values, knowledge and actions that ensure positive impact on learners and learning. The revised suite of Professional Standards provides an opportunity to think differently about the purpose of Standards. The suite provides a framework for teachers to examine, inform, and continually develop their thinking and practice. The suite includes: The Standards for Registration (incorporating Provisional and Full Registration) The Standard for Career-Long Professional Learning The Standards for Leadership and Management (incorporating Middle Leadership and Headship) Find out more about Professional Standards Practitioner Enquiry Practitioner enquiry is foregrounded in the new Professional Standards and in Scottish Education policy. Teacher education and what it means to be a teacher in Scotland is being reconceptualised. Teachers being and becoming enquiring practitioners is at the heart of that. Whilst the term 'practitioner enquiry' is not new to the Scottish education system what is now proposed is distinctly different in three key ways: the underpinning principles and aims of practitioner enquiry are stated for the first time it is envisaged to become an integral aspect of the day-to-day practice of teachers and other education professionals it is being recognised that for systemic change support is required at all levels of the system Find out more about Practitioner Enquiry Scottish Framework for Masters in Education The Scottish Framework for Masters in Education is an agreed set of principles that are the result of a unique collaboration across the universities who provide teacher education in Scotland. This Framework is designed to enable educators to make informed decisions about accredited Masters provision related to career-long professional learning. The Framework recognises and builds on existing learning opportunities developed through partnerships between universities, schools and local authorities. Find out more about Scottish Framework for Masters in Education Universities Teaching ITE Full Registration About University staff involved in initial teacher education who are dealing with the Theory, Methods and Practice of teaching must be registered. However, university staff are able to choose between General and Associate status and there is also a separate university category of registration. We have worked with universities to ensure that registered teachers (be they teaching fellows, lecturers or professors) can engage with and meet the requirements of Professional Update and all ITE universities have validated systems. Most universities have created a modified system or amended their corporate process to enable registrants to engage fully with Professional Update and to allow them to complete their sign off. Links Find out more about Professional Learning Using Evidence of Impact and Examples of Professional Learning Journeys Professional Review and Development Research Coaching and Mentoring Professional Standards Downloads Standards for Registration (PDF) Standard for Career-Long Professional Learning (PDF) Standards for Leadership and Management (PDF) Professional Update Guidance Notes (PDF) Code of Professionalism and Conduct (PDF) Contacts For further information on Registration, please Contact: Education Administration Department T: +44 (0)131 314 6000 E: registration@gtcs.org.uk For further information about Professional Update, contact: T: +44 (0)131 314 6000 E: professional.update@gtcs.org.uk Scottish Universities Curriculum for Excellence Standards Professional Update Practitioner Enquiry Scottish Framework for Masters in Education What you need to know about PROFESSIONAL UPDATE? Scottish Universities Teaching in Scotland is an all graduate profession. There are nine universities offering programmes of initial teacher education. Information provided in this section on the Universities outlines their place with the provision of Initial Teacher Education. Entry requirements can be found on each University website. Find out more about Scottish Universities College Sector Full Registration About In Scotland, the age range of students in Further Education is 16+ years of age. It is not currently a legal requirement for college lecturers in the Further Education sector to be registered with us. In order to be considered for registration in Further Education, you must have been awarded a Teaching Qualification (Further Education) from one of the Scottish teacher education institutions or a teaching qualification which is comparable to this qualification. Links Further Education Registration Professional Update Professional Standards Teaching Scotland's Future Downloads Standards for Registration (PDF) Standard for Career-Long Professional Learning (PDF) Standards for Leadership and Management (PDF) Professional Update Guidance Notes (PDF) Professional Update Presentation (PDF) Code of Professionalism and Conduct (PDF) Contacts For information on Registration, please contact: Education Administration Department T: +44 (0)131 314 6000 E: registration@gtcs.org.uk For further information about Professional Update, contact: T: +44 (0)131 314 6000 E: professional.update@gtcs.org.uk FE Lecturers: Registration benefits Professional Update for Lecturers Working outwith Schools The Standard for Career-Long Professional Learning The Standards for Leadership and Management Scottish Framework for Masters in Education Research Professional Recognition What does GTCS do for me? College Lecturers: Registration benefits Lecturers in Scottish colleges teach across a range of subject and vocational areas. Colleges deliver a curriculum that supports learners (16+) which offer access routes to education, employability skills and job opportunities and access to higher education to improve sector skills and support economic growth in Scotland. In 2014, 82% of college learning was in further education and 18% higher education. In the same year 28% of school leavers had accessed further education in Scotland. In collaboration with teachers, lecturers also teach young learners in S3 and S4 as well as in the senior phase through School-College Partnerships. Find out more about Further Education Professional Update for Lecturers With the introduction of Professional Update, we recognise that this provides a significant opportunity to represent the interests of lecturers in Scotland in terms of offering a teacher-led model of high quality professional learning. Lecturers who are Fully Registered with us can already, engage in Professional Update by maintaining a reflective record of their professional learning against the appropriate standards by keeping a record in their MyGTCS professional learning record. This is not mandatory until the College sector national roll out in 2016/17, however, we encourage Lecturers to engage in ongoing professional learning in preparation for National roll out. Find out more about Professional Update The Standards for Leadership and Management The Standards for Leadership and Management, which supersede the Standard for Headship, include both the Standard for Middle Leadership and the Standard for Headship. They include a focus on leadership for learning, teacher leadership, and working collegiately to build leadership capacity in others. Find out more about Standards for Leadership and Management Retirees Full Registration About Teachers who retire and who wish to stay on the GTCS Register will have the option of retaining their pre-retirement category of Fully Registered (General) or moving to the new category of Fully Registered (Associate). Engaging in supply work requires the maintenance of Fully Registered (General) status. Retired teachers who decide not to engage in supply work but wish to remain on the Register may opt for the Fully Registered (Associate) category. Links Professional Update Find out more about Professional Learning Research Downloads Professional Update Letter - Retired Teachers Engaged in Supply Work (PDF) Professional Update - Procedure for Supply Teachers (Retired Before 2014-15) (PDF) Contacts For information about Professional Update, contact: T: +44 (0)131 314 6000 E: professional.update@gtcs.org.uk Retired Teachers and Supply Work Professional Update Professional Learning Research Working outwith Schools Subscribe to our NEWSLETTER Professional Registration The nature and availability of the teacher supply pool in Scotland varies from one employer to another and from one year to another. Retired teachers often form an important group within the supply pool. Find out more about Retired Teachers and Supply Work leadership & Management Full Registration About Leadership is central to educational quality. Leadership is the ability to: develop a vision for change, which leads to improvements in outcomes for learners and is based on shared values and robust evaluation of evidence of current practice and outcomes; mobilise, enable and support others to develop and follow through on strategies for achieving that change; Management is the operational implementation and maintenance of the practices and systems required to achieve this change. Links Standards for Leadership and Management Professional Update Research Scottish College for Educational Leadership Scottish College for Educational Leadership – Framework for Educational Leadership Scottish College for Educational Leadership – Leadership Development Teaching Scotland's Future Downloads Standards for Leadership and Management (PDF) Professional Update Guidance Notes (PDF) Professional Update Presentation (PDF) Code of Professionalism and Conduct (PDF) Contacts For information about Professional Update, contact: T: +44 (0)131 314 6000 E: professional.update@gtcs.org.uk For information about our Professional Standards, contact: T: +44 (0)131 314 6000 E: standards@gtcs.org.uk Professional Update Professional Learning Research Professional Registration Professional Recognition Leadership across the Standards The Standards for Leadership and Management Working outwith Schools Watch our VIDEO on Professional Update Professional Registration In a formal leadership role, you may be supporting a teacher seeking Professional Registration which allows teachers to gain registration in different subject areas or sectors and is available to primary and secondary teachers. It allows teachers who have been teaching for at least one year since obtaining full registration to add additional subjects/ sectors to their current registration. In order to gain Professional Registration teachers need to meet specific criteria. Find out more about Professional Registration Leadership across the Standards Leadership is a theme which is embedded across the suite of Professional Standards and all teachers should have opportunities to be leaders. They lead learning for, and with, all learners with whom they engage. They also work with and support the development of colleagues and other partners. The Standards for Registration include a focus on leadership for learning while the Standards for Leadership and Management have a key focus on leadership for learning, teacher leadership, and working collegiately to build leadership capacity in others. The Standards for Leadership and Management The Standards for Leadership and Management, which supersede the Standard for Headship, include both the Standard for Middle Leadership and the Standard for Headship. Find out more about Standards for Leadership and Management The General Teaching Council for Scotland © 2018