Professional Standards and Code
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We sought views on a refreshed set of Professional Standards as well as a new Professional Code (replacing the existing Code of Professionalism and Conduct document, known as COPAC).
The final drafts of the Professional Standards 2021 were approved by Council at the end of June 2020. Focus groups took place on 19 October – 13 November 2020 to gather final feedback about the draft standards.
Professional Standards 2021
The refreshed and restructured Professional Standards for Scotland Teachers were launched in January 2021 and enacted on 2 August 2021.
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Professional Code
A review and consultation on a new Professional Code will follow in 2022-23.
