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Corporate Publications
Here you can find our annual reports, strategic plans, rules and policies.
Annual Reviews
- Annual Review 2021-22 (English)
- Annual Review 2021-22 (Gaelic)
- Annual Review 2020-21 (English)
- Annual Review 2020-21 (Gaelic)
Annual Report and Financial Statements 2022-23 (PDF 1 MB)
Annual Report and Financial Statements 2021-22 (PDF 1 MB)
Annual Report and Financial Statements 2020-21 (724 KB)
Annual report 2019-20 English version (7 MB)
Annual report 2019-20 Gaelic version (6 MB)
Annual report 2018-19 English version (32 MB)
The Election Policy clarifies how the General Teaching Council Scotland (GTC Scotland) will interpret and apply certain aspects of the GTC Scotland Election Scheme 2011 (the Election Scheme) within the overarching framework of the Order. This policy should therefore be read in conjunction with the Election Scheme as well as the Order.
This Fee Policy sets out the principles and rules that GTC Scotland applies in setting, charging and collecting fees under The Public Services Reform (GTC Scotland) Order 2011.
PSRA Financial Reporting Public Information 2022-2023 (PDF 1 MB)
PSRA Financial Reporting Public Information 2021-2022 (PDF 337 KB)
PRSA Financial Reporting Public Information 2020-2021 (107 KB)
PRSA Financial Reporting Public Information 2019-2020 (166 KB)
PRSA Financial Reporting Public Information 2018-2019 (176 KB)
PRSA Financial Reporting Public Information 2017-2018 (31 KB)
PRSA Financial Reporting Public Information 2015-2016 (113 KB)
These rules set out our criteria for registration as well as for the award of Professional Standards. They also set out rules that govern our registration process generally.
Current Strategic Plan
Read the Strategic Plan 2023-28 (Digital Version)
Past Strategic Plans
Gaelic Language
A children’s rights based approach: a guide for teachers (473 KB)
Creativity in Learning and Teaching: a professional guide for teachers (PDF 127 KB)
Engaging online: a guide for teachers (387 KB)
Equality and diversity: a guide for teachers (490 KB)
Learning for Sustainability: A Professional Guide for Teachers (473 KB)
Meeting the needs of learners with visual impairment: a professional guide for teachers (98 KB)
Meeting the needs of autistic learners: a professional guide for teachers (895 KB)
Meeting the needs of dyslexic learners: a professional guide for teachers (519 KB)
Teaching and supporting deaf learners: a professional guide for teachers (106 KB)
Publications Scheme
The Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (the Act) requires The General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTC Scotland) as a Scottish public authority to produce and maintain a publication scheme. GTC Scotland has adopted the Scottish Information Commissioners Model Publication Scheme (updated November 2018)