This FAQ is for pre-application teachers who qualified outside of Scotland.

I taught my subject elsewhere in the UK (or overseas). Can you consider this service?

You will be able to record your previous teaching service in the MyGTCS platform once you are registered. The following types of teaching service are not accepted towards the minimum period of teaching service:

  • voluntary service
  • teaching assistant/language assistant posts
  • nursery/early years practitioner posts
  • private tutoring
  • after school classes/clubs
  • service given as part of your student teaching practice
  • service given before you qualified as a teacher