Original request
Summary of request
Full request
- A breakdown of the number of General Teaching Council Scotland employees grouped by salary bands (e.g., £50,000–£55,000, £55,001–£60,000, etc.).
- The number of General Teaching Council Scotland employees whose annual salary is £50,000 or higher.
- The number of General Teaching Council Scotland employees whose annual salary is £80,000 or higher.
- The number of General Teaching Council Scotland employees whose annual salary is £100,000 or higher.
Response
I refer to your request for information (FOI 24-25/104) dated 17 March 2025 for records related to “salary bands” which we have handled under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act (FOISA).
Specifically, you asked for a “breakdown of the number of General Teaching Council for Scotland employees grouped by salary bands” which we have provided in Table 1 below.

You also asked for the number of employees whose annual salary is “£50,000”, “£80,000” and “£100,000 or higher” within your request which we have provided in Table 2 below.

If you are dissatisfied with this response, you may contact informationgovernance@gtcs.org.uk to request GTC Scotland conduct a review of it. You should describe the original request and explain your grounds of review. You have 40 working days from receipt of this response to submit a review request. When the review process has been completed, if you are still dissatisfied, you may use the Scottish Information Commissioner’s guidance on making an appeal to do so.