This FOI request went through an internal review process at the request of the original requester. The follow up response can be found below the original request.

Original request

Summary of request

Professional Recognition categories
Date of request:
2
September
2025
Date of response:
30
September
2025
Reference:
25-26/037
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Successful
Professional Recognition

Full request

If it is possible, I would like to request, under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, the number of registered teachers with Professional Recognition from GTC Scotland in Inclusive Education – including “Inclusive Education: Practitioner Enquiry” and “Inclusive Education (deaf learners, visually impaired learners or bilingual learners)” – for each of the last 5 registration years.

Response

We have provided a response to your request in the table below. Please note there may be programmes of study which have concluded by the end of the school session for 2025 but have not yet submitted an application for the relevant teacher.  

By way of advice and assistance, there are several programmes which are recognised by GTC Scotland for teachers gaining registration in Additional Support Needs. These programmes would cover inclusive education but would not appear in the table below.

Finally, the information below is compiled based on the calendar year for GTC Scotland and not the Registration Year from March to April of the following year.

Table 1: The number of registrants who received Professional Recognition awards in the categories above in the last five calendar years
Right to review and appeal

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Internal Review request

Summary of request

Professional Recognition categories
Date of request:
Date of response:
Reference:
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Professional Recognition

Full request

Response

Response file