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

Source of referrals made under Fitness to Teach between 2024 and 2025
Date of request:
13
October
2025
Date of response:
6
November
2025
Reference:
25-26/046
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Fitness to Teach

Full request

Please provide the number of fitness to teach referrals received by GTCS each year from 2024 to 2025, broken down by source of referral (e.g. employer, member of the public, self-referral). Additionally, please provide the number of cases that proceeded to a hearing in each year.

Response

Between 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025 we received 226 conduct referrals:

  • Disclosure (PVG Record) – 6
  • Disclosure (Referral) – 16
  • Employer – 65
  • GTCS – 5
  • MOP (Anonymous) – 19
  • MOP (Colleague) – 5
  • MOP (Parent) – 48
  • MOP (Parent – anonymous) – 1
  • MOP (Student/Pupil) – 3
  • MOP (Unknown) – 26
  • Police – 1
  • Registration (GTC Scotland) – 1  
  • Self-referral – 30

Between 1 April 2025 and 13 October 2025, we received 143 conduct referrals. Of these:

  • Disclosure (PVG Record) – 3
  • Disclosure (Referral) – 8
  • Employer – 37
  • GTC  Scotland – 4
  • MOP (Anonymous) – 21
  • MOP (Colleague) – 3
  • MOP (Parent) – 35
  • MOP (Student/Pupil) – 5
  • MOP (Unknown) – 25
  • Self-referral – 2

Cases that proceeded to a hearing

Between 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025, there were 3 full conduct hearings held.

Between 1 April 2025 and 13 October 2025, there were 6 full conduct hearings held.

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Internal Review request

Summary of request

Source of referrals made under Fitness to Teach between 2024 and 2025
Date of request:
Date of response:
Reference:
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Fitness to Teach

Full request

Response

Response file