25-26/057

We refer to your request for information (FOI 25-26/057) dated 18 December 2025 which we have handled under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA).

‍You asked: ‍

“How many secondary schools do not currently have a teacher who holds a ‘Physics with Science’ registration? Please could this be listed by local authority?”

‍Our response:

Please note that GTC Scotland maintains a professional Register and not an employment-based one. This means that any person registered with GTC Scotland can seek employment as a teacher within Scotland without informing us of where they work. Employment information is self-declared. As we do not hold records on the employment of Physics with Science teachers in every secondary school across Scotland, we have applied section 17(1) of FOISA as this information is not held.  

However, by way of advice and assistance, we can advise that every local authority in Scotland has a teacher holding the Physics with Science registration. We can provide the number of registrants as data extracted on 12 January 2026. Please see this information in Table 1 below.  

Right to review and appeal

You may request a review of how we have dealt with this information request if you are dissatisfied with this response. This can be done by contacting us at informationgovernance@gtcs.org.uk, describing your original request and explaining the basis for your dissatisfaction. You have 40 working days from receipt of this response to submit a review request.  

Once the review process has been completed, if you are still dissatisfied, you have 6 months in which you can apply to the Scottish Information Commissioner for a decision. See the Scottish Information Commissioner’s guidance on making an appeal for information about how to do this.