26-27/002

We refer to your request for information (FOI 26-27/002) dated 28 April 2026 which we have handled under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA). 

You asked:

“I would like to request the following information relating to Secondary Gaelic (Gàidhlig) registration categories on the Register of Teachers in Scotland:

1. New Registrants

The number of individuals who were newly registered with GTCS in the category of Secondary Education (Gaelic) in each of the last five registration years (e.g. 2020–21 to 2024–25).

2. Additional Registrations

The number of existing GTCS registrants who added Secondary Gaelic as an additional registration category in each of the last five registration years.

3. Leavers

The number of registrants who held Secondary Gaelic registration and who left the GTCS register in each of the last five registration years.”

Our response:

Please see our response to your questions below as data extracted on 30 April 2026. The GTC Scotland registration year runs from 1 April to 31 March of the following year.

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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.