What is a direct submission
You can confirm your Professional Update (PU) using the direct submission process. Direct submission allows teachers and college lecturers to submit their PU via an online form to a GTC Scotland panel.
Direct submission eligibility requirements
You can make a direct submission if:
- You work outside Scotland
- You are not working but want to stay on the Register of Teachers
- We have not approved your employer’s professional learning process (we call this Professional Update validation).
You should not make a direct submission if:
- You are absent from work with illness or on parental leave. You should contact your line manager and ask for a deferral. Read about the deferral process.
- You are a supply teacher. Local authorities should support supply teachers through Professional Update. If you need advice on who to contact at your local authority, get in touch with us.
You can confirm your Professional Update (PU) using the direct submission process. Direct submission allows teachers and college lecturers to submit their PU via an online form to GTC Scotland.
Direct submission eligibility requirements
You can make a direct submission if:
- you work outside Scotland
- you are not working but want to stay on the Register of Teachers
- we have not approved your employer’s professional learning process (we call this Professional Update validation)
You should not make a direct submission if:
- you are absent from work with illness or on parental leave. You should contact your line manager and ask for a deferral. Read about the deferral process
- you are a supply teacher. Local authorities should support supply teachers through Professional Update (If you need advice on who to contact at your local authority, get in touch with us)
How to submit a direct submission
You can submit a direct submission using the form available on MyGTCS.
Confirming if your direct submission has been successful
We assess a proportion of randomly chosen direct submissions for quality assurance purposes.
You will hear from us within 10 working days if your direct submission has been chosen.
You can confirm your Professional Update (PU) using the direct submission process. Direct submission allows teachers and college lecturers to submit their PU via an online form to GTC Scotland.
Direct submission eligibility requirements
You can make a direct submission if:
- you work outside Scotland
- you are not working but want to stay on the Register of Teachers
- we have not approved your employer’s professional learning process (we call this Professional Update validation)
You should not make a direct submission if:
- you are absent from work with illness or on parental leave. You should contact your line manager and ask for a deferral. Read about the deferral process
- you are a supply teacher. Local authorities should support supply teachers through Professional Update (If you need advice on who to contact at your local authority, get in touch with us)
How to submit a direct submission
You can submit a direct submission using the form available on MyGTCS.
Confirming if your direct submission has been successful
We assess a proportion of randomly chosen direct submissions for quality assurance purposes.
You will hear from us within 10 working days if your direct submission has been chosen.