What is expected of Professional Update reviewers

What does a Professional Update (PU) reviewer do

As a PU reviewer, you are responsible for signing-off PU submissions from your associated reviewees.  

You will sign off PU submission requests on MyGTCS. You can find further guidance on how to use MyGTCS in the ‘Resources’ area of the platform.

Professional Update is a requirement. If the reviewee does not submit their professional update or it is not confirmed by you, they risk being removed from the Register.

By confirming a PU submission request, you are confirming that the teacher has:

• engaged in ongoing professional learning and reflected against the appropriate GTC Scotland Professional Standards
• maintained a reflective record of professional learning and evidence of its impact on their thinking and professional actions
• discussed this with you as their line manager as part of their Professional Review and Development process

Reviewees may share their full registration profile with you as part of their PU submission request, but this is optional. It may be that you have already viewed the teacher's profile (for example in person during the PRD process) or professional learning record may be held elsewhere, since this will be done in several ways depending on locally agreed systems.

Associations

PU reviewees are responsible for sending association requests in MyGTCS. You do not need to set up associations with reviewees. As a reviewer you only need to review and accept/decline any requests you receive.  

Previous MyPL users

If you previously had a PU reviewer association with a teacher in MyPL, when they set up their MyGTCS account on the new platform they will be asked if they wished to re-associate with you as their PU reviewer.  

You will receive notification of any association requests in MyGTCS.