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Connecting with the Standard for Middle Leadership
GTC Scotland held our first virtual event to celebrate the Standard for Middle Leadership on 20 November 2023. The Standard for Middle Leadership is an aspirational Professional Standard, and provides a developmental framework for teachers in or considering leadership roles. At the event, Kevin Brack, Lecturer in Educational Leadership and the… -
Minister announces creation of a new Centre of Teaching Excellence
The Cabinet Secretary for Education, Jenny Gilruth has announced that the Scottish Government is to set up a new centre of excellence for teaching. This announcement was made during the Minister’s address to delegates at the SNP conference in Aberdeen on Sunday 15 October, in which she stated that the… -
GTC Scotland reiterates calls for improvements to regulatory system at Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry
GTC Scotland, the teaching profession’s independent registration and regulation body, has reiterated calls for improvements to the regulatory system at the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry’s latest case study into abuse at the Edinburgh Academy. During the hearing, GTC Scotland Strategic Director, Jennifer Macdonald, raised the need for improvement to information… -
GTC Scotland recognises teacher as a Pioneering Spirit in Equality with Saroj Lal Award
The General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTC Scotland) has awarded the Saroj Lal Award for a Pioneering Spirit in Equality and Diversity to Edinburgh Biology teacher Hardeep Kaur. The Saroj Lal Award celebrates the efforts of GTC Scotland registered teachers who challenge adversity in a bit to promote and facilitate… -
GTC Scotland announces George D Gray Award winner
The General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTC Scotland) has awarded the George D Gray CBE MA Award to Queen Margaret University graduate Lauren Thomson. The George D Gray Award recognises the most distinguished assignment by a student teacher completing an undergraduate Primary teacher education programme in Scotland. Assignments are judged… -
Reiterating our stance on online abuse
In November last year we released a statement in response to online abuse some teachers were faced with for the work they do to tackle discrimination in their schools and local communities. At the time Dr Pauline Stephen, Chief Executive and Registrar said: “Recently, teachers were subjected to abuse online… -
GTC Scotland responds to consultation on minimum learning hours
The Scottish Government recently consulted on plans to set a legal minimum number of hours of school education school pupils should receive each year. This provision is already contained within the Education (Scotland) Act 2016 but has remained unenacted since the legislation came into force. Our response to the consultation focuses… -
Entries open for Saroj Lal Award for a Pioneering Spirit in Equality and Diversity
The Saroj Lal Award was created to identify and celebrate the efforts of colleagues who demonstrate a pioneering spirit, determination and challenge adversity in a bid to promote and facilitate a culture and ethos of equality and diversity and actively challenge discrimination. -
GTC Scotland writes to the new Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills
GTC Scotland highlights the critical role teachers play in the education system in a letter to the new Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills. -
GTC Scotland clarifies role in education in Scottish Parliament Committee response
GTC Scotland has clarified its role in education in its response to the petition being considered by the Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee to develop an educational resource on abortion.