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GTC Scotland sets out vision of Trusted Teaching in new strategic plan
GTC Scotland, the teaching profession’s independent registration and regulation body, has set out its vision of Trusted Teaching in its Strategic Plan 2023-28. The organisation’s role is to keep a public register of teachers and set and uphold the standards for entering and remaining in the teaching profession. Khadija Mohammed, Council… -
GTC Scotland writes to Scotland’s new First Minister
GTC Scotland’s Chief Executive and Registrar Dr Pauline Stephen has written to the new First Minister Humza Yousaf MSP congratulating him on his new post, and welcoming the opportunity to work with him and his Cabinet in the interests of trusted teaching. -
GTC Scotland publishes ethics guide supporting teachers to speak up when something isn’t right
GTC Scotland has published Ethics in Teaching: Speaking Up Guide for Teaching Professionals. The guide aims to promote and build confidence among teachers and college lecturers to address professional challenges, this includes having the professional courage to speak up when they have concerns. The guide has dedicated sections on speaking… -
GTC Scotland responds to child safeguarding petition
GTC Scotland has responded to the petition being considered by the Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee to establish an independent inquiry and an independent national whistleblowing officer to investigate concerns about the alleged mishandling of child safeguarding enquiries by public bodies. -
GTC Scotland’s work to uphold trust in the teaching profession highlighted in annual report
GTC Scotland, the teaching profession’s independent registration and regulation body, has published our Annual Report and Financial Accounts and Annual Review for 2021-22. This penultimate report from the refreshed Strategic Plan 2020-2023, highlights the work undertaken in the year to April 2022, in pursuit of four strategic outcomes: 1. Upholding… -
Provisional professional standard for college lecturers approved; new transitional route to GTC Scotland registration opens
The General Teaching Council for Scotland’s (GTC Scotland) Council has approved the Standard for Provisional Registration (Lecturers in Scotland’s Colleges), providing a new transitional route to registration for a defined group of college lecturers who do not yet hold a GTC Scotland-recognised teaching qualification, or the equivalent for those qualified… -
GTC Scotland welcomes child safeguarding decision
GTC Scotland welcomes the Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee’s decision to gather more information about the handling of child safeguarding enquiries in education. Since before 2017 we have raised issues about how the system works in this fundamental area. We have called for better information sharing, and a strengthened… -
The teaching profession on the International Day of Education
To mark the International Day of Education, Dr Pauline Stephen, Chief Executive and Registrar of GTC Scotland, has written to Scottish Parliament’s Education, Children and Young People Committee on the role of the Teaching Profession. -
GTC Scotland contribution to National Discussion on Scottish education
GTC Scotland has submitted a contribution to the Scottish Government and Convention of Scottish Local Authorities’ (COSLA) national discussion focussed on developing the future vision for Scottish education. Our feedback is organised into three themes: Finally, we offer some reflections on the teaching profession’s engagement with this work. -
Wellbeing Wednesday – sharing health and wellbeing resources
As we enter the busy end of term, with days getting shorter and the weather getting colder, it is good to be mindful of our health and wellbeing. This month, we will be highlighting useful and practical resources from our Health and Wellbeing Hub through Twitter on Health and Wellbeing Wednesdays.