You are here: Home > Registration > Becoming a Teacher Apply for Registration Qualified in Scotland Qualified outside Scotland College Lecturer Additional Support Needs Independent Schools Becoming a Teacher Instrumental Music Instructors Return to the Register and Teaching Manage your Registration Add an additional subject/sector Retire/Cancel Registration Update your contact and employment details Proof of registration in Scotland (LOPS) Fee and Criminal Records Checks Registration Fee Criminal Record Checks Becoming a Teacher Teaching can be a rewarding and challenging career. From teaching a group of primary 5's in a small rural school, to coming face to face with a class of secondary pupils in a large urban secondary school, it certainly won't be the humdrum of the 9 - 5. Whatever route you chose to go down, whether it be primary or secondary, you ultimately need to be registered with GTC Scotland. In order to gain registration you need to hold an appropriate qualification. If you hold a first/undergraduate degree (a bachelor's degree) then, depending on the sector/ subject you wish to teach, the minimum qualification you may need is a Professional Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) or equivalent. If you don't hold a first degree then you'll need to gain a degree level qualification which allows entry to the relevant Primary or Secondary PGDE programme or complete a degree which also incorporates a teaching qualification. Memorandum on Entry Requirements to Programmes of ITE in Scotland So you want to teach in Scotland? - Guide to becoming a teacher Undergraduate Intitial Teacher Education Programmes Postgraduate Initial Teacher Education Programmes in Scotland Useful Links myjobscotland Teach in Scotland University of Aberdeen - School of Education University of Dundee, School of Education and Social Work University of Edinburgh, Moray House School of Education University of Glasgow University of the Highlands and Islands University of Strathclyde - School of Education University of Stirling - School of Education University of the West of Scotland - School of Education