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The General Teaching Council for Scotland is a Scottish
Scotland

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 public body
Scottish public bodies

Scottish public bodies are a group of organisations that are funded by the Scottish Government. It includes Executive and advisory Non-departmental public body ; tribunals; and nationalised industries....
. It is the profession
Profession

"A profession is a vocation founded upon specialised educational training, the purpose of which is to supply disinterested counsel and service to others, for a direct and definite compensation, wholly apart from expectation of other business gain"....
al regulatory
Regulation

Regulation refers to "controlling human or societal behaviour by rules or restrictions." Regulation can take many forms: law restrictions promulgated by a government authority, self-regulation, social regulation , co-regulation and market regulation....
 body for teacher
Teacher

In education, a teacher is a person who teaches. A teacher who teaches an individual student may also be described as a personal tutor.The role of teacher is often formal and ongoing, carried out by way of Occupation or Profession at a school or other place of formal education....
s in Scotland.

It was the first professional registration body for teachers in the United Kingdom, and one of the first teaching councils in the world.

It has three areas of responsibility:

It was set up in 1965 under the Teaching Council (Scotland) Act 1965 following concerns that entry requirements had lowered after the Second World War and unqualified teachers were working in Scottish schools .






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The General Teaching Council for Scotland is a Scottish
Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
 public body
Scottish public bodies

Scottish public bodies are a group of organisations that are funded by the Scottish Government. It includes Executive and advisory Non-departmental public body ; tribunals; and nationalised industries....
. It is the profession
Profession

"A profession is a vocation founded upon specialised educational training, the purpose of which is to supply disinterested counsel and service to others, for a direct and definite compensation, wholly apart from expectation of other business gain"....
al regulatory
Regulation

Regulation refers to "controlling human or societal behaviour by rules or restrictions." Regulation can take many forms: law restrictions promulgated by a government authority, self-regulation, social regulation , co-regulation and market regulation....
 body for teacher
Teacher

In education, a teacher is a person who teaches. A teacher who teaches an individual student may also be described as a personal tutor.The role of teacher is often formal and ongoing, carried out by way of Occupation or Profession at a school or other place of formal education....
s in Scotland.

It was the first professional registration body for teachers in the United Kingdom, and one of the first teaching councils in the world.

It has three areas of responsibility:
  • to maintain and enhance professional standards of Scotland's teachers
  • to support new teachers through the Standard for Full Registration
  • to work with partner organisations across the world


It was set up in 1965 under the Teaching Council (Scotland) Act 1965 following concerns that entry requirements had lowered after the Second World War and unqualified teachers were working in Scottish schools . Its powers, remits and duties have been amended by the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998
Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998

The Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 was enacted by the United Kingdom Parliament on 16 July 1998, in order to improve the standards of teaching in the UK through the establishment of statutory General Teaching Councils for England, Wales and Northern Ireland and the modification the remit of the General Teaching Council for Scotland....
 and the Standards in Scotland's Schools etc Act 2000

Functions

  • to maintain The Register of teachers who are eligible to teach in public sector schools in Scotland
  • to review the standards of education, training and fitness of people entering the profession in Scotland and make recommendations to Ministers
  • to oversee the probationary period for teachers
  • to keep informed of the education and professional preparation of teachers in the higher education institutions and review and accredit teacher education programmes
  • to accredit all Chartered Teacher Programmes and modules and award the The Standard for Chartered Teacher
  • to accredit all programmes and modules leading to the award of the Standard for Headship
  • to make recommendations to ministers on Continuing Professional Development and staff development review of teachers
  • to determine whether Registration is to be refused or withdrawn on the grounds of professional Conduct


Its powers are soon to be extended to include removal from the register on the grounds of competence.

See also

  • Education in Scotland
    Education in Scotland

    Scotland has a long history of universal provision of public education, and the Scottish education system is distinctly different from other parts of the United Kingdom....
  • Teaching qualification
    Teaching qualification

    A teaching qualification or teacher qualification is one of a number of academic degree and professional degrees that enables a person to become a registered teacher in primary education or secondary education school....


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