The role of GTC Scotland in preparing new
teachers
Tom Hamilton
Director of Education, Registration and
Professional Learning
SQA CfE Conference June 2015
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The General Teaching Council for
Scotland: Background
History:
• Set up by Act of Parliament in 1965: Non-Departmental Public
Body
• GTCS became independent April 2012: Professional Statutory
Regulatory Body
Vision:
GTC Scotland aspires to:
• maintain the confidence of the public through effective governance
and by always working in the public interest
• be a world leader in professional education issues
• maintain and enhance standards of learning and teaching
• actively promote teacher professionalism
Aims:
• To contribute to improving the quality of teaching and learning
• To maintain and improve teachers’ professional standards
Independent GTCS Functions
• Keep a register of teachers
• Establish and review the standards of education
and training appropriate to school teachers
• Establish and review the standards of conduct
and professional competence expected of a
registered teacher
• Investigate the fitness to teach of individuals who
are, or are seeking to be, registered
• Maintain a scheme of Professional Update for
teachers
Independent GTCS
It is for the GTCS to determine what constitutes a
recognised teaching qualification for individuals
seeking registration as a school teacher.
A determination may make such provision about
the education and training required to attain such a
qualification as the GTCS thinks fit.
GTCS Model of the Teacher
Teacher education should prepare new teachers who:
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have professional values,
are reflective and innovative,
are experts in pedagogy,
are agents of change rather than recipients of it,
are autonomous while recognising their place within systems,
have commitment, resilience and high levels of self-efficacy,
have appropriate subject content and pedagogic content knowledge,
are accountable and consider the impact of their teaching on pupils
and learners,
know about research and scholarship and where appropriate actively
practise research,
are committed to their own ongoing professional development,
are aware of education’s links to other fields,
are committed to working with other professionals within and beyond
education.
Standards
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The Standards for Registration
(Provisional, Full)
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The Standard for Career-Long
Professional Learning
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The Standards for Leadership and
Management (Middle Leadership,
Headship)
New Teachers Preparation
• Guidelines for Initial Teacher Education
• Entry Memorandum
• Accreditation of ITE programmes
• Teacher Induction Scheme
Innovations
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Egypt, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Iceland, India,
Ireland, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Lebanon,
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Africa, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Ukraine, UK (other parts),
USA, Yemen
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OECD visit 2007
Future OECD visit 2015
Contact
Web:
www.gtcs.org.uk
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