General Teaching Council (other)

	General Teaching Council (other) General Teaching Council could mean: * General Teaching Council for Scotland * General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland * General Teaching Council for England (until 2012) * General Teaching Council for Wales (until 2015) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	General Teaching Council For Scotland The General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS) (Scottish Gaelic: ''Comhairle Choitcheann Teagaisg na h-Alba'') is a fee based registered charity and the world's first independent self-regulating body for teaching. The current Chief Executive and Registrar is Dr Pauline Stephen. The GTCS maintains a register of qualified teachers; there were 77,386 teachers on the register on 3 November 2021. History GTCS was the first professional registration body for teachers in the United Kingdom, and one of the first teaching councils in 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 since been amended by other legislation, including the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 and the Standards in Scotland's Schools etc. Act 2000. It is a legal requirement for all teachers working in Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	General Teaching Council For Northern Ireland The General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland is the body overseeing the qualification, registration, and good conduct of teachers in Northern Ireland. References External linksOfficial site Education in Northern Ireland Education regulators Teaching in the United Kingdom {{UK-edu-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	General Teaching Council For England The General Teaching Council for England (GTCE) was the professional body for teaching in England between 2000 and 2012. The GTC was established by the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 which set two aims: "to contribute to improving standards of teaching and the quality of learning, and to maintain and improve standards of professional conduct among teachers, in the interests of the public". The GTC was abolished in 2012 with some of its functions being assumed by the Teaching Agency, an executive agency of the Department for Education, which in 2013 became the National College for Teaching and Leadership. Functions In line with the aims set by the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998, the GTC had three principal functions. Maintaining a register of teachers in England The GTC was the awarding body for Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) in England. Registration with the GTC was a legal requirement for all qualified teachers in maintained schools, pupil referral units and n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]