General Teaching Council for Scotland

The General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTC Scotland) (Scottish Gaelic: Comhairle Choitcheann Teagaisg na h-Alba) is a fee based registered charity[1] and the world's first independent registration and regulation body for teaching.[2] The current Chief Executive and Registrar is Pauline Stephen.[3] The GTC Scotland maintains a register of qualified teachers and college lecturers; there were 80,695 teachers and college lecturers on the register on 31 March 2022.[4]

  1. ^ "Extract from the Scottish Charity Register". Office of the Scottish Charity Register. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  2. ^ "EIS welcomes election of world's first independent teaching council". Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  3. ^ "Leadership Team | General Teaching Council for Scotland". www.gtcs.org.uk. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  4. ^ "GTC Scotland Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2022" (PDF). Retrieved 23 March 2023.