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]