GTC Scotland /Learning for Sustainability Scotland

The General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTC Scotland) was set up in 1965. It was created following calls from teachers for a body to ensure teacher standards and was one of the first teaching councils in the world. In 2012, it became the world’s first independent professional and regulatory body for teaching. GTC Scotland’s Council governs GTC Scotland and sets strategic policy. Council membership is set by law. The majority of Council are elected teachers or college lecturers. GTC Scotland sets the standards of professionalism with and for Scotland’s teachers and college lecturers. It is a legal requirement for all teachers working in Scottish schools to be registered with GTC Scotland. In 2018, there was a national agreement to register all lecturers working in Scotland’s colleges through GTC Scotland.