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Registration with the GTC was a legal requirement for all qualified teachers in maintained schools, pupil referral units and non-maintained special schools. In addition, around a third of teachers in the independent sector were registered with the GTC. There were over 560,000 teachers on the GTC register.
GTC Scotland was the first professional registration and regulation 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 ...
The Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 (c. 30) was enacted by the United Kingdom Parliament under the first Tony Blair government on 16 July 1998. It enabled universities to charge tuition fees, and established statutory General Teaching Councils (GTC's) for England, Wales and Northern Ireland and the modification the remit of the General Teaching Council for Scotland.
An undergraduate degree and successful completion of a teacher training programme is compulsory for QTS recommendation. [citation needed] One of the main routes to achieving QTS, for those already in possession of a degree, involves undertaking a postgraduate teacher training course, such as the Postgraduate Certificate in Education or a School Direct programme.
Between 2000 and 2012, the teaching profession in England was regulated by a professional body known as the General Teaching Council for England (GTCE). [2] The GTCE was abolished in 2012 with some of its functions being assumed by the Department of Education. [3]
Carol Adams (28 July 1948 - 11 January 2007) was a history teacher who was the first Chief Executive of the General Teaching Council for England (GTCE), [1] bringing England in line with Scotland and Wales who had had teaching regulatory bodies since 1966. [2]
The Graduate Teacher Programme (GTP) was a programme in England and Wales for graduates who want to gain Qualified Teacher Status while working. A person must work in a school as an unqualified teacher in order to participate in the programme, which can last from three months to a year.
The General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland is the body overseeing the qualification, registration, and good conduct of teachers in Northern Ireland.