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General Teaching Council For Scotland

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC006187
Status
Active
Registered
Oct. 17, 1966
Legal form
Statutory corporation (Royal Charter etc)

Address

Address
96 Clermiston Road
Edinburgh
EH12 6UT

Contact

Website
gtcs.org.uk
Website screenshot

Activities

'It carries out activities or services itself'

'the advancement of education'

GTC Scotland is the independent regulator for teachers in Scotland. We work in the public interest to enhance trust in teachers by setting, upholding and promoting high standards. Our role is to regulate teachers and college lecturers. We do this by keeping a public register and setting and regulating the standards for entering and remaining in the teaching profession. Our principal aims and statutory functions are set out in the Public Services Reform (General Teaching Council for Scotland) Order 2011. Our principal aims are: • To contribute to improving the quality of teaching and learning. • To maintain and improve teachers’ professional standards.

Objectives: The advancement of education.

Areas of operation

Main operating location
City of Edinburgh
Geographical spread
Operations cover all or most of Scotland

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Employees
March 31, 2025 £5,883,000 £6,285,000 85
March 31, 2024 £6,060,000 £5,707,000 82
March 31, 2023 £6,029,000 £6,356,000 70
March 31, 2022 £6,061,000 £6,234,000 74
March 31, 2021 £5,942,000 £5,868,000 72