However, often school librarians are able to access journals and papers through, for example, inter. Gtcs have also asked children in scotland to carry out more engagement with children and young people. A video on the standard for careerlong professional learning from the gtcs suite of professional standards. Despite the pervasive nature of digital technology, its benefits are not always fully felt within our education establishments2. The general teaching council for scotland gtcs scottish gaelic. Professional standards which also includes the standard for careerlong professional learning and the standards for leadership and management. The refreshed and restructured professional standards 2021 have now launched and are available to view along with supporting materials. The professional standards outline what it means to become, to be and to grow as a teacher in scotland. The professional standards and professional code need to constantly evolve as the landscape of education and the publics expectations of its teaching professionals are ever changing. The accreditation of programmes leading to the award of gtcs standards, including initial teacher education ite programmes at scottish providers, is a statutory function of gtcs.
Nov 14, 2017 a professional standard against which reliable and consistent recommendations and decisions can be made on the fitness of new teachers for full registration with gtcs. The professional standards and professional code need to constantly evolve as the landscape. Professional programmes require approval from professional statutory regulatory bodies psrb. This professional standard is the gateway to the profession and constitutes the teaching standards in which learners, parents, the profession itself and the wider community can have confidence. Professional standards to a large extentsome extend to prepare for their prd remained constant. All teachers should have opportunities to be leaders. The skills you will learn will help you develop through reflective practice and, have. My references tales of a newly qualified teacher glow blogs. Gtc scotland gtc scotland is the independent professional body which maintains and enhances teaching standards and promotes and regulates. Professional update longitudinal study sessions 2014 gtcs. Professional standards in dental education british dental.
Gtcs professional standards standard for careerlong. As part of an empowered system, npfs recognises the importance of the professional standards and prof essional code as not only a tool for teachers and practitioners, but also as important documents for parents, carers, and the wider public. Council members general teaching council for scotland gtcs. The materials on this page are designed to assist ite providers in the development, accreditation and reaccreditation of programmes of ite. Jun 12, 2020 standards and expectations exist within the discipline of medicine, but there is little in the way of a general professional standards document for dental education that accounts for the multitude.
Concurrent validity between gtcs and criterion tests test wrmt1 wa dtla2 ds wj iii 3 cog 22 lac4 dtla5 sr wj iii6 vm word attack n 1875 r uc. Gtcs draft professional standards consultation scottish professional learning network. There seems to be little need for this, especially when teachers are focused on the recovery curriculum. Code of professionalism and conduct toolkit on teacher codes of. A video on the revised standards for registration from the gtcs suite of professional standards. A period of enactment support will now begin, allowing teachers and others to engage, explore and understand the relevance of the professional standards before formal enactment on 2 august 2021. Review of professional code and professional standards gtcs. Enhancing learning and teaching through the use of digital. National improvement framework for scottish education. These standards are underpinned by thethemes of values, sustainability and leadership. A period of enactment support will now begin, allowing teachers and others to engage, explore and understand the relevance of the professional standards before formal enactment on. Professional standards and is the benchmark of competence required of all registered teachers in scotland. Education and skills committee agenda 26th meeting, 2019. Learning for sustainability scotlands feedback on the final drafts of.
A commitment to the professional values of social justice, trust and respect and integrity are at the heart of the professional standards and underpin our relationships, thinking and professional practice in scotland. Route map through careerlong professional learning clpl in. Every school should have a whole school approach to learning for sustainability that is robust, demonstrable, evaluated and supported by leadership at all levels 4. Professional standards 2021 general teaching council for scotland. Information regarding our corporate management team. Accrediting programmes leading to the award of gtcs standards, including initial teacher education ite programmes offered by scottish higher education. Gtcs professional standards standards for registration. Many professional journals are now available online some incur costs and others do not. Gtcss consultation on the refreshed set of professional standards and prof essional code. They are integral to, and demonstrated through, all our professional relationships and practices. Gtc scotland recognises that effective leadership depends on the principles of collegiality.
Code of conduct and practice for registered teachers. The gtcs document, the standard for careerlong professional learning. For each professional learning priority, consider which types of professional learning may be helpful and which possible learning activities you could pursue. Route map through careerlong professional learning clpl. Comhairle choitcheann teagaisg na halba is a fee based registered charity and the worlds first independent selfregulating body for teaching. By this stage you may have several possible professional learning priorities as a result of reflecting on areas from last year, gtcs professional standards and improvement plans. The gtcs professional standards will be the key reference tool for teachers to use in the selfevaluation process. Review of additional support for learning implementation. Gtc would be the promoter and guardian of professional standards in the interest of both the public and the profession.
This can include learning with colleagues, the use of research, enquiry and reflectivebased approaches that are relevant, authentic and ongoing. From the gtcs professional update annual evaluation for 201617, all teachers reported that they are engaging with the professional standards. These standards are underpinned by thethemes of values, sustainabi lity and leadership. Professional values are at the core of the standards for registration. We appreciate that the new website standardsstandards2021. In line with the new gtcs professional standards, every practitioner, school and education leader should demonstrate learning for sustainability in their practice 3. There is a question of how deeply the gtcs standards have moved from the theory to the practice and becom e embedded in the professional culture of the scottish educational system. The gtcs maintains a register of qualified teachers. Council membership follows a rolling programme with election, nomination and appointments processes taking place every two years and half of the members stepping down at the end of each two year period. 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 working in scottish.
To what extent did you use the gtcs professional standards for your selfevaluation in preparation for your prd meeting. Revised general teaching council for scotland gtcs. Revised suite of standards incorporates standards for registration provisional and full, standard for careerlong professional learning, standards for leadership and management middle leadership, headship. Gtcs draft professional standards consultation glow blogs. The general teaching council for scotlands gtcs professional standards 5 and supporting. On the latter issue, the gtcs carries out a range of initiatives to promote, support and develop the professional learning of teachers.
Professional standards in dental education british. Since the professional standards for teaching in scotland were. Gtcs professional standards and professional code consultation. Increasingly, there are multiple purposes for the professional standards and professional code. The standard for careerlong professional learning or the standard for leadership and management. The professional standards 2021 are available to view below, together with supporting materials. Teacher workforce planning for scotland s schools what is.
Teachers and practitioners should have the time and space to engage in high quality professional learning, which can take many different forms. General teaching council for scotland professional standards. The standard for careerlong professional learning or. Gtcs was the first professional registration body for teachers in the united kingdom, and one of the first teaching councils in the world. Gtcs are expecting a further report on this engagement from children in scotland very soon that will give additional views from children and young people. Research has shown that the gtcs standards and its processes requiring teachers to engage in professional learning, selfevaluate that learning using the standards, and maintain a record of their learning have all played a very important role in increasing the teaching professions engagement with professional learning. Gtcs maintains a suite of professional standards which are underpinned by the themes of values, sustainability and leadership. Jun 18, 2002 reports foreseen under this contract, in accordance with the highest industry and professional standards. Pedagogy, learning and subject knowledge curriculum and assessment enquiry and research educational contexts and current debates in policy, education and practice. A compilation video from the full suite of gtcs professional standards. Presentation by prof rosa murray pdf the learning teacher. Gtc scotland gtc scotland is the independent professional body which maintains and enhances teaching standards and promotes and.
General teaching council scotland 2012 standards for provision registration. Professional standards general teaching council for scotland. Nov 05, 2020 although ongoing for nearly two years, the gtcs have now seen fit to slip the new standards through during a worldwide pandemic. Education and skills committee agenda 26th meeting. This code is part of the councils procedures for maintaining standards of professional conduct and competence in teaching.
Professional update longitudinal study sessions 2014 19 gtcs. General teaching council for scotland professional. Selfevaluation framework for initial teacher education. Professional values, sustainability and leadership are at the core of the standards. Teacher workforce planning for scotland s schools what is gtcs. The gtcs is also involved in programme accreditation and validation on a rolling cycle of five or six years. In line with the new gtcs professional standards, every practitioner, school and education leader should demonstrate learning for sustainability in their practice. Setting the professional standards expected of all teachers which include standards for provisional and full registration and for careerlong professional learning. An introductory video on the revised gtcs professional standards. Depending on an individuals career stage and aspirations they will engage with the standard for full registration. It is understood by gtcs and cldsc that statutory and other constraints on the exchange of.
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