“I touch the future. I teach” Christa McAuliffe “It is what teachers think, do and are that...

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WWW.GTCS.ORG.UK “I touch the future. I teach” Christa McAuliffe “It is what teachers think, do and are that ultimately shapes the kind of learning young people get” Andy Hargreaves & Michael Fullen “Education is not the filling of buckets but the lighting of a fire” W.B. Yeats

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“I touch the future. I teach”Christa McAuliffe

“It is what teachers think, do and are that ultimately shapes the kind of learning young people get”Andy Hargreaves & Michael Fullen

“Education is not the filling of buckets but the lighting of a fire”W.B. Yeats

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The Teaching ProfessionThe Teaching Profession

By law, all teachers who wish to By law, all teachers who wish to teach in publically funded schools teach in publically funded schools must register with GTCS.must register with GTCS.

The General Teaching Council for The General Teaching Council for Scotland is the professional Scotland is the professional regulatory body for teachers in regulatory body for teachers in Scotland. We maintain and enhance Scotland. We maintain and enhance professional standards of Scotland's professional standards of Scotland's teachers and support new teachers.teachers and support new teachers.

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Maintaining & Enhancing StandardsMaintaining & Enhancing Standards

Role of GTC ScotlandRole of GTC Scotland

CPD and the SFRCPD and the SFR

Headship (SfH)Headship (SfH)

Student Teacher Student Teacher CodeCode

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Applying for RegistrationApplying for Registration Teacher Induction SchemeTeacher Induction Scheme TimescalesTimescales CommunicationCommunication

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Applying for RegistrationApplying for Registration

Legal requirementLegal requirement Apply using an online facilityApply using an online facility

– Available from NovemberAvailable from November– Induction preferences/PWPInduction preferences/PWP– DeclarationDeclaration– Disabilities MonitoringDisabilities Monitoring– Direct Debit MandateDirect Debit Mandate

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Criminal Records ChecksCriminal Records Checks

PVG Scheme membershipPVG Scheme membership– Full or Short Scheme checkFull or Short Scheme check– 3 forms of ID3 forms of ID– 5 year address history5 year address history– CostCost

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Teacher Induction SchemeTeacher Induction Scheme

Scotland’s approach to Teacher Scotland’s approach to Teacher Induction is World ClassInduction is World Class

(OECD Report 2007)(OECD Report 2007)

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Teacher Induction SchemeTeacher Induction Scheme

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Teacher Induction SchemeTeacher Induction Scheme

Must have completed course and Must have completed course and notification by university to be notification by university to be made to GTCS by 5 July 2013made to GTCS by 5 July 2013

Must have been assessed as a Must have been assessed as a ‘Home Fees student’ by the Student ‘Home Fees student’ by the Student Awards Agency for Scotland.Awards Agency for Scotland.– Includes UK and EU students with Includes UK and EU students with

UK and EU passportUK and EU passport

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Teacher Induction SchemeTeacher Induction Scheme Preference Waiver OptionPreference Waiver Option Your 5 preferred choicesYour 5 preferred choices

– Think locationThink location– You could be allocated your 5You could be allocated your 5thth choice choice– Changing preferencesChanging preferences– Gaelic mediumGaelic medium– Denominational – approvalDenominational – approval

www.sces.uk.com/approvalwww.sces.uk.com/approval The allocation processThe allocation process DeferralsDeferrals Withdrawing Withdrawing

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2012 Allocation Statistics2012 Allocation Statistics

Primary Secondary1 80.85% 55.66%2 10.68% 20%3 6.16% 11.45%4 1.83% 6.02%5 0.48% 6.87%PWP 119 277PWP 396 Selected

= 17.48%

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TimescalesTimescales Nov – Dec Nov – Dec

– Students apply for registrationStudents apply for registration– GTCS start processing criminal GTCS start processing criminal

record checks (approximately record checks (approximately 3,000)3,000)

22 Feb – No further changes to 22 Feb – No further changes to preferences preferences

End of May – Students informed End of May – Students informed of allocated local authority of allocated local authority (email & MyGTCS)(email & MyGTCS)

July – registration completedJuly – registration completed

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CommunicationsCommunications

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MyGTCSMyGTCS View induction preferences and induction View induction preferences and induction

allocation (with local authority contact allocation (with local authority contact information)information)

Access to ITE Profile systemAccess to ITE Profile system Access to Teaching Induction Scheme Access to Teaching Induction Scheme

profile systemprofile system Update contact details Update contact details View registration details (once qualified)View registration details (once qualified) View qualifications (once qualified)View qualifications (once qualified) Access MyCommunity forumAccess MyCommunity forum

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CommunicationsCommunications

Change of detailsChange of details Withdrawing or leaving the Withdrawing or leaving the

coursecourse Preference changesPreference changes Email bulletinsEmail bulletins www.gtcs.org.uk/students www.gtcs.org.uk/students [email protected] [email protected]

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The GTCS and the TeacherThe GTCS and the Teacher

Teaching Scotland magazineTeaching Scotland magazine Teaching Scotland Online Teaching Scotland Online

www.teachingscotland.org.ukwww.teachingscotland.org.uk TwitterTwitter www.gtcs.org.uk www.gtcs.org.uk