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About the GTC |
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Teaching in 2012 |
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Introduction |
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Our history and aims |
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What we do |
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Four principles |
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The Council |
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Registration with the GTC |
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High professional standards |
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Regulation |
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Policy and research |
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Publications and events |
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Annual reports |
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Frequently asked questions |
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Legal status |
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Council business |
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Equal opportunities policy |
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Data protection and privacy policy |
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Freedom of Information |
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GTC staff |
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GTC employment opportunities |
The GTC was established by the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998, and the first Council began its work on 1 September 2000.
Pressure for a General Teaching Council dates back to the nineteenth century. A General Teaching Council was established in Scotland in 1965 but it took until 1997 to secure a government commitment to introduce GTCs in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Following consultation with a wide variety of education interests including the teacher unions, the 1998 Act gave effect to the long-held aspiration to give teaching the same status as other self-regulating professions.
The Act set the Council two aims: “to contribute to improving standards of teaching and the quality of learning, and to maintain and improve standards of professional conduct among teachers, in the interests of the public”.
The General Teaching Council exists to support teachers’ professional efforts to offer children and young people high quality teaching that meets their needs and enables them to learn and thrive.
