What we do

As the professional body for teaching in England, we are committed to securing the best possible standards of learning and achievement for young people.

The law gives us three principal functions:

we maintain a register of qualified teachers in England
we enable the teaching profession to regulate itself
we provide advice to government and other agencies on key issues affecting the quality of teaching and learning.

We work to:

promote education policies that are based on teachers’ understanding of pupil needs
support teachers to influence and lead change
enable teachers to set and maintain the high standards of conduct and competence which characterise the profession
make a career in teaching professionally fulfilling, so that teachers can thrive and will stay in teaching
improve the quality of teachers’ initial training and their access to continuing professional learning and development opportunities
support teachers’ professional practice
help the wider public understand the contribution that teachers make to society.


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Teacher Learning Academy
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GTC Publications
Teaching: the GTC magazine
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