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GTC Council Chair Judy Moorhouse has been re-elected unopposed for a further two years from 1 September 2007 to 31 August 2009. Judy was first elected Chair in September 2004.
Council has 64 members, of whom two thirds are teachers and one third are representatives of the wider education community, including faith and equality bodies, employers, parents and governors. Council meets in public in full session four times a year. Local teachers are also invited to meet Council members and debate topical education issues at a seminar before each Council meeting.
The GTC was established in September 2000 to serve the public interest by promoting high standards of teaching and learning and high standards of professional conduct among teachers. It does this by holding a register of 500,000+ qualified teachers; providing advice on teaching standards and wider education policy to the Secretary of State; regulating teachers’ professional conduct and competence and supporting teacher professionalism through research and evidence on effective practice and robust models of continuing professional development.
Judy Moorhouse is a secondary teacher at Richmond School in North Yorkshire with particular expertise in English and special educational needs. She has been a member of the GTC since its inception in September 2000, sitting as a nominee of the National Union of Teachers (NUT). Judy was President of the NUT between April 2006 and April 2007.
Commenting on her re-election, Judy says:
'I feel very privileged to have earned the continuing confidence of my fellow Council Members. I look forward to helping the GTC extend its work for children, through teachers. Over the next two years I hope to see many more teachers, parents and members of the wider public participating in our work and helping to develop policies that support high standards of teaching and learning.'
GTC Chief Executive Keith Bartley says:
'I have seen Judy in action at two Council meetings which she chairs with great skill and humour, ensuring that all Members get a good opportunity to bring their expertise and experience into our debates. I look forward to working with her over the next two years.'
