GTC announces plans for further growth of the Teacher Learning Academy

The General Teaching Council for England has approved plans for the further growth and development of its Teacher Learning Academy (TLA), offering national access to public and professional recognition for teachers' learning, development and improvement work.

This decision means that the TLA will now be developed into a wider partnership-based national system that will extend opportunities for GTC-registered teachers to gain professional recognition through the academy. The TLA will in effect move to shared ownership through a system of national, local and school partnerships across the education system.

Since the launch of a pilot in 2004 the TLA has been created and developed with our partners for teachers and with teachers. GTC Council members have now approved this development to further support the GTC’s commitment to improving teachers’ access to high-quality professional development, contributing to high standards of teaching and learning and the standing of the teaching profession. This development is now subject to detailed business planning.

TLA partners

There are currently more than 40 national partners working with and supporting the TLA. The list can be viewed below.

National partners with programmes/offers linked to the Teacher Learning Academy

• Training and Development Agency for Schools
• Specialist Schools and Academies Trust
• National Union of Teachers
• Association of School and College Leaders
• National College of School Leadership
• National Science Learning Centre
• National Strategies
• Qualification and Curriculum Authority
• Teachers TV

• Association for Physical Education
• BBC
• British Council
• Centre for Educational Leadership
• Creative Partnerships
• College of Teachers
• Design and Technology Association
• Drama for Learning and Creativity
• Eastern Arts London
• Geographical Association
• Healthy Schools Initiative
• Institute of Educational Assessors
• League of European and Commonwealth Teachers & Global Teachers
• London Chartered Teacher – London Challenge
• National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics
• National Science Learning Regional Centres
• Primary Engineer
• Royal Shakespeare Company Learning
• Royal Society of Arts
• Teacher Support Network
• Select Supply Agency

National partners supporting the development of the Teacher Learning Academy

As above plus:

• Association of Teachers and Lecturers
• Association for Science Education
• BECTA
• Centre for the Use of Research and Evidence in Education
• HTI
• Innovation Unit
• Independent Schools Council
• Institute for Learning
• National Association of Headteachers
• Nuffield Trust
• The Royal Society
• University Council for the Education of Teachers
• Young Gifted and Talented (ex NAGTY)
• Youth Sport Trust

Plus 35 Higher Education Institutions and ITT providers with linked offers and programmes.

To find out more about how to enrol with the TLA, please visit the TLA Homepage.