parents how to
Help with common tasks and answers to frequently asked questions.
for parents
find out if a teacher is registered
Any member of the public is entitled to be told whether or not a teacher is registered with the GTC. Contact the registration helpdesk with the teacher's full name and the school where they are employed. If we are able to uniquely identify a record for that teacher from the information that you have provided, we will confirm whether they are registered on a yes/no basis.
- email: registration@gtce.org.uk
If a GTC hearing disciplines a teacher, this will be immediately signalled on the teacher's entry on the register. If the teacher applies to a new school, the head teacher or local authority will check the GTC register as part of the appointments process. There are safeguards to make sure that teachers who have been disciplined cannot simply move to another state school.
A teacher cannot apply to be reinstated until two years after a GTC hearing has found against them. Their application will then be formally considered and all available evidence taken into account.
express concerns about a teacher
If you are seriously worried about the behaviour of a teacher and would like to make a complaint please refer to our complaints guidelines. Please note that the GTC is not a general complaints body and we cannot deal with compaints from the public about a teacher's competence.
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