GTC registrants up 2.5 per cent

published:02 Dec 2009

The number of teachers registered with the GTC in the past year grew by 2.5 per cent according to the GTC’s Annual report on registration and regulation. The increase was partially due to the introduction of provisional registration for trainee teachers on 1 September 2008.

Their provisional registration means that they are accountable to the profession and the public for their conduct and practice standards alongside their fully registered colleagues with qualified teacher status (QTS).

Teaching in England is also increasingly attracting qualified professionals from abroad and teachers who qualified outside the European Economic Area (EEA) can take a variety of courses that lead to QTS. 

Fast facts

• in September 2009 there were over 550,000 teachers registered with the GTC
• over 35,000 trainees were provisionally registered with the GTC by March 2009
• over 2000 teachers who qualified in the EEA received QTS during the 2008–09 period
• more than 1100 who qualified outside the EEA were also awarded QTS during this period.

Checking the Register
Direct employer access to the register was fully in place in the 2008–09 period, seeing enquiries double compared to the previous year.  Both employers and the public can check to see if a teacher is on the register and information on how to do this is available using the links provided.

Employers can also request further information on a teacher’s record, such as their degree qualifications, their induction record and any disciplinary orders that may exist. Employers must not employ a teacher who is not registered with the GTC but is legally required to be.