Education committee

The Education Committee:

• carry out, commission and publish research to inform GTC Scotland and stakeholders with regard to the functions and responsibilities delegated to the Education Committee; and
• oversee the actions of the Programme Accreditation, Professional Update Validation and Professional Learning and Excellence Awards Panels.

It will also advise, inform and put forward recommendations or proposals to Council (or its other committees or sub-committees where appropriate) on:

• all aspects of the establishment, promotion and review of professional standards for teachers (excluding in respect of conduct and the procedures for dealing with any teacher’s alleged lack of professional competence which are both delegated to the Professional Regulatory Assurance Committee);
• any policy or guidance related to a scheme of probationary service for provisional teachers;
• any policy or guidance related to the Standard for Headship process;
• GTC Scotland’s Statement of Registration Principles and Practice for applicants who have qualified as teachers outside Scotland;
• all aspects of the establishment, promotion and review of a professional recognition award scheme for teachers;
• the supply of teachers in Scotland (excluding matters of remuneration or conditions of service);
• the education and career long professional learning of teachers;
• all aspects of establishing and reviewing a scheme setting out measures to be undertaken for the purposes of allowing GTC Scotland to keep itself informed about the standards of education and career long professional learning of teachers;
• all aspects of establishing and reviewing the requirements for entry to courses leading to a GTC Scotland recognised teaching qualification;
• all aspects of enhancing and promoting the registration of teachers within the further education sector;
• any rules, policy or guidance applicable to a Programme Accreditation Panel or the programme accreditation process;
• the establishment, implementation and review of the Registration and Standards Rules; and
• any education related consultation exercise, issue or debate arising and of interest to GTC Scotland.