Our Register in numbers
On 31 March 2024, the Register of Teachers in Scotland consisted of 81,806 individuals with 94,175 registrations. There are a greater number of registrations than registered individuals as some teachers are registered in more than one category of registration. Categories of registration matter as they inform associated teacher employment.
On 31 March 2023, 81,903 individuals were on the Register with 94,733 registrations - the highest level in over 10 years following steady increases since March 2016.
There has been a 0.12% decrease in the number of individuals on the Register from 31 March 2023 to 31 March 2024.
In registration year 2023-2024, 3,237 registration applications were received from individuals qualified in Scotland. Of these 2,679 were registration applications for school education and 558 for further education. As of 24 August 2023, there were 3,984 teachers on the Register who held only provisional registration. Of these teachers, 2,649 were working towards full registration through the Scottish Government’s Teacher Induction Scheme and 1,335 taking the Flexible Route to full registration.
Over the 2023-2024 registration year, 1,261 individuals qualified outside Scotland applied to GTC Scotland. 1,227 applications were individually assessed to analyse suitability for joining the Register. Of this number, 756 registered with GTC Scotland (62% of all assessed) evidencing that the Register continues to be an international one. This is in line with individual assessment of 1,437 in registration year 2022-2023, with 836 individuals joining the register (60%). The difference in assessment number and registration number is because some individuals choose not to complete the assessment process, some choose not to register after registration is offered and also because some applications are refused. Between 80 to 90% of applicants that complete the full application process are offered registration. The most common reasons for registration refusal are:
- the qualification is not comparable to a Scottish teaching qualification
- the qualification does not meet the required SCQF level, and/or
- the applicant does not have sufficient subject related credits at the required SCQF level.
Any decision to refuse registration is appealable to the Court of Session.
On 31 March 2024, the Register of Teachers in Scotland consisted of 81,806 individuals with 94,175 registrations. There are a greater number of registrations than registered individuals as some teachers are registered in more than one category of registration. Categories of registration matter as they inform associated teacher employment.
On 31 March 2023, 81,903 individuals were on the Register with 94,733 registrations - the highest level in over 10 years following steady increases since March 2016.
There has been a 0.12% decrease in the number of individuals on the Register from 31 March 2023 to 31 March 2024.
In registration year 2023-2024, 3,237 registration applications were received from individuals qualified in Scotland. Of these 2,679 were registration applications for school education and 558 for further education. As of 24 August 2023, there were 3,984 teachers on the Register who held only provisional registration. Of these teachers, 2,649 were working towards full registration through the Scottish Government’s Teacher Induction Scheme and 1,335 taking the Flexible Route to full registration.
Over the 2023-2024 registration year, 1,261 individuals qualified outside Scotland applied to GTC Scotland. 1,227 applications were individually assessed to analyse suitability for joining the Register. Of this number, 756 registered with GTC Scotland (62% of all assessed) evidencing that the Register continues to be an international one. This is in line with individual assessment of 1,437 in registration year 2022-2023, with 836 individuals joining the register (60%). The difference in assessment number and registration number is because some individuals choose not to complete the assessment process, some choose not to register after registration is offered and also because some applications are refused. Between 80 to 90% of applicants that complete the full application process are offered registration. The most common reasons for registration refusal are:
- the qualification is not comparable to a Scottish teaching qualification
- the qualification does not meet the required SCQF level, and/or
- the applicant does not have sufficient subject related credits at the required SCQF level.
Any decision to refuse registration is appealable to the Court of Session.
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