GTCS Standards
The Professional Standards for Scotland’s Teachers describe teacher professionalism in Scotland; teachers’ ‘way of being’. Refreshed and restructured Professional Standards were enacted on 2 August 2021 and can be viewed below. The Professional Standards support and promote partnership, leadership, enquiry and professional learning and have multiple purposes.
Purposes of the Professional Standards
to create a shared language for teaching professionals
as a benchmark for professional competency (Standard for Provisional Registration and Standard for Full Registration)
to develop and enhance professionalism
to support career-long professional growth
to provide a framework for Initial Teacher Education, probation and leadership pathways and professional learning programmes
support for self-evaluation and reflection for teachers in, and aspiring to, formal leadership roles and contribution to dialogue about leadership and management
to inform the process of recruitment and selection
to ensure and enhance public trust and confidence in the teaching profession