Who regulates teachers in Northern Ireland?
The General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland
The General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland is the statutory, independent, regulatory body for the teaching profession and is dedicated to enhancing the status of teaching and promoting the highest standards of professional conduct and practice.
What has replaced the General Teaching Council?
The GTC was abolished in 2012 with some of its functions being assumed by the Teaching Agency, an executive agency of the Department for Education, which in 2013 became the National College for Teaching and Leadership.
How long does GTCNI registration take?
We request that all applications and supporting documents be scanned in PDF format and emailed as attachments to [email protected]. Please note that the current UK application processing time is approximately 6–8 weeks from the date we receive all required documentation.
How can I join GTCNI?
Every teacher that wants to teach in a grant–aided school in Northern Ireland must be registered with GTCNI. Assessment is based on the completion of an Application and submitting appropriate documentary evidence along with the Registration fee.
How do I find my General teaching Council Number?
Finding your teaching reference number If you don’t know what your teacher reference number (TRN) is, this can usually be found on your payslip or teachers’ pension documentation. You can also contact the teacher qualifications help desk to request your number.
What does GTCNI do?
GTCNI was established by the Education (NI) Order 1998 to provide a range of functions including maintaining a Register of teachers, regulating the teaching profession and providing advice to DE and employers about important professional issues including registration and professional standards.
What is QTLS status?
QTLS is a Professional Status recognised in the Education sector, which is gained after successfully completing a six-month period of Professional Formation and maintained through membership to the Society for Education and Training.
How much does a sub teacher get paid in NI?
Substitute teachers are paid a 195th of the salary point at which they enter the classroom, including any Upper Pay Scale (UPS) point which they have reached. For example, the M1 salary is £22,243, giving a daily rate of £114.07.
Do you need a PGCE to teach in Northern Ireland?
Routes into teaching All teachers are required to register with the General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland (GTCNI). There are two routes available to prospective teachers: a four year undergraduate Bachelor of Education (BEd), or a one year Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE).
How much is GTCNI?
How much is the registration fee? Those seeking registration with the GTCNI will be required to pay a fee of £44. The registration year with the Council runs from 1st April to 31st March and the annual registration retention fee is £44.
Can I teach in Northern Ireland without QTS?
To teach in an English state school, you must apply for Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). With a teaching qualification from a university in Northern Ireland, you may be able to gain QTS without any further training or assessment. For more information, visit the National College for Teaching & Leadership.
Is QTLS a teaching qualification?
QTLS is a teaching license issued to teachers who complete the teaching qualifications approved to teach or train in the Further Education (FE) or Higher Education (HE) institutions.
Do you need to be registered with the GTC?
Until legislation is enacted registration with the GTC remains a legal requirement.
Do I have to be registered with the General teaching Council?
It is a legal requirement for all teachers working in Scottish schools to be registered with GTC Scotland. In 2018, there was a national agreement that all lecturers working in Scotland’s colleges would register with GTC Scotland.
Can I teach in a primary school with QTLS?
They are allowed to teach both curriculum and non-curriculum subjects across the breadth of school ages. Therefore holders of QTLS are qualified to teach in both primary and secondary schools. They will also be exempt from doing an induction year, as Newly Qualified Teachers with QTS are required to do.