Have your say on...Learning for Sustainability in the GTC Scotland Accreditation Process and Requirements review consultation
3rd March 2026 , 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
About this Consultation
GTC Scotland has launched a consultation on proposed changes to its Accreditation Policy.
As the independent regulator for teachers in Scotland, it also has responsibility for accrediting programmes of initial teacher education (ITE) and setting the minimum entry requirements for these programmes. It has also become a legal requirement for college lecturers to register with GTC Scotland and for further education teaching qualification programmes (TQFE) to be accredited.
The draft policy aims to provide a streamlined source of information and guidance that clearly sets out what the process for accrediting teaching qualification programmes is, why it’s necessary, and what GTC Scotland’s expectations in overseeing it are.
The consultation is open until 5pm on 12 March 2026, and responses can be submitted via an online questionnaire.
To learn more about the consultation and to review the documents, please visit the consultation page.
What are the aims of this event?
Join Learning for Sustainability Scotland and contributors from Scotland’s Initial Teacher Education community on Tuesday 03 March. Our event aims to:
- Support and encourage participants to submit their own informed, independent contributions to the Consultation (by the deadline of 12th March 2026)
- Share more about the proposed accreditation process and requirements consultation proposed by GTC Scotland
- Encourage discussion and gather insights/perspectives on the format of the review and the place of Learning for Sustainability in this
- Collate input from participants to inform a response from LfSS to the Consultation
How do I find out more and sign up?
Click here to book your free place. We look forward to welcoming you.