01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC006187
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 85
- Postcode
- EH12 6UT
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
GTC Scotland is the independent regulator for teachers in Scotland. We work in the public interest to enhance trust in teachers by setting, upholding and promoting high standards. Our role is to regulate teachers and college lecturers. We do this by keeping a public register and setting and regulating the standards for entering and remaining in the teaching profession. Our principal aims and statutory functions are set out in the Public Services Reform (General Teaching Council for Scotland) Order 2011. Our principal aims are: • To contribute to improving the quality of teaching and learning. • To maintain and improve teachers’ professional standards.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Other defined groups
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The advancement of education.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £5,883,000 | £6,285,000 | 85 | 24 November 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £6,060,000 | £5,707,000 | 85 | 2 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £6,029,000 | £6,356,000 | 85 | 13 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £6,061,000 | £6,234,000 | 85 | 25 November 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £5,942,000 | £5,868,000 | 85 | 10 November 2021 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- 96 Clermiston Road, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.gtcs.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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