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Issue 34

Anna Munoz

Anna Munoz, GTCS Professional Learning and Development

As your probation year ends, you'll be looking to the future - remember to include CPD in your plans

As your probation year ends, many of you will be looking forward to a well-deserved rest. It is important to revive yourself during your break and prepare for future challenges. You can also take advantage of the summer holidays to broaden your knowledge. Often the best ideas arise when engaged in other experiences, so you never know what great inspirations for classroom teaching and learning will come.

As you look towards cultivating your future career, it is worth reflecting on your CPD experiences during your induction year and look at how you can take responsibility for your CPD in the future. The first few years of your career will see you developing your practice and reinforcing your Teacher Induction Scheme experience. However, it is vital that you source opportunities to keep up the CPD habit now that you no longer have the dedicated 0.3 time.

Once you have your teaching career established, you may wish to pursue one of the following routes:

  • Professional Registration/ Recognition - this gives you the opportunity to add another registration subject or to gain recognition for particular expertise. Looks great on your CV!
  • Chartered Teacher - once you have reached the top of the salary scale, you may wish to pursue this option. It is aimed at teachers who wish to remain in the classroom and will increase your pay.
  • Standard for Headship - this may seem a long way off but who knows what the future may bring, you could be a head teacher in the making!

Note: ensure you meet any entry conditions.

Further information on all of these can be found on the main GTC Scotland website.

Regardless of where your teaching career takes you, GTC Scotland will be with you every step of the way.

Please remember

Many of you may be moving once you reach the end of your induction year. It is vitally important to keep us updated with your address details. Certificates will be sent out mid-July so make sure we have a permanent address by Friday 18 June to ensure that your certificate reaches you.

Best of luck for the future to all 2009/10 probationer teachers!

 

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would like to knowthe GTCS view on this scenario. I agree with Steve its a last option!