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Issue 33

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Annie Lennox to raise awareness at GTCS Lecture

Annie Lennox will be giving the next GTC Scotland lecture, which will take place as part of the 2010 Festival of Politics. The singer and long-term campaigner is likely to focus on her work with Treatment Action Campaign (TAC), a South African charity that campaigns for treatment for people with HIV and to reduce new HIV infections.

Find out more at www.gtcs.org.uk/events

Collecting the 2010 registration fee

The registration year runs from 1 April-31 March and the processes and procedures employed to collect the annual registration fee start in March each year.

Find out more about paying your registration fee at www.gtcs.org.uk/registrationfee

Lead role for LTS confirmed by Scottish Government

The Scottish Government has confirmed that Learning and Teaching Scotland (LTS) will continue to play a key role in transforming education in Scotland.

The Government has set out a core remit for LTS, which builds on the organisation's strong track record in delivering significant education reform, including its key role in Curriculum for Excellence and the implementation of Glow.

Find out more about LTS at www.ltscotland.org.uk/aboutlts

GTC Scotland looking at new legislation

The Scottish Government recently announced that the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PoVG) scheme will go live this October. This scheme will radically change the way anyone working with children or vulnerable adults, either in a paid or a voluntary capacity, is vetted to ensure their suitability.
GTC Scotland is currently looking at how the PoVG scheme will impact on registered teachers. We intend to discuss the details at the next meeting of the GTC Scotland Council. We'll provide further details of this in the next issue of Teaching Scotland.

Find out more about the PoVG scheme at www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/People/Young-People/children-families/pvglegislation

Another string to your bow

Many teachers find that as their careers progress, they start to think about teaching other subject areas or indeed moving from primary to secondary education or vice versa.

That's when Professional Registration can come into play. The Framework for Professional Recognition/Registration provides a way for teachers to gain registration in other subjects or sectors.
Find out more about Professional Recognition at www.gtcs.org.uk/professionalrecognition

Moving on? Please keep us up to date

Keeping your contact details up to date with GTC Scotland is important for lots of reasons - the main one being the risk of being removed from the Register if you don't.

There are several ways to keep your contact details up to date:

Enterprising pupils awarded

Schools from Glasgow, East Lothian and East Dunbartonshire were announced as the winners of three key events organised for a month-long celebration of Scotland's enterprising young people, arranged by Determined to Succeed.

Find out more about Determined to Succeed at www.determinedtosucceed.co.uk

Outdoor activity is child's play

Pupils at a Glasgow primary school are enjoying access to an onsite "Urban Jungle" thanks to a groundbreaking joint project between Glasgow City Council and Forestry Commission Scotland (FCS).

Merrylee pupils now enjoy breaktimes and even classes in a varied green space, which includes grassy hills, a flower garden and numerous trees. The playground also has a rope bridge and a large wooden log with a cargo net which have proven very popular.

FCS's involvement with Merrylee Primary School is part of the organisation's national strategy to encourage young people to use woodlands and greenspace to boost healthier lifestyles.

 

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