The Secretary of State for Education announced on 2nd June 2010 his intention to seek Parliament’s approval to abolish the General Teaching Council for England (GTCE) who currently act as the regulator for the teaching profession. The Education Bill, which is currently before Parliament, makes provision to abolish the GTCE and gives responsibility to the Secretary of State to operate a new streamlined regulation system for teachers in England.
This new system of regulation, which will deal with cases of serious misconduct, will take effect from 1st April 2012. We are now looking to appoint serving or recently serving school teachers and lay members to sit on, and in some cases chair, the newly formed professional conduct panels.
Advertisements for these public appointments will appear in the Guardian on Tuesday 26th July and the Times Education Supplement on Friday 29th July. For more information and to apply online please visit the public appointments site quoting reference CS0767.
If you require an application form in a format such as Braille, large type or audio, please contact Natalie Lambert by calling 0113 394 7994 or e-mailing natalie.lambert@appointments.org.uk
The closing date for applications is 12.00 noon on 6th September 2011.
