The General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland (GTCNI) is the body overseeing the qualification, registration, and good conduct of teachers in Northern Ireland.
Functions
The GTCNI is responsible for upholding the standards of the profession and the registration of new teachers.
History
The GTCNI was established by the Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1998.
In 2016, the organisation consisted of 19 staff and a council consisting of 33 members. The Department of Education introduced a number of "special measures" to the GTCNI, after a lack of trust was identified between members of the council and senior management.. The review also recommended reducing the size of the council to "10 to 12". No change had been made to the size of the council by 2019..
In 2019, ten of the seventeen staff who took part in an investigation said they had been bullied.
In May 2021, eight people resigned from the 33-member council. In December 2021, the Minister of Education suspended the GTCNI.
| General Teaching Council (Directions) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 | |
|---|---|
| Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly | |
Northern Ireland Assembly | |
| Long title | An Act to empower the Department of Education to give binding directions to the General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland. |
| Citation | 2022 c. 29 (N.I.) |
| Introduced by | Michelle McIlveen |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 6 June 2022 |
Status: Current legislation | |
| Text of the General Teaching Council (Directions) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
Teachers were still required to pay the annual fee of £44 to the council in 2022. Legislation, the General Teaching Council (Directions) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022, was introduced and passed to allow the Department to seek "alternative" arrangements.
As of 2024, the GTCNI continues to exist.
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