Legal Assessors
Posted by: GTC Scotland
Employed By: GTC Scotland
Job Title: Legal Assessors
Salary: Competitive - for more information please see job description
Contract: Other
Location: Edinburgh - hybrid
Application Deadline: 9am 24 March 2025
Who We Are
We are the General Teaching Council for Scotland. We work to maintain and enhance trust in teaching.
We set and uphold the standards for entering and remaining in the teaching profession, and outline the conduct expected of teachers and college lecturers.
We also investigate and determine serious concerns about the conduct or professional competence of teachers through our Fitness to Teach process.
Our Fitness to Teach Panels are concerned with considering and determining allegations made that a teacher (or applicant) has fallen short of the expected standards of conduct or competence.
Our Values
Trust and Respect - All of us are equally important. We seek out and listen to others’ views. We support each other and build positive working relationships.
Integrity – We do what we say we will. We deliver on our plans and effectively communicate with others. We are committed to continually learning and improving.
Social Justice – We embrace diversity. We understand the importance of positive wellbeing and seek to support each other and our registrants. We want you to feel like you belong.
The Role
We are looking to appoint individual solicitors or advocates as legal assessors within our Fitness to Teach process for a 4-year term.
The role involves providing independent legal advice to our Fitness to Teach Panels and leading in the decision writing process.
We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team where people can bring their whole selves to work. We want to recruit the best people for the role, irrespective of their background. We use a recruitment platform which aims to reduce any unconscious bias.
Please find out more information within the application information pack and refer to the terms of appointment.
Fees
Why apply
Make a difference to the quality of learning and teaching for children, young people and adult learners in Scotland.
Application and selection process
Apply via the Applied recruitment platform using the link below by the closing date
Please download the written exercise (file available below) and submit your completed document to regulation@gtcs.org.uk by the closing date
Interviews will take place on 22-25 April 2025
If you have a disability and need us to provide the application materials in an alternative format or require assistance in completing it, please let us know.
If you have a medical condition or other individual need which you believe may affect our interview/assessment arrangements, or your ability to be at your best, please let us know, so we can discuss how we can support you and make any adjustments that may be required.