Closing date: 24 March 2025 – 9:00 am
Appointment: The appointment term is 4 years
Commitment: There is no minimum time commitment or guarantee of a minimum number of days that you will attend. The frequency of attendance will depend on our caseload. You will be expected to provide a reasonable level of availability and flexibility in order to facilitate the hearing/meeting scheduling process. The majority of the Fitness to Teach hearings and Panel meetings are conducted virtually. However, there will be a need to travel to our office in Edinburgh for hearings and Panel meetings that are required to be held in person.
| Item | Rate |
| Fees | |
| For attendance as a legal assessor at a Panel hearing or meeting or similar, including preparation, and reviewing a written decision where applicable | £650 per full day; £325 per half day; £100 per hour for less than half a day, all plus VAT |
| For drafting written decisions | £150 plus VAT per each associated Panel hearing or meeting day (or £75 plus VAT per half day) |
| Reading fee (when total number of pages for a Panel hearing or meeting exceeds 500 pages) | £100 plus VAT |
| If a Panel hearing or meeting or similar is cancelled with less than one weeks’ notice, up until the day before the hearing, meeting or similar | £200 plus VAT (only paid if consequential loss of earnings is evidenced) |
About us
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.
Please find out more information within the application information pack and refer to the terms of appointment.
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.
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
For more information and to apply please visit: https://www.gtcs.org.uk/about-us/vacancies/legal-assessors#legal-application-and-selection-process