Acknowledgements
The development of this module was informed and supported by:
- Making Sense Working Group [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)]
- Education Scotland
- General Teaching Council Scotland Professional Standards
- Dyslexia Scotland
- Addressing Dyslexia Toolkit Working Group
- The Opening Educational Practices in Scotland Project
Except for third party materials and otherwise stated in the acknowledgements section, this content is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Licence.
This module supports the requirement for teachers in Scotland to maintain the General Teaching Council Scotland’s (GTCS) professional standards within which Professional Values and Personal Commitment are central.
All three modules in this collection link with the GTCS Standards Framework and focus on areas identified below to support the professional growth of teachers in Scotland.
- 1 Being a Teacher in Scotland
- 2 Professional Knowledge and Understanding
- 3 Professional Skills and Abilities
- 3.1 Curriculum and Pedagogy
- 3.2 The Learning Context
- 3.3 Professional Learning
Select here for further information on the General Teaching Council Scotland’s professional learning.
The national model of professional learning
This module also follows the national model of professional learning developed by Education Scotland which underlines that professional learning should challenge and develop thinking, knowledge, skills and understanding and should be underpinned by developing skills of enquiry and criticality.
The national model also emphasises that professional learning needs to be interactive, reflective and involve learning with and from others. It is important when considering how to study the module that the above principles are taken into consideration.
Further information on the national model of professional learning is available on the National Improvement Hub.
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