The Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA) is an
executive agency
An executive agency is a part of a government department that is treated as managerially and budgetarily separate, to carry out some part of the executive functions of the United Kingdom government, Scottish Government, Welsh Government or No ...
of the
Department for Education
The Department for Education (DfE) is a Departments of the Government of the United Kingdom, ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom. It is responsible for child protection, child services, education in England, educati ...
responsible for regulation of the teaching profession in
England
England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It ...
.
Background
Between 2000 and 2012, the teaching profession in England was regulated by a professional body known as the
General Teaching Council for England (GTCE).
The GTCE was abolished in 2012 with some of its functions being assumed by the Department of Education. In 2013, a
National College for Teaching and Leadership
The National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) was an executive agency of the British Department for Education from 2013 to 2018. It inherited the responsibilities of the National College for School Leadership (NCSL). The NCTL aimed to ...
(NCTL) was established which was replaced by the present Teaching Regulation Agency in 2018.
Responsibilities
The Teaching Regulation Agency is responsible for:
[https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/teaching-regulation-agency]
*Regulating the teaching profession in England
*Conducting teacher misconduct hearings
*Maintaining a record of teachers, trainee teachers and those who hold
qualified teacher status.
See also
*
Education in England
Education in England is overseen by the Department for Education. Local government in England, Local government authorities are responsible for implementing policy for public education and State-funded schools (England), state-funded schools ...
References
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External links
Teaching Regulation AgencyTeacher misconduct in England
2018 establishments in the United Kingdom
Education in England
Department for Education
Executive agencies of the United Kingdom government
Government agencies established in 2018