Created on: 31 Mar 2026
A GTCS Professional Learning Day will be hosted on Friday, 8th May at a venue (tbc) in Glasgow with the EIS Professional Learning Co-ordinator and Education & Equality department.
The event is open for all EIS-FELA members, whether you are currently GTCS registered or not. If you are registered with GTCS, or will be within the next year, you can use these Professional Learning workshops to count towards Professional Learning hours (which also counts for CPD hours) and Professional Update. If you are not yet registered, you can still attend for interest. (Please see Circular 02/24 for registration deadlines. The next deadline for registration is 31st December 2026 for those who commenced employment within the sector between 1st January 2005 and 31st December 2013 inclusive and hold a TQFE; a GTC Scotland recognised primary or secondary teaching qualification gained in Scotland; or an equivalent reaching qualification gained outside of Scotland.)
Undertaking a wide range of high-quality, sustained professional learning enables lecturers to provide high-quality teaching and learning experiences and supports practice that is more likely to motivate and inspire learners. It is important that professional learning provides rich opportunities for education professionals to develop and enhance their professional skills, knowledge and practice, in order to progress the quality of learning and teaching and school improvement. The Professional Standards have been designed to offer support in identifying, planning and developing professional learning to ensure continuing development of professional knowledge, skills, understanding and practice. This involves asking deep and searching questions about, knowledge, skills understanding and practice.
A draft agenda is detailed below and will soon be finalised -
10am – Welcome and Introductions
10:30am – Overview of GTCS registration and professional update process for college lecturers
11am – First round of workshops (pick one):
An introduction to emotions coaching/behaviour management with Nicky Shaw: This workshop provides participants with the knowledge and practical tools to better understand and respond to their own and others’ emotions and behaviours. Grounded in current research, it explores how stress and emotions drive behaviour, moving beyond simple reward and sanction approaches. Participants will develop a shared understanding of the bio-psycho-social process of emotional development and will learn how to support regulation through warm, responsive relationships. The workshop introduces the 4 steps of Emotion Coaching, providing an attuned approach to managing feelings and behaviour in the moment. With hands-on strategies and real-life application, participants can immediately embed this learning into daily practice.
Understanding neurodiversity and how to differentiate with Dyslexia Scotland.
Artificial Intelligence plenary session with Andy Harvey, EIS National Officer for Education
Theories of teaching and learning with Dr Amy Tait Westwell of St Andrew’s University and Cat’s Cradle.
12:30 – Lunch
1:30pm – Second round of workshops (as above).
3pm – GTCS Professional Standards session with Jim Moore, Teaching Standards Education Officer with GTCS
3:45pm – Feedback
4pm – Close
f you are interested, please register here as soon as possible in order that we can gauge numbers. Please ensure you seek the time off from your employer to attend.