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Who to contact

Want to find out more about teaching in Scotland? The following organisations can help answer your questions.

General enquiries:

Scottish Government Learning Directorate
Schools Division
Area 2C (South)
Victoria Quay
Edinburgh EH6 6QQ
Tel: 0845 345 4745
Fax: 0131 244 0957
Email: teaching@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
Web: new window iconwww.infoscotland.com/teaching

Relocating to Scotland:

Relocation Advisory Service
5 Atlantic Quay
150 Broomielaw
Glasgow G2 68LU
Tel: 0300 244 6826 (from inside the UK), +44 (0)141 278 8826 (from outside the UK)
Email: info@scotlandistheplace.com
Web: new window iconwww.scotlandistheplace.com

Registering as a teacher:

The General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS)
Teacher Registration Department
Clerwood House
96 Clermiston Road
Edinburgh EH12 6UT
Tel: 0131 314 6000
Email: gtcs@gtcs.org.uk
Web: new window iconwww.gtcs.org.uk

Scottish Education and the Curriculum for Excellence (CfE):

Learning and Teaching Scotland
Gardyne Road
Dundee DD5 1NY
Tel: 08700 100 297
Email: enquiries@ltscotland.org.uk
Web: new window iconwww.ltscotland.org.uk

Teacher Unions:

Association for Teachers and Lecturers
ATL Scotland
CBC House
24 Canning Street
Edinburgh
EH3 8EG
Tel: 0131 272 2748
Fax: 0131 272 2800
Email: Scotland@atl.org.uk
Web: new window iconwww.atlscotland.org.uk

Association of Headteachers and Deputes in Scotland
PO Box 18532
Inverurie
AB51 0WS
Tel: 0845 2607560
Web: new window iconwww.ahds.org.uk

Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS)
46 Moray Place
Edinburgh EH3 6BH
Tel: 0131 225 3155
Email: enquiries@eis.org.uk
Web: new window iconwww.eis.org.uk

National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers in Scotland (NASUWT Scotland)
35 Young Street North Lane
Edinburgh EH2 4JB
Tel: 0131 226 8480
Fax: 0131 226 8489
Email: info@nasuwt-scotland.org.uk
Web:  new window iconwww.nasuwt..org.uk

Scottish Secondary Teachers Association
West End House
14 West End Place
Edinburgh EH11 2ED
Tel: 0131 313 7300
Email: info@ssta.org.uk
Web:  new window iconwww.ssta.org.uk

VOICE (Union for education professionals)
1-3 St Colme Street
Edinburgh EH3 6AA
Tel: 0131 220 8241
Fax: 0131 220 8350
Email: scotland@voicetheunion.org.uk
Web: new window iconwww.voicetheunion.org.uk

School Leaders Scotland
East Dunbartonshire Campus of Higher and Further Education
Southbank Business Park
50 Southbank Road
Kirkintilloch
G66 1NH info@sls-scotland.org.uk
Tel: 0141 404 2792/3
Email: info@sls-scotland.org.uk
Web: new window iconwww.sls-scotland.org.uk

Other Useful Addresses

Convention of Scottish Local Authorities
Rosebery House
9 Haymarket Terrace
Edinburgh EH12 5XZ
Tel: 0131 474 9200
Fax: 0131 474 9292
Email: enquiries@cosla.gov.uk
Web:  new window iconwww.cosla.gov.uk

British Council Scotland
The Tun
4 Jackson's Entry
Holyrood Road
Edinburgh EH8 8PJ
Tel: 0131 524 5700
Fax: 0131 524 5701
Email: scotland.enquiries@britishcouncil.org
Web: new window iconwww.britishcouncil.org

I would urge any teacher considering a move to Scotland to fully embrace it as it's well worth the move, You'll never look back.

Suzanne Bartrop, Maths Teacher

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As a teacher, you feel immense satisfaction seeing a child develop or watching them acheieve good results... it makes you feel you're having an effect on someone's life

Angela Reid, Maths Teacher, St Mungos' High School, Falkirk

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I have to say, teaching is the most rewarding job ever. When you look back over your day, you think of all the good things that have happened

Lynne Hannah, Maths Teacher, Bannockburn High School

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