Headteachers must submit reports on young teachers' classroom competence and recommend whether to extend probation, grant full registration or withdraw their credentials. Probationary teachers can appeal decisions to a council committee, then to an appeals committee. But if a headteachers' decision to pull a teacher's credentials is upheld, that person will not be allowed to teach in a Scottish classroom. You must be certified. Even in private schools, where qualifications are not required, teachers without qualifications are hardly seen.
Parents place a high value on qualified teachers.
Every teacher arrested or cited for breaking the law is reported to the council. The council, though, usually only disciplines teachers who have been convicted in court cases. The GTC would decide whether to investigate allegations and what to do with the teacher's certification afterward. Some critics, educators said, question how effective the council is since it doesn't deal with teacher quality beyond probationary teachers. But the council is currently pushing for the authority to keep tabs on teacher competency.