The Teaching Council's functions include the following:

• To promote teaching as a profession
• To promote the continuing professional development of teachers
• To establish and maintain a register of teachers
• To establish, publish, review and maintain Codes of Professional Conduct for Teachers. These include standards of teaching knowledge, skill and competence
• To regulate the teaching profession

For more information on what the Council does, see our leaflet here.

Download the Report of the Steering Committee on the Establishment of a Teaching Council here.