Professional Standards
The Professional Standards for Scotland’s Teachers describe teacher professionalism in Scotland; teachers’ ‘way of being’.
Refreshed and restructured Professional Standards were enacted on 2 August 2021, and can be viewed below.
The Professional Standards support and promote partnership, leadership, enquiry and professional learning and have multiple purposes.
Explore the Professional Standards
- The Standard for Provisional Registration
- The Standard for Full Registration
- The Standard for Middle Leadership
- The Standard for Headship
- The Standard for Career-Long Professional Learning
Code of Professionalism and Conduct
The Code of Professionalism and Conduct (COPAC) sets out key principles and values for registered teachers in Scotland. COPAC sits within the wider framework of the Professional Standards and provides advice and guidelines for teachers.
Code of Professionalism and Conduct
