This is a topical book on the General Teaching Council, the regulatory body set up for the teaching profession in the UK. This is a study of professional regulation of teaching of interest to all teachers. The chapters cover institutional and Local Authority development plans, the role of the Inspectorate, and the management of an entitlement curriculum. It will be used by those teachers and lecturers with a professional interest in the GTC and all those educationalists, teachers and politicians who are involved in setting it up.