The proposals are detailed on the GTCS website.
For particular subject specialisms
combining PGDE and probationary year, focusing on STEM graduates at Dundee and Strathclyde
support for ‘non-traditional entrants’ to Home Economics at UHI
joint degrees with a secondary specialism at Stirling and West of Scotland
train more primary teachers with additional subject specialisms at Stirling (including literacy, numeracy, ASN and STEM subjects).
at Glasgow University qualify teachers to work between P6 and S3 in mathematics
For returners or those qualified outwith Scotland
at Edinburgh Universities expand a course for those returning to teaching or qualified outwith Scotland
at Glasgow University, recognising high levels of teacher unemployment in Ireland, recruit recently qualified teachers to undertake further study while they work in a partner local authority
For current local authority employees
at Aberdeen University expand their distance learning programme to all local authorities for local authority staff to become primary teachersiThe Aberdeen University scheme described on the GTCS website has been expanded further so that local residents who are not local authority staff can also apply.
at University of Dundee, expand their ‘Learn to Teach’ programme to all local authorities and to secondary school teaching
GTCS.