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Online enrolment form

The Teacher Learning Academy offers public and professional recognition for teachers' learning, development and improvement work. All teachers who hold QTS and are fully registered with the General Teaching Council for England are eligible to enrol.

What you need to know to enrol:

  • Your teacher reference number (TRN; formerly DfES number)
  • Your TLA partner, if you have one (see dropdown list below)
  • At which stage you wish to enrol: see TLA website for details.
  • The date you intend to submit your presentation, if known

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   Personal information   (* Responses marked with an asterisk are mandatory)
Title*
First name*
Middle name(s)
Surname(s)*
Teacher reference number (We need this to check your eligibility to enrol. Please ensure it is only 7 digits long with no back slash or letters) *
Date of birth*
Email address*
Job title*
Local education authority*
If other; please specify what LA
School or institution
If other; please specify what school
School postcode*
TLA partner*


   TLA stage information   (* Responses marked with an asterisk are mandatory)
At which stage of the GTC Teacher Learning Academy are you planning to begin your work?*
What area is likely to be the focus of your first presentation for professional recognition to the Teacher Learning Academy?*
Please indicate the date you intend to submit your work (using format dd/mm/yyyy)*
This is to help you plan your work and allows us to send you support and reminders.


   Equal Opportunities . Ethnic Group
The GTC is committed to equality of opportunity. We seek to reflect a cross-section of the profession in our work and we monitor our projects against this aim. For this reason, it would be very helpful if you could complete the following information by ticking the appropriate box in each of the sections below.
1. Ethnic group: please choose one section from A to E and select as appropriate

A. White
Any other White background (please specify below)
B. Mixed
Any other mixed background (please specify below)
C. Asian, Asian British, Asian English, Asian Scottish or Asian Welsh
Any other Asian background (please specify below)
D. Black, Black British, Black English, Black Scottish or Black Welsh
Any other Black background (please specify below)
E. Chinese, Chinese British, Chinese English, Chinese Scottish, Chinese Welsh or other ethnic group
Any other background (please specify below)


   Equal Opportunities . Gender and disability
(* Responses marked with an asterisk are mandatory)
2. Gender - please select as appropriate*
3. Disability - please select as appropriate to identify if you consider yourself to have a disability*
If yes to question 3, please give details:


Data protection statement

The General Teaching Council for England is a data controller under the terms of the Data Protection Act 1998. The information submitted on this form will be processed for the purpose of administrating the Teacher Learning Academy although we may also update your record on the GTC Register.

Data may be shared with your TLA partner.

You can withdraw from the TLA at any time by e-mailing tla@gtce.org.uk