General Teaching Council Northern Ireland

Committee Membership

The Council has established a number of Standing Committees in order to deal effectively with a wide ranging programme of work. Every Council Member serves on at least one committee. At present the Committee structure is as outlined below, although it is envisaged that once the registration process has begun it will be necessary to convene a committee to look at operational aspects of regulation.
 

Committee Functions

The General Purposes and Finance Committee

Members:

Ivan Arbuthnot, John Kerr, John McGrady, Ronnie Hassard, Alistair Orr, Keith Smith, Damian Walls

Responsibilities:

• Planning and Operational Matters
• Finance and Procurement
• Staffing and Personnel
• In-house Policy Issues

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The Audit Committee

Members:

Rosemary Barton, Charles Glenn, Teresa Graham, Tony Lappin, Alistair Orr, Peter Scott

Responsibilities:

• Oversight of the Council's planning, processes and internal control systems
• Approval and monitoring of the Council's Audit programme
• Ensuring compliance with statutory regulations and guidance

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The Policy Committee

Members:

Aine Andrews, Susan Campbell, Leslie Caul, John Colgan, Rosemary Rainey , Miriam Karp, Tony Lappin, Theo Laverty, Daisy Mules, Audrey Stewart, Gordon Topping

Responsibilities:

• Policy Development and Advice
• Professional Code for Teachers
• Standards of Teaching
• Teacher Education and Professional Development

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The Registration Committee

Members:

Dorothy Black, Joe Corrigan, Malachy Doherty, Frances Donnelly, Brendan McConville, Gary Haire, Thea Patton, John Pollock, Peter Scott, Jennifer Cornyn
 

Responsibilities:

• Register of Teachers
• Registration Processes
• Recruitment/Retention Issues (within the profession)
• Regulatory Functions

The Risk Committee
 

Members: 

John Colgan, Malachy Doherty, Frances Donnelly, Brendan McConville  

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