202300355111 · FOI · partially withheld
Correspondence to and from General Teaching Council for Scotland: FOI release
Information requested
All John Swinney's correspondence to and from the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS) and their staff and/or Council members (including email, letter or any other communications which includes text, WhatsApp or any other means , and including a search of deleted items and all servers). The correspondence can be in Mr Swinney's MSP, Cabinet Secretary or DFM positions. A note of all meetings Mr Swinney held with GTCS during his time as both Education Cabinet Secretary and DFM; along with agendas, attendance and minutes of those meetings. A note of all calls Mr Swinney held with GTCS during his time as both Education Cabinet Secretary and DFM; along with agendas, attendance and minutes of those meetings.
Response
I enclose a copy of all of the information you requested. The only redactions made are in respect of personal information under exemption 38(1)(b).
The documents are:
Doc no Date Description 1 14/6/2016 John Swinney letter to GTCS re teacher workload 2 17/6/2016 GTCS letter to John Swinney re teacher workload with attachments 3 Jan 2017 John Swinney letter to GTCS re registration issues 4 7/11/2017 John Swinney letter to Ken Muir inviting him to serve of Scottish Education Council 5 26/1/2018 Note of meeting between Mr Swinney and Ken Muir re possible changes to GTCS remit in Education Bill 6 15/1/2019 GTCS invite to John Swinney to attend National Probationer Event 7 Jan 2019 John Swinney reply re invite to National Probationer Event 8 28/1/2019 GTCS invite to John Swinney to attend Professional Learning Awards 9 February 2019 John Swinney reply re invite to Professional Learning Event 10 26/3/2019 Note of meeting between Mr Swinney and GTCS re College Lecturer Registration 11 31/1/2020 GTCS letter to John Swinney re College Lecturer Registration 12 26/2/2020 John Swinney reply to GTCS re College Lecturer Registration 13 19/3/2020 GTCS email to John Swinney re flexibilities for students and probationers during COVID 14 25/3/2020 John Swinney reply to GTCS re flexibilities for students and probationers during COVID 15 22/12/2020 GTCS email to John Swinney re briefing for GTCS on-line event
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Detected exemption language
The only redactions made are in respect of personal information under exemption 38(1)(b).