Accessing your Online Profile for the first time

Introducing the Online Profile system

The first screen you will see is the contents screen, which provides links to all other sections of your profile.

Make sure you read the "Guidance notes" section at the top of the page before you start each section.

The Online Profile contains a number of tools: print, view, edit. Notes and instructional text is displayed at the top and bottom of each screen.

The following links can be seen at the top right-hand corner of each page:

  • Contact us: use this if you need to contact the Professional Learning and Development Department 
  • Accessibility: view our accessibility statement 
  • Text size: use these links to increase or decrease the size of the text 
  • Guidance documentation: this section contains helpful guidance for completing your profile 
  • Back to My GTCS: use this to return to your My GTCS homepage
  • gtcs.org.uk: use this to visit the main GTCS website 
  • Log off: for security and privacy reasons, especially if you share a computer at school, please ensure you log off before exiting your profile

Profile status bar

Online Profile status bar

The status bar provides a colour coded representation of the status of your profile:

  • If the section shows as green then that section is complete.
  • If the section is amber then it's awaiting action by someone else (your supporter or headteacher).
  • If the section is red then it's waiting for you to action it.

To access the status bar, click on the hyperlink above the status bar image.

Important note

Because the online profile is a secure programme, it has a "time-out" limit that will close down the programme after 80 minutes of perceived inactivity.

Typing text is not accepted as activity for this programme so, if you enter large amounts of text without saving it or changing screen, you are liable to lose any unsaved changes when the time-out occurs.

We recommended that you either save your work regularly or type your comments into a word processing document and then copy them across into your profile.

Verifying your personal details

Before you can begin filling in your profile sections, we need you to verify the details we hold for you. Do this by clicking on the "Personal Details" link.

In order to proceed with your Online Profile these details must be verified.

If you notice an error on the supporter or headteacher details then please contact your local authority advising them of the name and registration number of the correct supporter or headteacher. If the error is school details that we hold for you then please contact the Professional Learning and Development Department. It is essential that you advise us of any changes throughout your induction year.

Next steps in completing your Online Profile

There are seven sections of your profile that must now be completed:

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