Northern Ireland teaching regulator to be dissolved over systemic failings

The GTCNI was set up in 2002, and was responsible for registering teachers in the region and upholding professional standards. File Picture: Danny Lawson/PA

A professional body that regulates the teaching profession in Northern Ireland is to be dissolved, the NI Education Minister has announced.

Michelle McIlveen told the Assembly the General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland (GTCNI) had not fulfilled its responsibilities to be a voice for the teaching profession.