The GTCW is urging independent school heads to only employ registered teachers.
Currently while state schools in Wales can only employ teachers if they are registered with the GTCW, independent schools are free to employ unregistered teachers.
And according to the professional standards body only 20 per cent of teachers in the independent sector are registered.
The appeal comes after the Welsh government failed to include teachers in independent schools among new categories of staff who must be registered by law under new legislation.
GTCW chief executive, Gary Brace said: “By embracing registration and regulation an independent school will be signifying to parents that its teachers adhere to the highest standards of professional conduct and competence and conform to a rigorous code of practice.
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