mutual trust and respect

responsibility students safety, wellbeing

professional practice
respect diversity of the learning community
collaborative colleagues and other professionals
develop and maintain good relationships parents,
guardians, carers
honesty, integrity, fairness
confidentiality
uphold public trust and confidence

create learning experience

Maintain professional boundaries whilst inside

and outside school
Refrain from taking advantages
Act appropriately towards students exercising
care in their language
Follow behavior management and safe school
policies
Conduct pastoral interventions with students
professionally
Act with a professional attitude and behaivour

Demonstrate respect for diversity, promote

equality
Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of child
protection procedures, guidelines issued
Identify and refer to the competent authorities
relating to students welfare

Work in a collegiate and cooperative manner

Respect, support and collaborate with colleagues
Be prepared to help junior colleagues
Respect the authorities of senior professional
colleagues
Not reprimand, censure, rebuke or criticize any
colleagues
Comply with policies and procedures issued in
schools
Conduct assessment and examination
Represent themselves, experience, professional
position and qualifications honestly
Be mindful of their positions as a role model

guide teachers practice judgements and decisions

PRINCIPLE 1:
Maintain trust
in the
profession

PURPOSES

guide teachers practice in informing parents, and the

community of these standards
informs members of the community of the standards
expected of teachers
encourage teachers to adopt an informed approach to
their teaching and its contexts

PRINCIPLE 2:
Maintain
professional
relationship with
students

encourage teachers to reflect on the good and

correct practices as professional teachers

CODE OF
ETHICS
KEY
PRINCIPLES
PRINCIPLE 3:
Respect the
uniqueness and
diversity of
PRINCIPLE 4:
Work in a
collaborative
manner with
colleagues,
parents, guardians
PRINCIPLE 5:
Act with honesty
and integrity

PRINCIPLE 6:
Kep their professional
knowledge and practice up to
date
Maintain high standards of practice in relation to:
teaching and learning
Classroom management
Planning
Monitoring
Assessment
Reporting
Keep their professional knowledge and skills
updated
Reflect and evaluate practice
Be open and respond positively to constructive
feedback