Code of Ethics of

Professional Teachers
Teachers are duly licensed
professionals who posses dignity
and reputation with high moral
values as well as technical and
professional competence.
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Teacher selects the learning area to be taught.

Teacher sets criteria for success.
Teacher informs students of criteria ahead of the lesson.
Teacher demonstrates to the students successful use of the knowledge/skills
through modeling.
Teacher evaluates student acquisition.
Teacher provides remedial opportunities for acquiring the knowledge/skills, if
necessary.
Teacher provides closure at the end of the lesson.
1. The Teacher and the State

 A Trustee of the cultural and educational

heritage of the nation.
 Elevate national morality, promote national
pride, cultivate love of country
 Actively help carry out the declared policies of
the state.
 Physically, mentally and morally fit.
2. Posses and actualize full commitment and
devotion to duty.

 Shall not engage in the promotion of any

political, religious, or other partisan
interest.
 Shall vote and shall exercise all other
constitutional rights and responsibilities.
 Shall enjoy academic freedom.
Are you allowed to be a campaign manager of a
politician running for local or national position?
3. The Teacher and the Community

 Shall render the best services

 Provide leadership and initiative to
actively participate in community
movements.
 Behave with honor and dignity at all
times and refrain from gambling,
smoking, drunkenness and illicit
relations.
4. Study and understand local customs and
traditions.

 Inform the community about the schools

work, accomplishments, its needs and
problems.
 Provide leadership in community when
needed; extend counseling services.
 Posses freedom to attend church and
worship.
5. The Teacher and the Profession

 Ensure that teaching is the noblest profession.

 Uphold the highest possible standards of quality
education.
 Participate in the continuing Professional Education
program.
 Help if duly authorized to seek support for the school
 Use teaching profession in a manner that makes it a
dignified means for earning a decent living.
6. The Teacher and the Teaching Community

 Be imbued with the spirit of professional loyalty,

mutual confidence and faith in one another, self-
sacrifice for the common good and full cooperation
with colleagues.
 Not to claim for work not of his own and give due
credit for the work of others which he may use.
 Organize and leave to his successor such records and
other data as are necessary to carry on the work.
 Hold inviolate all confidential information concerning
associates and the school.
7. May seek correctives for what may appear to be
on unprofessional and unethical conduct of any
associate.

 May submit to the proper authorities any justifiable

criticism against an associate preferably in writing,
without violating any right of the individual concerned.
 May apply for a vacant position for which he is qualified,
provided that he respects the system of selection on the
basis of merit and competence.
8. The Teacher and Higher Authorities in the
Philippines

 Make an honest effort to understand and support the

legitimate policies of the school and the
administration.
 Make no false accusation or charges against
superiors, especially under anonymity.
 Transact all official business through channels.
9. Seek redress against injustice and
discrimination and raise his grievances within
democratic processes.

 Invoke the Principle that appointments, promotions,

and transfer of teachers are made only on the basis of
merit and need in the interest of the service.
 Live up to his contractual obligation – assuming full
knowledge of the employment terms and conditions.
10. School Officials, Teachers and Other
Personnel

 School officials show professional courtesy,

helpfulness and sympathy towards teachers and
other personnel.
 Formulate policies or introduce important changes
in system at all levels.
 Encourage and attend to the professional growth of
all teachers.
11.Shall not dismiss or recommend for
dismissal a teacher or other subordinates
except for a cause.

 Ensure that public school teachers are

employed in accordance with pertinent
civil service rules.
12. The Teacher and Learners

 Has the right and duty to determine the academic

marks and promotion of learners in the subjects they
handle.
 Recognize that the interest and welfare of learners are
his first and foremost concern, and handle each
learner justly and impartially.
 Shall not be prejudiced nor discriminate any learner.
 Shall not accept favors or gifts from learners, parents
and others in exchange for requested concessions.
13.Shall not accept, directly or indirectly, any
remuneration from tutorials.

 Base evaluation of the learner’s work on merit and

quality of academic performance.
 Exercise utmost discretion to avoid scandal, gossip
and preferential treatment of the learner.
 Shall not inflict corporal punishment on offending
learners nor make deductions from their scholastic
ratings.
 Ensure that conditions contributive to the
maximum development of learners are adequate.
14. The Teacher and Parents

 Establish and maintain cordial relations with

parents.
 Inform parents, through proper authorities of the
progress or deficiencies of learners under him.
 Hear parents’ complaint with sympathy and
understanding.
15.The Teacher and Business

 Has a right to engage, directly or indirectly, in

legitimate income generation.
 Maintain a good reputation with respect to
financial matters.
 Not to act, directly or indirectly, as agent of or
be financially interested in any commercial
venture.
16. The Teacher as a Person

Live with dignity in all places at all

times.
Place premium upon self-respect and
self-discipline.
Maintain at all times a dignified
personality.