CODE OF

ETHICS FOR
PROFESSIONAL
TEACHERS
MARY QUENNIE SHANE A. QUINIO
DISCUSSANT
OBJECTIVES
To discuss and provide guidance to teachers and
employees to make decision that are in line with the
organization’s values, rights, and protection though
revisiting the code of ethics for professional
teachers
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 "Ethics must begin at the
top of an organization. It is
a leadership issue and the
chief executive must set the
example." - Edward
Hennessy (1933)
 Ethics is the activity of
man directed to secure the
inner perfection of his
own personality.
Albert Schweitzer
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What is Code of
Ethics for Teachers?
The code of ethics for teachers
is designed to protect the rights of the
teachers. It is important that teachers
understand that when they get a
teaching position they are agreeing to
follow the code of ethics.
 RESOLUTION NO. 435
SERIES OF 1997
Pursuant to the provisions of
SECTION 1

SECTION 4
paragraph (e), Article 11, of
R.A. No. 7836, otherwise
known as the Philippine
Teachers Professionalization
SECTION 2

SECTION 5
Act of 1994 and paragraph
(a), section 6, P.D. No. 223,
as amended, the Board for
Professional Teachers
hereby adopt the Code of
SECTION 3

SECTION 6
Ethics for Professional
Teachers.
 RESOLUTION NO. 435
SERIES OF 1997
Pursuant to the provisions of
SECTION 1
paragraph (e), Article 11, of
R.A. No. 7836, otherwise
known as the Philippine
Teachers Professionalization
SECTION 2
Act of 1994 and paragraph
(a), section 6, P.D. No. 223,
as amended, the Board for
Professional Teachers
hereby adopt the Code of
SECTION 3
Ethics for Professional
Teachers.
PREAMBLE
Teachers are duly licensed
SECTION 4
professionals who
possesses dignity and
reputation with high moral
values as well as technical
SECTION 5
and professional
competence in the practice
of their noble profession,
they strictly adhere to
observe, and practice this
SECTION 6
set of ethical and moral
principles, standards, and
values.
 Every teacher shall uphold the
highest possible standards of
quality education, shall make the
best preparations for the career
of teaching, and shall be at his
best at all times and in the
practice of his profession.
 Teacher as a
Person

The Teacher
and the Teacher and
teaching the State
Community
Code of
The Teacher Ethics for Teacher and
and the Professional the Higher
parent Authorities
Teachers
The Teacher The Teacher
and the and the
Community community
The Teacher
and the
profession
School
The
Official,
Teachers
Teachers,
and the
and Other
Learners
The Teacher Personnel
and the
Business
Professional Ethical Principles:
1. Not using authority to influence personal life or for
monetary gain.
2. Not using authority with malicious intent.
3. Acting within the scope of position’s authority only.
4. Not influencing or advocating unethical conduct in
others.
5. Acting in good faith to fulfill the duty of the position
of authority.
Need of Professional Ethics:
1. To aware the teachers to do their duties and abiding
by truth, hard work and honesty when they tend
towards comforts, selfishness, laziness and money.
2. To change the conduct and behavior of teachers in
such a way behind which there must be social
acceptance and approval.
3. To act as a role model for students by behaving in
ethical manner to one and all.
Need of Professional Ethics:
4. To create, sustain and maintain a reciprocal relationship
between school and society for ensuring harmonious
development of the students as well as of society.
5. To enable every teacher for becoming a real one in truest
sense of the term by molding his personality.
6. To bring improvement in professional environment to make
it more conducive, favorable and appropriate for effective
working. For this the teacher have to follow the ethical codes
of teaching profession.
Professional Integrity:
Teachers should:
1. Act with honesty and integrity in all aspects of their work
2. Respect the privacy of others and the confidentiality of
information gained in the course of professional practice,
unless a legal imperative requires disclosure or there is a
legitimate concern for the well being of an individual
3. Represent themselves, their professional status,
qualifications and experience honestly
4. Avoid conflict between their professional work and private
interests which could reasonably be deemed to impact
negatively on pupils/students.
The following are some professional ethics for teachers:

Loyalty Towards Duty Good Behavior Towards

Punctuality Students
Dutifulness Use of Rights
Respect for the profession
Respect for the institution
Motivational Attitude
Respect and admiration for Co-Staff Studious / Good Learner
Strictness and straight forwardness Dressing Sense
Truthfulness Positive Attitude
Honesty Innovative
Proper Use of Authority
 Article VIII: The Teachers and Learners

Section 8. A teacher shall not inflict corporal punishment on offending learners nor make deductions
from their scholastic ratings as a punishment for acts which are clearly not manifestation of poor
scholarship.
The most common ethics violations
involved non-school-related criminal
activity, sexual misconduct with students,
failure to disclose previous crimes or
license sanctions, physical aggression
toward students, and endangering student
health or safety.
Every teacher shall merit reasonable
social recognition for which purpose he
shall behave with honor and dignity at all
times and refrain from such activities
as gambling, smoking, drunkenness, and
other excesses, much less illicit relations.
I touch the future. I teach.
– Christa McAuliffe
"Sometimes the most important
thing in a whole day is the rest
we take between two deep
breaths". - Etty Hillesum