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Professional ethics and codes of practice
Education systems around the world provide Codes of Practice to guide teacher’s behaviour. Each is a bit different, as three contrasting examples considered here illustrate:
- Code for the Education Profession of Hong Kong (1995) (Pdf, 58kB)
- Handbook for the code of conduct of professional ethics. Centurion: SACE (2002) South Africa (PDF, 2.4MB)
- Teachers’ Standards for England (2012)
The argument is made that these codes are necessary but not enough.
Video presentations
Professional ethics and codes of practice: Introduction
Dr Janet Orchard
Professional ethics and codes of practice: Case studies
Dr Janet Orchard
Professional ethics and codes of practice: Limitations
Dr Janet Orchard