TS 8- Fulfil wider professional responsibilities
a) A teacher is expected to demonstrate consistently high standards of personal and professional conduct. The following statements define the behaviour and attitudes which set the required standard for conduct throughout a teacher’s career.
A teacher is expected to demonstrate consistently high standards of personal and professional conduct. The following statements define the behaviour and attitudes which set the required standard for conduct throughout a teacher’s career.
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Teachers uphold public trust in the profession and maintain high standards of ethics and behaviour, within and outside school, by:
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treating pupils with dignity, building relationships rooted in mutual respect, and at all times observing proper boundaries appropriate to a teacher’s professional position
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having regard for the need to safeguard pupils’ well-being, in accordance with statutory provisions
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showing tolerance of and respect for the rights of others
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not undermining fundamental British values, including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect, and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs
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ensuring that personal beliefs are not expressed in ways which exploit pupils’ vulnerability or might lead them to break the law. 
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Teachers must have proper and professional regard for the ethos, policies and practices of the school in which they teach, and maintain high standards in their own attendance and punctuality
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Teachers must have an understanding of, and always act within, the statutory frameworks which set out their professional duties and responsibilities.
b) Teachers must have proper and professional regard to the ethos, policies and
practices of the school in which they teach, and maintain high standards in their own
attendance and punctuality
teacher conduct demonstrates a highly professional approach to teaching, understanding and demonstrating that their own conduct is appropriate at all times
- teacher is on time for all beginnings and ends of days, meetings, lessons
- school/ colleagues always informed of and reasons for any non-attendance in the school day or other professional meetings and esponsibilities in line with policy
- language and dress are highly professional and in line with school policy
- apply school policies at all times, e.g. health and safety, risk assessments before trips; homework etc