Support by Chapter

Chapter 3: Professionalism, the professional duties of teachers and legal requirements

• Q3

  (a) Be aware of the professional duties of teachers and the statutory framework within which they work.

(b) Be aware of the policies and practices of the workplace and share in collective responsibility for their implementation.

• Q21

(a) Be aware of current legal requirements, national policies and guidance on the safeguarding and promotion of the well-being of children and young people.

(b) Know how to identify and support children and young people whose progress, development or well-being is affected by changes or difficulties in and when to refer them to colleagues for specialist support.

These two exercises can be used to show students how to evidence the two standards on which the chapter concentrates.

Key reading

Berry, J. (2007) Teachers' Legal Rights and Responsibilities University of Hertfordshire Press Hargreaves, D. (1994) 'The New Professionalism: The Synthesis of Professional and Institutional Development'. Teaching and Teacher Educator. Vol. 10 (4) pg 423-438

Harrison, J. (2007) The assessment of ITT Standard One, Professional Values and Practice: measuring performance or what? Journal of Education for Teaching. Vol. 33 (3) pg 323-340 TDA (2007) The Professional Standards for Teachers.

Howard Stevenson. American Educational Research Journal, Vol. 44, No. 2, 224-251 (2007) Restructuring Teachers' Work and Trade Union Responses in England: Bargaining for Change?

Website

http://www.tda.gov.uk/teachers/professionalstandards.aspx