TeachWell – Putting Children First
Higher standards for children and education professionals.
Every professional who works for TeachWell must abide by the below codes of conduct:
Put the safety of children first
- Take responsible steps to ensure all pupils under your supervision are safe.
- Follow the school’s child protection policies and procedures. Familiarise yourself with the Safeguarding leads for the school in which you work and reporting procedures.
- Ensure that relationships with pupils remain professional.
- Always ask for support or help if you think your own actions could put pupils at risk
- Ensure that you take appropriate action (Whistleblowing) if you observe another member of staff having a negative impact on pupils.
Take Responsibility for maintaining the quality of your profession
Teaching and support staff should:
- Meet professional standards that are relevant to your career level and role.
- Learn from any feedback that colleagues provide.
- Actively seek out opportunities to develop your knowledge and skills.
Teachers should:
- Ensure teaching practices follow the curriculum.
- Actively research your subject specialism and stay up to date with education resources and initiatives.
- Set appropriate learning objectives, use a range of teaching methods to meet individual and group needs.
- Have high expectations of pupils, inject confidence and set activities that challenge and support their skills.
Respect diversity and promote equality
- Act appropriately to all pupils, parent and colleagues no matter their socio-economic background, age, gender, sexual orientation, disability, race and religion.
- Understand school equal opportunity policies and report unlawful discrimination and bullying.
Maintain Professional Relationships
- Develop supportive relationships with school colleagues.
- Responsibly uphold school policies.
- Participate in whole school activities.
- Take responsibility for upholding the reputation of your profession out of working hours.
- Take care of school property.
Maintain Professional Standards
- Under no circumstances should you use a mobile phone during teaching hours.
- You must not communicate with any pupil outside of school, this includes on Facebook, Twitter or any other social networking website.
- Present yourself in a fit state to carry out your duties.
- Abide by the smoking policy of the school.
- Always be conscientious with your timekeeping, arrive within good time to park and find reception.
- Remain friendly during the day, it could be the difference between you getting requested back for more work.
