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Code of Professional Ethics For School Teachers

The document outlines a code of professional ethics for school teachers with guidelines in 3 main areas: 1) obligations towards students including treating them with care, respect, and facilitating development, 2) obligations towards parents, community, and society such as respecting cultural diversity, 3) obligations towards the profession and colleagues like continuous professional development and treating others with respect. It establishes committees to address violations and stresses the importance of creating awareness of these ethical principles to ensure professionalism among teachers.

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Code of Professional Ethics For School Teachers

The document outlines a code of professional ethics for school teachers with guidelines in 3 main areas: 1) obligations towards students including treating them with care, respect, and facilitating development, 2) obligations towards parents, community, and society such as respecting cultural diversity, 3) obligations towards the profession and colleagues like continuous professional development and treating others with respect. It establishes committees to address violations and stresses the importance of creating awareness of these ethical principles to ensure professionalism among teachers.

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Code of Professional Ethics

for School Teachers

Dr. Tapan Kr. Dutta


PANSKURA BANAMALI COLLEGE
(B.ED SECTION)
PANSKURA, WEST BENGAL
Introduction
# Code of Professional Ethics which indeed is a pre-requisite to
ensure its dignity and integrity.

# The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act,


2009 entrusts teachers with some onerous professional
responsibilities to be internalized by them in the performance of
their duties.

# The Code of Professional Ethics for teachers provides a


framework of principles to guide them in discharging their
obligations towards students, parents, colleagues and
community. Increased awareness of the ethical principles
governing the teaching profession is essential to ensure
professionalism among teachers.
Preamble
# Recognizing that every child has a fundamental right to education of good
quality.
# Recognizing that every child has an inherent potential and talent;
# Recognizing that education should be directed to the all round
development of the human personality.
# Recognizing the need for developing faith in the guiding principles of our
polity, viz., democracy, social justice and secularism.
# Recognizing the need to promote through education the concept of
composite culture of India and a sense of national identity.
# Recognizing that teachers, being an integral part of the social milieu, share
the needs and aspirations of the people.
# Recognizing the need to enhance self-esteem of
teachers.
# Recognizing the need to organize teaching as a
profession for which expert knowledge, specialized skills
and dedication are pre-requisites.
# Recognizing that the community respect and support for
the teachers are dependent on the teachers
professionalism.
# Recognizing the need for self-direction and self-discipline
among members of the teaching community.
The present Code of Professional Ethics
for school teachers
1. Obligations towards Students
1.1 Treats all students with love and affection.
1.2 Respects the value of being just and impartial to all students irrespective of
their caste, creed, religion, sex, economic status, disability, language and
place of birth.
1.3 Facilitates students physical, social, intellectual, emotional, and moral
development.
1.4 Respects basic human dignity of the child in all aspects of school life.
1.5 Makes planned and systematic efforts to facilitate the child to actualize
his/her potential and talent.
1.6 Transacts the curriculum in conformity with the values enshrined in the
Constitution of India.
1.7 Adapts his/her teaching to the individual needs of students.
1.8 Maintains the confidentiality of the information concerning
students and dispenses such information only to those who are
legitimately entitled to it.
1.9 Refrains from subjecting any child to fear, trauma, anxiety,
physical punishment, sexual abuse, and mental and emotional
harassment.
1.10 Keeps a dignified demeanour commensurate with the
expectations from a teacher as a role model.
2. Obligations towards Parents,
Community and Society
2.1. ESTABLISHES A RELATIONSHIP OF TRUST WITH
PARENTS/GUARDIANS IN THE INTEREST OF ALL ROUND
DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENTS.
2.2. DESISTS FROM DOING ANY THING WHICH IS DEROGATORY TO
THE RESPECT OF THE CHILD OR HIS/HER PARENTS/GUARDIANS.
2.3. STRIVES TO DEVELOP RESPECT FOR THE COMPOSITE CULTURE OF
INDIA AMONG STUDENTS.
2.4. KEEPS THE COUNTRY UPPERMOST IN MIND, REFRAINS FROM
TAKING PART IN SUCH ACTIVITIES AS MAY SPREAD FEELINGS OF
HATRED OR ENMITY AMONG DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES,
RELIGIOUS OR LINGUISTIC GROUPS.
3. Obligations towards the Profession
and Colleagues
3.1. Strives for his/her continuous professional development.
3.2. Creates a culture that encourages purposeful collaboration and dialogue among
colleagues and stakeholders.
3.3. Takes pride in the teaching profession and treats other members of the profession with
respect and dignity.
3.4. Refrains from engaging himself/herself in private tuition or private teaching activity.
3.5. Refrains from accepting any gift, or favour that might impair or appear to influence
professional decisions or actions.
3.6. Refrains from making unsubstantiated allegations against colleagues or higher authorities.
3.7. Avoids making derogatory statements about colleagues, especially in the presence of
pupils, other teachers, officials or parents.
3.8 Respects the professional standing and opinions of his/her colleagues.
3.9. Maintains confidentiality of information concerning colleagues and dispenses such
information only when authorized to do so.
OBSERVANCE OF THE CODE

Mechanism to Deal with Violations:


# School / Block Ethics Committee
# District Ethics Committee
# State Ethics Committee
# National Ethics Committee

Creating Awareness

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