After finishing task 5A on my thoughts of Ethics, it was insightful to continue with this task of looking at the codes of practice/regulations at my own places of work and see how they differ.
My first comparison was my own business. As mentioned previously, we don’t have our own code of practice, so i put some questions to my business partner and asked her what she considered to be her own ethics.
Responsibility - Having a responsibility towards students to engage them and inspire them for the future. Being a role model that many students look up to.
Fun - Important that students are enjoying themselves in a safe secure environment. Students feel safe when entering class and don’t ever feel embarrassed. They shouldn’t feel scared.
Providing - Catering to all needs and differentiating for individuals.
Predictably, most of ethics matched apart from a few which are mentioned above. These are of course are the same ethics that i would indeed use, however i wasn’t fully aware that i was using them.
My second comparison was a Independent Boarding School that i’ve been teaching at for 2 years. This was interesting to look at as my own business is out of school hours and casual. Below is a list of teaching standards that are expected by the school as a minimum
- Set high expectations which inspire, motivate and challenge pupils
- Promote good progress and outcomes by pupils
- Demonstrate good subject and curriculum knowledge
- Plan and teach well structured lessons
- Adapt teaching to respond to the strengths and needs of all pupils
- Make accurate and productive use of assessment
- Manage behavior effectively to ensure a good and safe learning environment
- Fulfill wider professional responsibilities
These seem fairly standard ethics that i would assume to be in place in most areas of education. Although most of these are similar to my own ethics which i follow, these seem to be much more formal.
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