ATTENTION

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ATTENTION!
Please ensure all mobile telephones and pagers
are switched OFF. Thank you.
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Does every child really matter?
Teacher who let boy jump to death in pool jailed
Teachers fear of being branded a criminal puts
school trips at risk
Union tells teacher to end all school trips
Should we worry about wi-fi?
Bad pupils force ban on lab work
LSC to have powers to remove principals from
failing colleges
Head told he cannot open boys lunch box
Schools urged to tackle gang culture
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Law and the Teacher

• Boundaries, responsibilities and legal framework
  for Teachers and Trainers in the Learning and
  Skills Sector

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Aims

• To introduce trainee teachers to the range of
  policies, procedures and codes of professional
  conduct governing work practices in the Learning
  and Skills Sector of education
• To raise awareness of the legal responsibilities
  and boundaries for teachers

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Key Legislation affecting teachers Learning
Skills Sector

• HASAWA 1974
• Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (as amended)
  Equality Act 2006
• Race Relations Act 1976, amended 2000
• Disability Discrimination Act 1995, 2005
• Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006
• Human Rights Act 1998
• Data Protection Act 1998
• Childrens Act 2004

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Organisations monitoring compliance to the
legislation

• Health Safety at Work Act
• Data Protection Act 1998
• Sex Discrimination Act
• Race Relations Act
• Disability Discrimination Act
• Human Rights Act

• Health and Safety Executive
• Information Commissioners Office
• Equality and Human Rights Commission

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Types of Discrimination

• Three types
• DIRECT
• INDIRECT (as stated in the Sex Discrimination
  Act)
• VICTIMISATION
• And then theres
• HARRASSMENT

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Equal Opportunities

• College/Training Provider must have
• written policy/policies for promoting equality of
  opportunities,
• Policy/policies apply to recruitment and
  selection of students and staff and provide
  guidance for the conduct/behaviour of
  individuals.
• All staff, teaching and non-teaching, have a
  responsibility to challenge any and all forms of
  discrimination.

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HASAWA

• Specific rules for conducting science experiments
  and work based learning tasks,
• Duty of care
• Risk assessments .
• Registers MUST be completed accurately and
  promptly

Teachers will be personally held liable if found
to have been lax in complying with policy or
procedures.
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Data Protection Act

• Covers both computerised and paper based records
• Colleges register what information will be used
  for.
• Individuals have the right to access information
  held about them with the organisation.

• Ensure all student records are accurately
  recorded
• Ensure students personal information is only
  used for registered purposes

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Institute for Learning Code of Professional
PracticeCame into force 1st April 2008

• Integrity
• Respect
• Care
• Practice
• Disclosure
• Responsibility

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I really like you, Sir - are you married?

• What would you do?
• a. Answer the question
• b. Ignore the question
• c. Bluntly tell the students to mind their own
  business
• d. Blush and try to redirect the class back to
  the lesson content.

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Im going to report you to the police!!

• ASSAULT
• an act which causes any reasonable person to
  fear that force will be used against them. It
  does not involve physical contact
• BATTERY
• unlawful use of force against another
  person.
• (Denham, P. 1999)

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GROSS PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT

• REMEMBER -
• Under 18 - in loco parentis
• Behaviour/Conduct OUTSIDE work is as important as
  in work
• An allegation of GPM - could lead to a
  disciplinary hearing, suspension and/or
  dismissal.

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Follow-up lecture, 8th October 2008 - Every
Child Matters
Victoria Climbie died February 2000
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Sources for further information

• www.ifl.ac.uk
• www.equalityhumanrights.com
• www.direct.gov.uk
• www.hse.gov.uk
• www.dfes.gov.uk
• www.everychildmatters.gov.uk
• www.teachers.tv

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