Code Of Conduct Policy Paper

Case study one is in breach of the code of conduct policy. This policy outlines the standards of professionalism and behaviours expected to be upheld by all employees of the DET whether employed on a permanent, causal or part time basis (DET, Code of Conduct Policy, 2014, p.4). According to the Code of Conduct policy, duty of care must be applied to all activities and functions conducted by DET employees (p. 23). In this scenario, The casual teacher has not considered or assessed the issues associated with music in the classroom and has therefore breached their duty of care responsibilities as their actions do not comply with the DET Code of Conduct.
In this scenario, the teacher and causal teacher are both responsible for what happened. It was mentioned that the casual teacher was given a lesson plan outlining the activities needing to be done. Lesson plans need to be detailed and specific as they can better aid and prepare teachers to handle unexpected events or issues (Scrivener, 2011, p. 10). The teacher did not specifically state the allowance of censored music being played in her classroom and has therefore not set up the causal teacher for success in the classroom.
As well as this, the casual teacher is also responsible as
Although the teacher has been given permission from the school principal and has legitimately declared the job, a conflict of interest is still an issue in this situation. The code of conduct policy identifies a conflict of interest as something that has the “potential to influence a persons capacity to perform their duties and in turn compromise their integrity and that of the Department of Education…” (DET, Code of Conduct Policy, 2014, p. 10). It is important for teachers to maintain a degree of professionalism in order to maintain professional relationships (DET, Code of Conduct Policy, 2014, p.