An assignment by: uzma kanwal Submitted to: Mr. Ferdous Ahmad
Subject: PTLLS
27th April, 2013
1.1 Summaries key aspects of legislation, regulatory requirements and codes of practice relating to own roles and responsibilities.
There are many codes of practice, regulations and legislations about which a teacher should be aware of. First we must need to know about those legislations, regulations and codes of practices which are relevant to our teaching. Some of these are basic and common to all teachers and some are subject or organization specific.
Legislation and Codes of Practice: • Legislative requirement: A duty to act according to the law as defined in an Act of Parliament and usually enforceable through the courts. • Code of Practice: A set of rules which outlines how a person is expected to behave in a particular profession or situation. • Statutory code of practice: A Code of Practice approved by Parliament and acceptable as evidence in any legal action.
Generic Legislation and Codes of Practice
These are some examples of generic legislation and codes of practice: • Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. The Health & Safety at Work Act (1974) defines the compulsions of an employer to to make sure that not a single employ is on risk at work and all of the employ should responsible with the Health and Safety regulations which are imposed by Employees. Risk assessments should be taken into consider where necessary. • Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000. • Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and 2005 (DDA). Disability Discrimination Act (1995 amended 2005) requires that necessary adjustment must be given to allow them to fully participate in their learning. • Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001. • Education and Skills Act (2008) . This law intends to increase participation in learning for young
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