2012 Assignment 1
Roles, responsibilities & relationships in lifelong learning for new teaching staff:
Task A: Welcome, in this pack you will find the guidance needed to navigate the role, responsibilities and relationships between you and the students/ learners as well as between you and other professionals that you will encounter throughout your career. Also you will find relevant key aspects of legislation, regulatory requirements and codes of practice that will help you as a teacher.
The Key aspects of legislation associated with teachers are;
* Health and Safety at Work Act (1974) * Making sure the environments the students are …show more content…
* Students work environment meets all their needs and requirements
Professional relationships: As a teacher, you need to maintain a professional distance, but to also break down as many of the student’s boundaries to learning as possible. There is a difference between the boundaries you have compared to other professionals. This is mainly due to the contact time you have with students on a daily basis, and so there is more likely chance the students will become familiar with you, where as with other professionals, who only see them maybe once a week/month do not have the chance for that type of relationship to build. This is where you need to enforce your professional boundaries, * By not giving out your personal details * By not being overly friendly * By not showing favouritism.
Points of referral
To meet the needs of learners there are points of referral and people in which you might need to refer them to, which are: * Application