7. Engage professionally with colleagues, parents/carers and the community
Focus |
Graduate |
Proficient |
Highly Accomplished |
Lead |
7.1 Meet professional ethics and responsibilities |
Understand and apply the key principles described in codes of ethics and conduct for the teaching profession. |
Meet codes of ethics and conduct established by regulatory authorities, systems and schools. |
Maintain high ethical standards and support colleagues to interpret codes of ethics and exercise sound judgement in all school and community contexts. |
Model exemplary ethical behaviour and exercise informed judgements in all professional dealings with students, colleagues and the community. |
7.2 Comply with legislative, administrative and organisational requirements |
Understand the relevant legislative, administrative and organisational policies and processes required for teachers according to school stage. |
Understand the implications of and comply with relevant legislative, administrative, organisational and professional requirements, policies and processes. |
Support colleagues to review and interpret legislative, administrative, and organisational requirements, policies and processes. |
Initiate, develop and implement relevant policies and processes to support colleagues’ compliance with and understanding of existing and new legislative, administrative, organisational and professional responsibilities. |
7.3 Engage with the parents/carers |
Understand strategies for working effectively, sensitively and confidentially with parents/carers. |
Establish and maintain respectful collaborative relationships with parents/ carers regarding their children’s learning and wellbeing. |
Demonstrate responsiveness in all communications with parents/carers about their children’s learning and wellbeing. |
Identify, initiate and build on opportunities that engage parents/carers in both the progress of their children’s learning and in the educational priorities of the school. |
7.4 Engage with professional teaching networks and broader communities |
Understand the role of external professionals and community representatives in broadening teachers’ professional knowledge and practice. |
Participate in professional and community networks and forums to broaden knowledge and improve practice. |
Contribute to professional networks and associations and build productive links with the wider community to improve teaching and learning. |
Take a leadership role in professional and community networks and support the involvement of colleagues in external learning opportunities. |