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SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.02
TEACHERS (CODE OF BEHAVIOUR) 
REGULATIONS
8th November, 1988
LEGAL NOTICE 81 of 1988.
Title.
Behaviour) Regulations.
Code of 
Behaviour.
Cap. 327.
2. The Code of Behaviour that shall apply to teachers for the
purposes of article 13 of the Education Act shall be that set out in
the Schedule to these Regulations.
SCHEDULE
Code of Behaviour
1. The Teacher’s responsibilities to the Pupils in his care:
1.1 The teacher shall give foremost consideration to the
pupil’s well being.
1.2 The teacher shall direct his whole professional effort
to assist the pupil to develop his whole personality including his
ability to work.
1.3 The teacher shall foster in his pupils honesty,
integrity and consideration for others and shall do nothing, by
precept or example, to discredit these qualities.
1.4 The teacher shall act, and shall be seen to act, with
justice.
1.5 The teacher shall exercise authority in accordance
with the law of the land and with evolving concepts of the pupil’s
needs and rights.
1.6 The teacher shall recognize that each child is an
individual and that children can differ in what is required for the
promotion of their education.
1.7 The teacher shall recognise an obligation to assist all
pupils under his charge to develop their talents suitably and to the
fullest extent feasible.
1.8 The teacher shall recognise that he should work with
parents to promote the welfare of pupils, particularly by consulting
and involving parents whenever this is desirable.
1.9 The teacher shall make reasonable effort to protect
the pupil from conditions harmful to learning or to health and
safety.
1.10 The teacher shall not intentionally expose the pupil to
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embarrassment or disparagement.
1.11 The teacher shall not use professional relationships
with pupils for private advantage.
1.12 The teacher shall not disclose information about
pupils obtained in the course of professional service unless such
disclosure serves a compelling professional purpose or is required
by law.
2. The Teacher’s Responsibilities to his Colleagues and the
Teaching Profession
2.1 The teacher shall respect the professional standing
and opinions of his colleagues and shall maintain in his relations
with them the highest standards of professional courtesy.
2.2 The teacher shall be prepared to help in all possible
ways junior colleagues and those in training.
2.3 The teacher shall accept the authority of senior
professional colleagues while retaining the right to express
professional opinion.
2.4 The teacher shall recognise his obligation to advance
the causes of education and hence the causes of the teaching
profession.
2.5 The teacher shall recognise his obligation to improve
his effectiveness as a teacher in every possible way. 
2.6 The teacher shall recognise his responsibility for his
own actions and judgements and he shall be prepared to stand by
their consequences.
2.7 The teacher shall recognise his duty to manifest
responsibility, individual initiative and integrity in his teaching and
other professional actions within guidelines laid down for the
profession.
2.8 The teacher shall not knowingly make a false
statement concerning the qualifications and competence of a
candidate applying for a position.
2.9 The teacher shall not accept gratuity, gift or favour
that might impair or appear to influence professional decisions or
actions.
2.10 The teacher shall not attempt to influence the
Minister, the Department of Education or an educational board on
matters affecting teachers unless so expressly requested by the
Minister, Department or educational board in his official capacity.
2.11 It shall not be correct for any senior professional
colleague or any teacher to censure other teachers or to criticise
their work in the hearing of pupils and, or, the general public.
2.12 It shall not be correct for any teacher by public
statement to bring the profession, his school or the Department in
which he works into disrepute.
2.13 The teacher shall appreciate that, while as a
professional person he must accept responsibility for his actions,
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his duty shall be to carry out reasonable instructions from senior
professional colleagues. The teacher shall have the right to protest
against instructions.
2.14 Senior professional colleagues shall give a teacher all
support and help that is in their power to make the teacher’s work
effective, consult and inform him on matters affecting his work and
treat him with justice and dignity, not least when it becomes
necessary in the interest of pupils and other colleagues to attain
greater efficiency and more ethical professional behaviour.
3. The Teacher’s Responsibilities to the Parents of his Pupils
and to the Community
3.1 The teacher shall recognise the right of a parent to
consult him, through proper channels, on the welfare or progress of
a pupil. The teacher shall recognise the right of a parent to be
consulted about any matter which concerns the future development
of his child.
3.2 The teacher shall do nothing to undermine lawful
parental authority, but shall be prepared to give advice which, in
his professional view, is in the best interests of the pupil.
3.3 The teacher shall make every effort to encourage
parents to interest themselves actively in the education and welfare
of their children.
3.4 The teacher shall act within the community in a
manner which enhances the prestige of the profession.
