Task 5a Considering Codes of Practice and Ethics within my work place

When asked to look at ethics and the codes of conduct within my workplace/professional community for task 5a I found myself thinking in two differing mindsets. Firstly from from a teaching perspective where I considered the responsibilities I had as an educator being accountable for pupils under my care. Secondly I considered my place as a performer working with fellow cast members and crew to maintain a safe working environment.

In my mind ethics and code of conduct are things that need in place for all involved in the work place to maintain safety and professionalism.
As a teacher working within a school I would consider the following ethics/codes of practice and regulations to be relevant for me personally and others within the work place:

• All staff must be CRB checked in order to work with any pupil child or adult under the schools name and premises.
• All information held on the database of pupils/staff will remain private and should not be shared unless for medical reasons.
• Equal opportunities as a teacher I must not discriminate against any one because of their age/gender/race/religion or personal beliefs.
• Bullying/abusive behaviour of any kind from staff,pupils or parent will not be tolerated and it is my responsibility if I see this occurring to act accordingly.
• The use of inappropriate language from any staff member or pupil is not acceptable.
• All material ie music,scripts and choreography I use in the classroom must age appropriate and not contain adult/offensive content. 
• Signing in and out of the building and taking registers is an essential part of my job as I need to know who I am responsible for at any given time if there were a fire drill or even just for billing purposes.
• Appearance-I feel it is important in my position to maintain a smart appearance and differentiate myself from the pupils in order to sustain authority where necessary.
• Lesson planning.I plan all my lessons to keep challenging pupils as I believe this is important to keep them focused and to track their progression as well as a reference for my employer to track my syllabus choices.
• Warm up/cool down-It is important to have a class structure so warming up and cooling down in class and allowing pupils to keep hydrated when involved with physical activity is essential.
• Health and safety.Being vigilant and aware of surroundings ie large studio windows being left open when children are unsupervised or blocked fire exits have high risk factors and I am accountable if I do not maintain a high level of safety.
• Organisation. All teachers are expected to arrive fifteen minutes prior to their lesson starting to ensure the lesson starts on time and check suitability of studio/practice room conditions. 
• All school equipment must be respected and looked after any damages to school property needs to be reported and electrical items must be checked by a qualified electrician to prevent a fault.
• Accident book. I know our school has an accident book and any incident however small it may seem must be recorded and signed by all parties for insurance reasons.
• Fire escape routes/what to do in an emergency.This procedure is very important fro all staff to be aware of.
• On site a first aider must always be to hand.
• If I have any problems I feel confident knowing I can approach my employer and speak privately about any issues. All opinions I have of pupils is kept private I would never share my personal views as it is not part of my job description.
• Respect for others views and feelings no matter my personal stance  is important to maintain teacher/ pupil boundaries.

I know some of the above maybe classed as more health and safety/risk assessment aspects of my job rather than the rules and regulations that the school run by but I feel its important to be aware of them in order to work ethically and follow their code of conduct.

I have compiled this list from my own personal views without reference to any other data.

Currently my main job is working as a vocal and musical theatre coach so I will now look into my schools code of conduct and see how they differ from my initial thoughts above.