PROFESSIONAL

ENGAGEMENT
Standard 7 - Engage professionally with colleagues, parents/carers and the
community
7.1 Meet professional ethics and responsibilities. Understand and apply the key
principles described in codes of ethics and conduct for the teaching profession.

Example 1: Dealing with Ryan's outbreaks and the implications for other students.

Example 2: Disability Professional Development Certificate of completion Dated
July 2014.

Example 3: Confidentiality of student / school information.

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Standard 7 - Engage professionally with colleagues, parents/carers 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.

Example 1: Police checks for parents or anyone working with children in the school.

Example 2: Excursion check list appropriate ratios of adults for supervising the
number of students on the excursion.

PROFESSIONAL ENGAGEMENT
Standard 7 - Engage professionally with colleagues, parents/carers and the
community

7.3 Engage with the parents/carers. Understand strategies for working effectively,
sensitively and confidentially with parents/carers.

Example 1: Each student has a communications book that goes to and from school
on a daily basis, along with the class newsletter.

Example 2: Student confidentiality when talking to those outside the school or other
parents.

Example 3: Community readers understand the confidentiality required for the
students they help.

Example 4: Put aside personal feelings of parents and still work with them within the
classroom setting.

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Standard 7 - Engage professionally with colleagues, parents/carers and the
community

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.

Example 1: Erosion excursion using a parent who was a volcanologist. Using their
experience to help teach specific subjects. Use experts within the school community,
such as Max's mum who is part of the 'scientists in schools program'.

Example 2: Author visit - bringing the professional to meet the children. She
answered questions and inspired them to become writers. She also provided
valuable advise on a writers potential career path that the children could understand
and relate to. Pictured below is Angelica Banks author of Finding Serendipity
which was the class novel at the time.