Evidence for the Specific Development of Step 4

Steps 4. Research into the professional behaviour and ethical conduct expected of a teacher, including professional duties and expectations of teachers.

When? Ongoing. Starting from now, the start of trimester two and continuing throughout this trimester.

How? Read related articles and policies. Observe how staff at my practicum school interacts with one another and with students.

What evidence will I have? - Professional Experience Report Form, which shows how I interacts with students and staff. - Observations I have written down on practicum.

Throughout the Trimester I have researched a range of policies and resources on the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD) website relating to the professional behaviour and ethical conduct expected of a teacher, including professional duties and expectations of teachers. The best resource I have found for Victorian teachers is the School Policy and Advisory Guide. The School Policy and Advisory Guide (formerly known as the Victorian Government Schools Reference Guide) provides Victorian government schools with quick and easy access to governance and operational policies and advice. It complements the Departments extensive web resources and directs users to relevant websites and supplementary information (DEECD, 2012). The School Policy and Advisory Guide covers a broad range of information, relating to professional behaviour and ethical conduct expected of a teacher, including professional duties and expectations of teachers. For example the School Policy and Advisory Guide covers: Student Safety Duty of Care Duty of care is an element of the tort of negligence. In broad terms, the law of negligence provides that if a person suffers injury as the result of the negligence of another, they should be compensated for the loss and damage which arises from the negligent act or omission (DEECD, 2011). Student Health First Aid Needs The purpose of the policy is to ensure schools meet their specific first aid needs to student at school or on approved school activities. Schools must provide:

First aid facilities Ensure sufficient staff trained in first aid under the provisions of the Occupational Health & Safety Act 2004 and the Departments First Aid Policy (DEECD, 2012)

Additional to the School Policy and Advisory Guide there are a range of resources such as journal articles for pre-service and qualified teachers. An example of an article for pre-service teachers is Walsh et al. (2011) entitled Locating child protection in pre-service teacher education which is report delivered by the Australian Centre for Child Protection which highlights the need for empirical evidence of effective pedagogies for supporting teaching and learning of child protection content in Australian teacher education programs. Furthermore, as presented in Evidence for the Specific Development of Step 1 Figure 1 shows my Professional Experience Report Form which states I received a highly satisfactory for interaction with the school community, and Figure 2 shows I received a highly satisfactory for working with students. Figure 1: Professional Experience Report Form highlighting my Interaction with the School Community

Figure 2: Professional Experience Report Form highlighting my Working with students