This document covers the roles and responsibilities of teachers, boundaries, and legislation they must adhere to. It discusses defining roles and responsibilities, exploring boundaries and why they are important, and reviewing key legislation like the Prevent Strategy, Safeguarding, Data Protection Act, Equality Act, and SEND. By the end, participants review their learning on defining roles and responsibilities of teaching, boundaries, and being able to list 3 pieces of relevant legislation.

1. Roles & Responsibilities
and
Legislation
Teaching, Learning & Assessment

2. In this session we will cover:
● The roles and responsibilities of a teacher
● Boundaries
● Legislation

3. By the end of this session you will be able to:
1. Define the term “role” in terms of teaching
2. Define the term “responsibility” in terms of teaching
3. Explain what boundaries are and why they are important
4. List a minimum of 3 pieces of legislation you must
adhere to as a teaching professional
Jumpstart Journal – What are your goals for today’s session?

4. Roles & Responsibilities
On the post-it note, write a short
definition of “Role”

5. Roles & Responsibilities
On the post-it note, write a short
definition of “Responsibility”

6. Roles & Responsibilities
•Place the labels in either roles or
responsibilities
•Is there any crossover?

7. Roles & Networks
•In your role as a teacher you will come
into contact with, and work alongside,
others in many different areas, both
internal & external.
Name others you may liaise with...

8. Roles & Responsibilities
•Use the next 30 minutes to research
the roles & responsibilities of a
teacher in the LLS.
•Make notes and be prepared to take
part in a small group discussion.

9. Boundaries
•Boundaries are put in place to protect
teachers and students.
•They are part of safeguarding
•Define “Boundaries”

10. Boundaries
•Read the case studies and decide what
boundaries have been overstepped (if
any)
•Explain what might have been done
differently (if anything)

11. Boundaries
•Any questions about Roles,
Responsibilities or boundaries?

12. Legislation
Take part in the teacher legislation quiz
in class
Click the logo or use the QR code to go
to the Socrative.com website
Log in to Soctrative.com as a STUDENT
Use this room number: 9CVJYGICA

13. Legislation
Readings can be found on the VLE
Readings for session
Avis, Fisher, Thomson Ch16
Further reading
p209-210 Wilson, L. (2014) Practical teaching: a guide to teaching in the education and training sector 2nd edn.
Andover, UK: Cengage
Prevent Strategy & Safeguarding
Health & Safety Executive
Data Protection Act
Equality Act
SEND

14. Review your learning
Check your objectives traffic lights to see what you have learned.
1. Define the term “role” in terms of teaching
2. Define the term “responsibility” in terms of teaching
3. Explain what boundaries are and why they are important
4. List a minimum of 3 pieces of legislation you must adhere to as a
teaching professional
Jumpstart Journal – Have you achieved your goals for this session?

15. Next Week
•EDI
•SEN
•Embedding Literacy, Language, Maths
& ICT