This document outlines a teacher's professional code of conduct at their school. It discusses their roles and responsibilities with students, colleagues, the school administration, and local workers. The overall goal is to build trust with students, parents, and colleagues. Teachers must maintain strictly professional relationships with students and keep student information confidential. They are also expected to collaborate professionally with other teachers and refer any disputes to administration.

1. Teacher’s Professional Code of
Conduct
Wisdom, Virtue, Perseverance, and
Aspiration

2. Goal
The overall goal is to build TRUST with the
students, parents and colleagues.

3. Role With Students
• Teachers are in a position of trust. Relationships must remain
strictly professional. This includes activities outside of regular
class time.
• Teachers are required to report student progress to their
parents. Information about students is a matter of strict
confidence and should not be shared in an unprofessional
context.
• The teacher is to become familiar with the health and safety
procedures of the School and, in the event of an emergency,
ensure the safety of the students through following these
procedures.

5. Role With Colleagues
You are not part of a union
•Teachers are expected to share successful education strategies
and to collaborate with colleagues in a professional manner.
•Initially disputes and conflicts between teachers should be
resolved between the parties.
•If the parties cannot resolve the issue, then it should be
referred to the Canadian administration. The parties must
respect the resolution of the Canadian administration.
•Any unprofessional conduct as it relates to inappropriate
behaviour of a colleague must be referred to the Canadian
administration.

7. Role Within AKD
• The AKD Board of Directors and the Executive Director at
each school have overall responsibility for the school’s
operation and its adherence to the laws and regulations of
the Ministry of Education, the Province, and the local
Government.
• As invited foreign experts in China, Canadian teachers are
expected to respect these conditions.
• Teachers are required to meet the legal requirements of living
and working in China. Passports and other documents may be
requested from time to time.
• Teachers are required to become familiar with the mission of
the School and to ensure their duties relate to advancing the
mission at all times.

9. Security/Local Workers
• Relationship with Chinese colleagues and
workers

11. Gifts From Students/Parents
• Normal exchange of gifts is acceptable. However, valuable
gifts from students or parents are not to be accepted.
• They are not to be accepted as part of an apology or after
disciplinary action. They should be returned but in a discreet,
professional manner.
• Requests for individual tutorials outside of class in return for
payment or other benefits is not permitted unless there are
special circumstances and permission is granted through the
administration.

13. Other
• Appropriate Dress
• Professional Language
• Professional Development
• Ambassadors
• Personal Wellness