The document outlines the teaching code of ethics and accountability for teachers, emphasizing the importance of ethical behavior and responsibilities towards students, parents, society, colleagues, and the profession. It details the expectations for teachers to maintain professionalism, confidentiality, and integrity while fostering positive relationships with all stakeholders. Additionally, it highlights the role of teachers in accountability, community involvement, and the continuous development of professional competencies.

1. Topic 2 –
Teaching Code
of Ethic and
Accountability

2. Concept
of Ethics
Ethics refers to rules of behavior, human
customs in association with each other
and this arrangement maintained what is
right and what is wrong.
Derived from the
Greek word, ‘Ethos’
which means the
norms, values, rules
and measurements of
good human
behavior.
Ethics regarded as an ethical code of
conduct that identified in relation to
human actions in certain areas.
(Nikki,2009)
Ethics as
knowledge of
duty.
(Bascom,2007)

3. Professions of Ethics Code
 Professions of Ethics Code is a regulation for
professional help teachers comply with the
principles set forth to take care of the good
image of their profession.
 This is to ensure that the teachers did not do
anything untoward and tarnished the image of
the teaching profession.

4. Provide guidelines for every member of the
profession on the principles outlined
professionalism.
Helps professionals prevent interference outside the
organization profession about ethical relationships
in the membership.
Provide knowledge to the community so that they
better understand the importance of a profession
that allows them to control professionals in their
career field.
Functions

5. Code of Ethics Training Malaysia
 Teaching Code of Ethics is provided in the form
of a pledge that al teachers will observe and
protect the image of the teaching profession.
 Involves the responsibility towards :
 Students
 Parents
 Society and Country
 Colleagues and the Teaching profession

6.  Responsibility towards the student
 More concern of the welfare and safety of our
students from other things.
 Be fair to all students.
 Keep your professional or confidential information
about students unless they are entitled to know .
 To assist or teach students in the classroom itself or in
the subject, the subject being taught in the
classroom without any charges.
 Be a role model and good example by
demonstrate how to dress, speech and behaviors.
 Maintain and improve professional competence
through study tours and attending professional
courses, conferences, meetings or seminars for
teaching us to achieve the highest quality.

7.  Responsibility towards the parents
 Respect the primary responsibility of parents towards
their children. Strive to establish friendly relations and
cooperation between educational institutions and
households.
 Consider all the information provided by the parents as
confidential and will not disclose it to anyone except
to those who are entitled to know.
 Provide information to parents in the interest of their
children ad to use the information received carefully
and sensibly.
 Refrain fro using or affected by the social and
economic position of the parents.
 Prevent yourself from saying things or doing things that
can affect the belief of students to parents or
guardian.

8.  Responsibility towards society and country
 Prevent yourself from spreading the teachings that
could damage the interests of students, the
community, the nation or the opposite of the
Rukun Negara.
 Foster in the students attitudes and values that can
help and guide them to become loyal, responsible
and helpful citizens, respectful or differences of
culture, race and religion.
 Respect the communities in which we serve and
meet all responsibilities as citizen and is always
willing to participate in any community activities.
 Promote cooperation and understanding
between teachers and parents as well as an
educational institutions and the community.

9.  Responsibility towards the Colleagues and the
Teaching profession
 Refrain from making any statements or comments
that could discredit a teacher in front of students
or their parents or do something that can
degrade a teacher.
 Do not engage in activities that could affect our
efficiency as a teacher.
 Strive to fully discharge our responsibilities
diligently and earnestly and keep it in line with the
professional and social progress.
 Always ready to help the colleagues, especially
those who are new to the teaching profession.
 Be a member of teachers organization.

10. Concept of
the Teacher
Accountabilit
y
Account
ability
means to
be
responsib
le to
someone
or for any
actions,
decisions
and is
prepared
to
provide
an
explanati
on and
justificati
on
required.
(Kamus
Dewan,
Teachin
g
account
ability
refers to
the
responsi
bility of a
teacher
to the
related to
the
implement
ation of
extracurri
cular
activities
and
curriculum
,
complian
ce
procedure
s,
appreciati
ng the
work
ethic,
responsibil
ity and
perform
duties with
full of
commitm

11. Teacher Accountability
 Involves the accountability towards :
 Students
 Parents
 Community and Country
 Colleagues and the Teaching profession

12.  Accountability towards student
 Require teachers to educate students to a level
of excellence in academic achievement as
well as their potential to form a whole that
produce students with a balanced and
harmonious intellectually, spiritually,
emotionally, socially and physically.
 Educate students to a high moral level and to
be a good and useful citizens.
 Need to develop a range of skills in order to
accelerate student learning and to create a
classroom environment that is conducive, safe
and appropriate socio emotion atmospehere.

13.  Accountability towards parents
 Teachers entrusted by the school administration
and parents to perform the task to ensure that
their children be a useful to society and the
nation.
 Establish good relationship with parents to
support parents in whatever problems
associated with personal and academic
achievement.

14.  Accountability towards community and country
 Teachers have the responsibility of fulfilling the
country as Malaysians based on the principles
enshrined in the National Principles.
 As agents of change in society, teachers need to
constantly update oneself by bringing changes to
students and giving future generations a dynamic
and proactive in line with the aspirations of the
National Education Philosophy and Vision 2020.
 Need to adapt and adopt an attitude of modesty
while participating in social activities in the
community place of work in order to create
harmony between the school and the community.

15.  Accountability towards colleagues and the teaching
profession
 Have to established god relationships among
colleagues and held each other in the professional
held by them.
 Respect the teaching profession and always see to
discharge their duties properly.
 Increase professionalism to the acquisition of
knowledge and skills in science education such as
educational psychology, pedagogy, sociology of
education, technology in teaching and assessment
in order to find alternatives to help students learn
effectively.

16. Teacher Integrity
 Integrity refers to sincerity and honesty. (Nilsen, 2004)
 Integrity based on ethics and ethical reflection.
 The integrity of the teacher as public servant means
that teacher needs to implement trust and powers
entrusted by the public interest. Public servant should
not be abused his power for personal, family,
relatives or kin. As a public servant, he must be
transparent and sincere and undertake responsibility
for his boss, subordinates and to the other party.
(Malaysian Institute of Integrity, 2004)