RULES OF CONDUCT FOR TEACHERS
1. Teaching Notes
A teacher shall prepare relevant and adequate teaching notes for his/her work in advance. It
shall be the responsibility of the head of the institution to see to it that this is done.
A teacher shall prepare relevant and adequate teaching notes for his/her work in advance. It
shall be the responsibility of the head of the institution to see to it that this is done.
2. Exercises
i. A teacher shall set adequate amount of written and practical exercises and give homework in all subjects that he/she teaches.
ii. A teacher shall mark and evaluate all written/practical exercises promptly and carefully.
iii. A teacher shall not make derogatory remarks in the exercise books of the child.
i. A teacher shall set adequate amount of written and practical exercises and give homework in all subjects that he/she teaches.
ii. A teacher shall mark and evaluate all written/practical exercises promptly and carefully.
iii. A teacher shall not make derogatory remarks in the exercise books of the child.
3. *Working Hours*
i. A teacher shall report for duty regularly and punctually as determined by the Institution.
ii. Time for reporting for duty and closing shall be determined by the Institution.
iii. A teacher may be required to work beyond the required time in certain circumstances to be determined by the head or Institution.
iv. A record of attendance shall be kept in every educational institution and it shall be the responsibility of the head of the institution to see to it that this is done.
i. A teacher shall report for duty regularly and punctually as determined by the Institution.
ii. Time for reporting for duty and closing shall be determined by the Institution.
iii. A teacher may be required to work beyond the required time in certain circumstances to be determined by the head or Institution.
iv. A record of attendance shall be kept in every educational institution and it shall be the responsibility of the head of the institution to see to it that this is done.
4. *Performance of Duty*
i. A teacher shall not fail to carry out his/her work in accordance with his/her profession, trade or occupation or in a manner determined by the employer.
ii. A teacher whose work performance is proven through staff appraisal to be below the set
standard shall be warned and given all the necessary encouragement by indicating to
him/her the improvement he/she is required to make within a reasonable time frame.
iii. After two warnings of proven poor performance without improvement the teacher shall be sanctioned.
iv. Any teacher who is found to have forged or falsified any document or impersonated any
other person with the intent of misleading the Institution and general public shall be sanctioned.
v. Any negligence on the part of a teacher, which causes unacceptable loss, damage or injury,
shall be a breach of contract of service.
i. A teacher shall not fail to carry out his/her work in accordance with his/her profession, trade or occupation or in a manner determined by the employer.
ii. A teacher whose work performance is proven through staff appraisal to be below the set
standard shall be warned and given all the necessary encouragement by indicating to
him/her the improvement he/she is required to make within a reasonable time frame.
iii. After two warnings of proven poor performance without improvement the teacher shall be sanctioned.
iv. Any teacher who is found to have forged or falsified any document or impersonated any
other person with the intent of misleading the Institution and general public shall be sanctioned.
v. Any negligence on the part of a teacher, which causes unacceptable loss, damage or injury,
shall be a breach of contract of service.
5. *Private Activities during Business Hours*
i. No teacher shall engage in private and personal conversation
during class period when he/she is expected to teach or to supervise children at work or play.
ii. No teacher shall trade or transact any private financial business on the school premises
during school hours.
iii. No teacher shall perform unofficial duties or activities during school hours without
permission from the head of his/her institution.
i. No teacher shall engage in private and personal conversation
during class period when he/she is expected to teach or to supervise children at work or play.
ii. No teacher shall trade or transact any private financial business on the school premises
during school hours.
iii. No teacher shall perform unofficial duties or activities during school hours without
permission from the head of his/her institution.
6. *Co-Curricula Activities*
Teachers shall take part in approved co-curricula activities in the institutions in which they work.
Teachers shall take part in approved co-curricula activities in the institutions in which they work.
7. *Improper Use of Children’s Labour*
Labour is exploitative of a pupil/student if it deprives him/her of education, leisure or
development. Therefore;
i. No teacher shall subject a pupil/student to any form of exploitative labour.
ii. A teacher shall not use the labour of a pupil/student in any form whatsoever with or without the consent of the parent during contact hours.
iii. A teacher shall not send a child on errands for him/her during contact hours.
iv. No teacher shall use the labour of school children/students for private or personal service with or without the consent of their parents or guardians and of the school head during school hours.
v. The exploitative activities that teachers shall not engage pupils/students in shall include but not be limited to: selling or trading in items, weeding, farming, carrying of water, sand, stone, and blocks or doing household chores.
development. Therefore;
i. No teacher shall subject a pupil/student to any form of exploitative labour.
ii. A teacher shall not use the labour of a pupil/student in any form whatsoever with or without the consent of the parent during contact hours.
iii. A teacher shall not send a child on errands for him/her during contact hours.
iv. No teacher shall use the labour of school children/students for private or personal service with or without the consent of their parents or guardians and of the school head during school hours.
v. The exploitative activities that teachers shall not engage pupils/students in shall include but not be limited to: selling or trading in items, weeding, farming, carrying of water, sand, stone, and blocks or doing household chores.
8. *Protection of Children from Torture and Other Degrading Treatment*
a. Physical Violence:
Physical harm inflicted on pupils/students in any form constitutes a gross violation of the child’s
rights. Consequently:
i. Teachers shall not administer any act of corporal punishment, or any act that inflicts physical pain on the children or causes physical harm to their pupils/students such as pushing, pulling, hitting and/or flogging.
ii. No teacher shall subject his/her pupils/students to painful body posture such as frog
jumping, standing in the sun, holding heavy loads on outstretched hands, etc.
iii. No teacher shall punish a child to do any work outside the classroom during contact hours.
iv. No teacher shall intentionally or unintentionally cause harm to any pupil/student.
v. A teacher shall not threaten any pupil/student with harm with intent to put that person in fear of harm.
vi. No teacher shall assault any pupil/student.
vii. A teacher shall not subject a pupil/student to or encourage other pupils/students to subject a pupil/student to torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
including any cultural practice that dehumanizes or is injurious to the physical and mental well-being of the pupil/student.
viii.A teacher shall intervene to stop a pupil/student from perpetrating physical violence or
abuse upon another pupil/student.
ix. A teacher shall intervene to stop a fellow teacher from perpetrating physical violence or
abuse upon another pupil/student.
x. No correction of a pupil/student is justifiable that is unreasonable in kind or in
degree according to the age, physical and mental condition of the pupil/student and if the
child by reason of tender age or otherwise is incapable of understanding the purpose of the
correction.
b. Psychological Violence
i. No act of a teacher shall have a negative psychological effect on a school child. Therefore,
no teacher in the course of duty shall intimidate, insult, tease, harass, threaten, snub or
discriminate against any child.
ii. Teachers shall not use the physical challenges of children to intimidate or ridicule them.
iii. Teachers shall not use any acts or means to pester or coerce children into activities of which
they do not have a clear understanding.
iv. No teacher shall deliberately isolate or ignore any child.
v. The teacher shall advise against early marriage and support children continuing their
education.
vi. No teacher shall emotionally manipulate a child to the teacher’s advantage.
vii. No teacher shall send a child out of class for absenteeism or lateness.
viii.Teachers shall show maximum consideration for feelings and circumstances of learners.
ix. The teacher shall control his/her utterances in order not to threaten with cruel and
degrading punishment or hurt the pupil/student.
x. A teacher will intervene to stop a pupil/student from perpetrating psychological abuse upon
another pupil/student.
xi. A teacher shall intervene to stop a fellow teacher from perpetrating psychological abuse
upon another pupil/student.
c. Sexual Violence
i. No teacher shall directly or indirectly do anything that may constitute sexual harassment of a
pupil/student.
ii. Any teacher who has carnal knowledge of any female or male pupil/student of any age, with
or without his or her consent, shall be guilty of professional misconduct.
iii. No teacher shall compel any female or male pupil/student in his or her school or in any
educational institution to marry him or her with or without the consent of the child’s
parents.
iv. No teacher shall have any carnal knowledge of any pupil/student in his/her own school or
in any educational institution with or without his/her consent.
v. No teacher shall serve as a go-between or knowingly suffer any female or male pupil/student in his/her school or any other educational institution to resort to or be in or upon a premise
for the purposes of carnal knowledge by any person or by himself/herself.
vi. No teacher shall cause or encourage the seduction, carnal knowledge or prostitution of or
the commission of an indecent assault upon a pupil/student.
vii. No teacher shall detain any pupil/student for immoral purposes.
viii.No teacher shall by false pretences or false representation procure any pupil/student to have any carnal knowledge with him/her.
ix. A teacher shall not apply or administer to or cause to be taken by any pupil/student any
illegal drugs, matter or thing with intent to stupefy or overpower him/her so as thereby to
enable the teacher or any person to have carnal knowledge with such pupil/student.
x. No teacher shall publicly or in secret wilfully commit any acts of indecency towards any pupil/student.
xi. It shall be the responsibility of any teacher who directly or indirectly gets to know of the occurrence of any of these acts to report it to his/her immediate superior.
xii. A teacher shall intervene to stop a pupil/student from perpetrating sexual abuse or violence
upon another pupil/student.
xiii.No teacher shall directly or indirectly, instigate, aid, or in any manner facilitate, encourage or promote whether by his acts or presence or otherwise any of the above named acts.
a. Physical Violence:
Physical harm inflicted on pupils/students in any form constitutes a gross violation of the child’s
rights. Consequently:
i. Teachers shall not administer any act of corporal punishment, or any act that inflicts physical pain on the children or causes physical harm to their pupils/students such as pushing, pulling, hitting and/or flogging.
ii. No teacher shall subject his/her pupils/students to painful body posture such as frog
jumping, standing in the sun, holding heavy loads on outstretched hands, etc.
iii. No teacher shall punish a child to do any work outside the classroom during contact hours.
iv. No teacher shall intentionally or unintentionally cause harm to any pupil/student.
v. A teacher shall not threaten any pupil/student with harm with intent to put that person in fear of harm.
vi. No teacher shall assault any pupil/student.
vii. A teacher shall not subject a pupil/student to or encourage other pupils/students to subject a pupil/student to torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
including any cultural practice that dehumanizes or is injurious to the physical and mental well-being of the pupil/student.
viii.A teacher shall intervene to stop a pupil/student from perpetrating physical violence or
abuse upon another pupil/student.
ix. A teacher shall intervene to stop a fellow teacher from perpetrating physical violence or
abuse upon another pupil/student.
x. No correction of a pupil/student is justifiable that is unreasonable in kind or in
degree according to the age, physical and mental condition of the pupil/student and if the
child by reason of tender age or otherwise is incapable of understanding the purpose of the
correction.
b. Psychological Violence
i. No act of a teacher shall have a negative psychological effect on a school child. Therefore,
no teacher in the course of duty shall intimidate, insult, tease, harass, threaten, snub or
discriminate against any child.
ii. Teachers shall not use the physical challenges of children to intimidate or ridicule them.
iii. Teachers shall not use any acts or means to pester or coerce children into activities of which
they do not have a clear understanding.
iv. No teacher shall deliberately isolate or ignore any child.
v. The teacher shall advise against early marriage and support children continuing their
education.
vi. No teacher shall emotionally manipulate a child to the teacher’s advantage.
vii. No teacher shall send a child out of class for absenteeism or lateness.
viii.Teachers shall show maximum consideration for feelings and circumstances of learners.
ix. The teacher shall control his/her utterances in order not to threaten with cruel and
degrading punishment or hurt the pupil/student.
x. A teacher will intervene to stop a pupil/student from perpetrating psychological abuse upon
another pupil/student.
xi. A teacher shall intervene to stop a fellow teacher from perpetrating psychological abuse
upon another pupil/student.
c. Sexual Violence
i. No teacher shall directly or indirectly do anything that may constitute sexual harassment of a
pupil/student.
ii. Any teacher who has carnal knowledge of any female or male pupil/student of any age, with
or without his or her consent, shall be guilty of professional misconduct.
iii. No teacher shall compel any female or male pupil/student in his or her school or in any
educational institution to marry him or her with or without the consent of the child’s
parents.
iv. No teacher shall have any carnal knowledge of any pupil/student in his/her own school or
in any educational institution with or without his/her consent.
v. No teacher shall serve as a go-between or knowingly suffer any female or male pupil/student in his/her school or any other educational institution to resort to or be in or upon a premise
for the purposes of carnal knowledge by any person or by himself/herself.
vi. No teacher shall cause or encourage the seduction, carnal knowledge or prostitution of or
the commission of an indecent assault upon a pupil/student.
vii. No teacher shall detain any pupil/student for immoral purposes.
viii.No teacher shall by false pretences or false representation procure any pupil/student to have any carnal knowledge with him/her.
ix. A teacher shall not apply or administer to or cause to be taken by any pupil/student any
illegal drugs, matter or thing with intent to stupefy or overpower him/her so as thereby to
enable the teacher or any person to have carnal knowledge with such pupil/student.
x. No teacher shall publicly or in secret wilfully commit any acts of indecency towards any pupil/student.
xi. It shall be the responsibility of any teacher who directly or indirectly gets to know of the occurrence of any of these acts to report it to his/her immediate superior.
xii. A teacher shall intervene to stop a pupil/student from perpetrating sexual abuse or violence
upon another pupil/student.
xiii.No teacher shall directly or indirectly, instigate, aid, or in any manner facilitate, encourage or promote whether by his acts or presence or otherwise any of the above named acts.
9. *Non-Discrimination*
No teacher shall discriminate against a pupil/student on the grounds of sex, race, age, religion, disability, health status, custom, ethnic origin, background, socio-economic status or misunderstanding with a parent or guardian.
No teacher shall discriminate against a pupil/student on the grounds of sex, race, age, religion, disability, health status, custom, ethnic origin, background, socio-economic status or misunderstanding with a parent or guardian.
10. *Right to Social Activity*
i. No teacher shall detain a pupil/student after school as a form of punishment without
supervision.
ii. No teacher shall deprive a pupil/student the right to participate in sports or other leisure
activities as a form of punishment.
i. No teacher shall detain a pupil/student after school as a form of punishment without
supervision.
ii. No teacher shall deprive a pupil/student the right to participate in sports or other leisure
activities as a form of punishment.
11. *Favouritism*
No teacher shall do anything that shall suggest or create the impression that a pupil/student is more favoured than any other pupil/student.
No teacher shall do anything that shall suggest or create the impression that a pupil/student is more favoured than any other pupil/student.
12. *Inordinate Affection*
No teacher shall under any circumstance show any form of inordinate affection to any
pupil/student. Inordinate affection implies the expression of love or likeness with ulterior
motive.
No teacher shall under any circumstance show any form of inordinate affection to any
pupil/student. Inordinate affection implies the expression of love or likeness with ulterior
motive.
13. *Role Model*
i. Teachers shall serve as role models to learners showing high degree of decency in speech,
mannerism, discipline, dressing and general performance of their roles.
ii. Teachers shall in particular dress to portray the dignity of the profession.
i. Teachers shall serve as role models to learners showing high degree of decency in speech,
mannerism, discipline, dressing and general performance of their roles.
ii. Teachers shall in particular dress to portray the dignity of the profession.
14. *Ideological Influence*
Teachers shall not use their positions to spread their political, religious or other ideologies among pupils/students
[13/06 6:13 pm] AZEEZ: 15. *Absence from Duty*
i. No teacher may leave the school during school hours without the permission of the head of the institution.
ii. A teacher leaving the school for duty elsewhere shall inform his head of his whereabouts to
facilitate his recall in an emergency.
iii. A teacher shall not absent himself/herself from work on grounds of ill-health without
permission from his/her head and subsequent submission of a medical certificate from a
certified medical practitioner if he/she has to be absent for more than five (5) working days.
iv. A teacher shall not absent himself/herself from assigned work without permission.
v. It is misconduct for a teacher to absent himself/herself from duty for one (1) or more days
continuously without permission or reasonable excuse or cause.
vi. A teacher who absents himself/herself from duty continuously for ten (10) days or more shall be deemed to have vacated post.
vii. No teacher shall leave Ghana without a written permission from the Director-General of the
Ghana Education Service.
Teachers shall not use their positions to spread their political, religious or other ideologies among pupils/students
[13/06 6:13 pm] AZEEZ: 15. *Absence from Duty*
i. No teacher may leave the school during school hours without the permission of the head of the institution.
ii. A teacher leaving the school for duty elsewhere shall inform his head of his whereabouts to
facilitate his recall in an emergency.
iii. A teacher shall not absent himself/herself from work on grounds of ill-health without
permission from his/her head and subsequent submission of a medical certificate from a
certified medical practitioner if he/she has to be absent for more than five (5) working days.
iv. A teacher shall not absent himself/herself from assigned work without permission.
v. It is misconduct for a teacher to absent himself/herself from duty for one (1) or more days
continuously without permission or reasonable excuse or cause.
vi. A teacher who absents himself/herself from duty continuously for ten (10) days or more shall be deemed to have vacated post.
vii. No teacher shall leave Ghana without a written permission from the Director-General of the
Ghana Education Service.
16. *Property of Employer*
i. A teacher shall not cause a deliberate damage to the property of his/her Employer.
ii. A teacher shall not use the property of the Employer without permission from the
appropriate authority of his/her immediate head.
iii. No teacher shall use the name or property of the Employer for personal benefit or
advantage.
i. A teacher shall not cause a deliberate damage to the property of his/her Employer.
ii. A teacher shall not use the property of the Employer without permission from the
appropriate authority of his/her immediate head.
iii. No teacher shall use the name or property of the Employer for personal benefit or
advantage.
17. *Protection of the Interest of the Employer*
i. A teacher shall not divulge privileged or classified information or document to any person or body that is not entitled to have access to such information or document.
ii. No teacher shall engage in any other gainful economic activity at the workplace.
iii. No teacher shall in the course of his/her duties disobey, disregard or wilfully default in
carrying out any lawful instructions, reasonable orders or directives given by any person or
body having authority to give such lawful instructions, reasonable orders or directives.
iv. A teacher shall not engage in any act that brings the Employer into disrepute.
v. Any act or omission of a teacher that amounts to a betrayal of confidence reposed in him or her by the Employer shall constitute gross misconduct.
i. A teacher shall not divulge privileged or classified information or document to any person or body that is not entitled to have access to such information or document.
ii. No teacher shall engage in any other gainful economic activity at the workplace.
iii. No teacher shall in the course of his/her duties disobey, disregard or wilfully default in
carrying out any lawful instructions, reasonable orders or directives given by any person or
body having authority to give such lawful instructions, reasonable orders or directives.
iv. A teacher shall not engage in any act that brings the Employer into disrepute.
v. Any act or omission of a teacher that amounts to a betrayal of confidence reposed in him or her by the Employer shall constitute gross misconduct.
18. *Posting*
No teacher shall refuse to accept posting. Posting within the Service means change of location of work or job, or in the case of first appointment being deployed to a specific
workstation ( chain of schools).
No teacher shall refuse to accept posting. Posting within the Service means change of location of work or job, or in the case of first appointment being deployed to a specific
workstation ( chain of schools).
19. Transfers
A teacher shall not refuse to go on transfer either or not on disciplinary grounds. Transfer
within the Service means a change in the job or location of work of the teacher
A teacher shall not refuse to go on transfer either or not on disciplinary grounds. Transfer
within the Service means a change in the job or location of work of the teacher
20. *Insubordination*
No teacher shall in the course of his/her duties disobey, disregard or wilfully default in
carrying out any lawful instruction, reasonable order given by any person, Committee or
Board having authority to give such order or instruction.
No teacher shall in the course of his/her duties disobey, disregard or wilfully default in
carrying out any lawful instruction, reasonable order given by any person, Committee or
Board having authority to give such order or instruction.
21. *Health and Safety Rules*
Any infringement of Health and Safety rules at the work-place by a teacher amounts to
misconduct.
Any infringement of Health and Safety rules at the work-place by a teacher amounts to
misconduct.
22. *Presence of Babies in School*
Except where permission is granted for a teacher’s baby to be brought to school, no teacher shall bring babies or children under school-going age to school.
i. No pupil/student shall be used as a baby sitter.
ii. The baby shall not be placed at a location where his/her noise or cry may interfere with
teaching and learning.
Except where permission is granted for a teacher’s baby to be brought to school, no teacher shall bring babies or children under school-going age to school.
i. No pupil/student shall be used as a baby sitter.
ii. The baby shall not be placed at a location where his/her noise or cry may interfere with
teaching and learning.
23. *Use of Illegal Drugs at the Workplace*
i. No teacher shall use illegal drugs during work sessions or at the workplace.
ii. Any incapability of a teacher on duty brought about by the use of illegal drugs is serious
misconduct.
iii. No teacher shall involve a pupil/student by sending him/her to purchase illegal drugs.
iv. No teacher shall involve pupils/students directly or indirectly in using illegal drugs.
i. No teacher shall use illegal drugs during work sessions or at the workplace.
ii. Any incapability of a teacher on duty brought about by the use of illegal drugs is serious
misconduct.
iii. No teacher shall involve a pupil/student by sending him/her to purchase illegal drugs.
iv. No teacher shall involve pupils/students directly or indirectly in using illegal drugs.
24. *Drinking, Drunkenness and Smoking*
i. No teacher shall drink alcohol while on duty or be found drunk during school hours.
ii. Habitual drunkenness shall be considered as bringing the Education Service into disrepute.
iii. No teacher shall smoke in the classroom during school hours or in a place within the school premises.
iv. No teacher shall involve a pupil/student by sending him/her to purchase alcoholic beverage or cigarettes.
v. No teacher shall involve pupils/students directly or indirectly in drinking any alcoholic
beverage and/or in smoking any kind of cigarette.
i. No teacher shall drink alcohol while on duty or be found drunk during school hours.
ii. Habitual drunkenness shall be considered as bringing the Education Service into disrepute.
iii. No teacher shall smoke in the classroom during school hours or in a place within the school premises.
iv. No teacher shall involve a pupil/student by sending him/her to purchase alcoholic beverage or cigarettes.
v. No teacher shall involve pupils/students directly or indirectly in drinking any alcoholic
beverage and/or in smoking any kind of cigarette.
25. *Unauthorized Collection of Moneys, Fees or Levies*
No teacher shall collect unauthorized moneys, fees or levies without permission of the school from any person under or from any other person
or body or from the general public.
No teacher shall collect unauthorized moneys, fees or levies without permission of the school from any person under or from any other person
or body or from the general public.
26. *Giving and Receiving Bribes*
It is misconduct for a teacher to give or demand/receive a bribe or any benefit whatsoever from any person before rendering his/her normal duties.
It is misconduct for a teacher to give or demand/receive a bribe or any benefit whatsoever from any person before rendering his/her normal duties.
27. *Loan*
No teacher may advance any loan whatsoever to another teacher at interest or act as an
intermediary between any teacher and a money-lender or take part in collecting debts on behalf of any money-lender.
No teacher may advance any loan whatsoever to another teacher at interest or act as an
intermediary between any teacher and a money-lender or take part in collecting debts on behalf of any money-lender.
28. *Financial Embarrassment*
i. Financial embarrassment impairs the efficiency of a teacher and may result in disciplinary proceedings being taken against him.
ii. It is the duty of the head of the institution to report at once to the school management through the appropriate channel when any teacher serving under him to his knowledge is in serious financial embarrassment.
iii. All cases of proven financial embarrassment shall be noted in the Service Record of the
teacher.
i. Financial embarrassment impairs the efficiency of a teacher and may result in disciplinary proceedings being taken against him.
ii. It is the duty of the head of the institution to report at once to the school management through the appropriate channel when any teacher serving under him to his knowledge is in serious financial embarrassment.
iii. All cases of proven financial embarrassment shall be noted in the Service Record of the
teacher.
29. *Submission of Reports and Data or Information*
It is an obligation on a teacher upon a request from a superior Officer, to submit reports and
data or information timely without fail.
It is an obligation on a teacher upon a request from a superior Officer, to submit reports and
data or information timely without fail.
30. *Public Examinations*
i. No teacher acting as an invigilator or a supervisor shall offer assistance to candidate(s) at National or public examinations with the intent to cheat.
ii. No teacher shall leak internal or public examination questions to any candidate/person.
iii. No teacher shall connive at and or condone collusion or copying at internal or public examinations.
iv. No teacher shall indulge in or encourage any act of impersonation at public examinations.
i. No teacher acting as an invigilator or a supervisor shall offer assistance to candidate(s) at National or public examinations with the intent to cheat.
ii. No teacher shall leak internal or public examination questions to any candidate/person.
iii. No teacher shall connive at and or condone collusion or copying at internal or public examinations.
iv. No teacher shall indulge in or encourage any act of impersonation at public examinations.
31. *Publications*
i. No teacher shall, without the express permission of the head of his/her institution, act as the editor of any newspaper, magazine or periodical or take part directly or indirectly in the management thereof.
ii. No teacher shall give unauthorized press interviews or releases.
iii. Where a member gives lectures which are related to matters of policy of the Education Services.
iv. No teacher shall publish or offer for sale, exhibit, produce or have in his/her possession,
during class hours any obscene books, writings, films, drawings, photographs or any other obscene objects or materials with the intention of morally corrupting any pupil student.
i. No teacher shall, without the express permission of the head of his/her institution, act as the editor of any newspaper, magazine or periodical or take part directly or indirectly in the management thereof.
ii. No teacher shall give unauthorized press interviews or releases.
iii. Where a member gives lectures which are related to matters of policy of the Education Services.
iv. No teacher shall publish or offer for sale, exhibit, produce or have in his/her possession,
during class hours any obscene books, writings, films, drawings, photographs or any other obscene objects or materials with the intention of morally corrupting any pupil student.
32. *Participation in Politics*
i. Every teacher is entitled to his/her own political opinion and may, if qualified, vote at
elections.
ii. No teacher shall in the performance of his/her duties engage in any activities that are likely
to involve him/her in political controversy or lead to his/her taking improper advantage of
his/her position in the Education Service.
iii. Any teacher who is seeking public office through an election either on the ticket of a
Political Party or as an Independent candidate.
i. Every teacher is entitled to his/her own political opinion and may, if qualified, vote at
elections.
ii. No teacher shall in the performance of his/her duties engage in any activities that are likely
to involve him/her in political controversy or lead to his/her taking improper advantage of
his/her position in the Education Service.
iii. Any teacher who is seeking public office through an election either on the ticket of a
Political Party or as an Independent candidate.
33. *Strikes and Demonstrations*
No teacher shall involve himself/herself in students’ strikes, riots or demonstrations without
recourse to the due process.
No teacher shall involve himself/herself in students’ strikes, riots or demonstrations without
recourse to the due process.
34. *Criminal Acts or Omissions*
i. For the purpose of this Code, criminal acts and omissions are classified into two, these are:
a. Criminal acts or omissions outside the workplace; and
b. Criminal acts or omissions at the workplace.
ii. Any alleged criminal act or omission by a teacher outside the workplace that renders, in the opinion of the employer, the teacher unsuitable for his/her present job may provide basis for disciplinary action.
iii. Any alleged criminal act or omission at the workplace by a teacher such as stealing, falsification of records or a deliberate misrepresentation of facts is a gross misconduct.
iv. A teacher who is convicted of a criminal offence involving fraud, theft or dishonesty or
sentenced to imprisonment without the option of a fine shall be dismissed from the Service as from the date of his conviction.
i. For the purpose of this Code, criminal acts and omissions are classified into two, these are:
a. Criminal acts or omissions outside the workplace; and
b. Criminal acts or omissions at the workplace.
ii. Any alleged criminal act or omission by a teacher outside the workplace that renders, in the opinion of the employer, the teacher unsuitable for his/her present job may provide basis for disciplinary action.
iii. Any alleged criminal act or omission at the workplace by a teacher such as stealing, falsification of records or a deliberate misrepresentation of facts is a gross misconduct.
iv. A teacher who is convicted of a criminal offence involving fraud, theft or dishonesty or
sentenced to imprisonment without the option of a fine shall be dismissed from the Service as from the date of his conviction.
35. *Anonymous Letters*
No teacher shall write or circulate anonymous letters with malicious intent.
No teacher shall write or circulate anonymous letters with malicious intent.
36. *Official Correspondence or Records*
No teacher shall show or take official correspondence or records to private persons, corporations, companies or other bodies without the express and prior consent of the school
No teacher shall show or take official correspondence or records to private persons, corporations, companies or other bodies without the express and prior consent of the school
37. Acts of Dishonour
i. No teacher shall involve himself/herself in any act that is likely to bring the teaching
profession into disrepute.
ii. It shall therefore be the responsibility of every teacher to preserve the dignity and honour of
his profession and also maintain his/her own dignity, honour and integrity.
i. No teacher shall involve himself/herself in any act that is likely to bring the teaching
profession into disrepute.
ii. It shall therefore be the responsibility of every teacher to preserve the dignity and honour of
his profession and also maintain his/her own dignity, honour and integrity.
38. Prompt Action on Disciplinary Matters
All acts of misconduct by a teacher shall be dealt with promptly.
All acts of misconduct by a teacher shall be dealt with promptly.
39. Offences Not Mentioned in the Code
Any act of misconduct by teachers not expressly mentioned in this Code or in any regulation operating within the Education Service shall be reported to the school.
Any act of misconduct by teachers not expressly mentioned in this Code or in any regulation operating within the Education Service shall be reported to the school.
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