Professionalism and legal requirements​ by Zoe Williamson https://padlet.com/zoejayne37/85yglrswps9gidwu Each group is to add feedback to every section of the padlet to display a summary of each piece of legislation You should identify how each piece of legislation impacts your teaching role Identify 3 practical applications of each Act Challenge: are there any limitations to any of this legislation? en-us 2022-10-13 13:06:51 UTC 2025-04-10 00:17:10 UTC hello@padlet.com The Act protects students from discrimination and harassment based on ‘protected characteristics. https://padlet.com/zoejayne37/85yglrswps9gidwu/wish/2340548907 Eliminate discrimination, advance equality of opportunity. foster good relations between different people when carrying out their activities. Schools / Training providers have a range of duties under the Equality Act 2010: to staff, as employees; to parents and others, where the school is providing a service to other people using the school; and to pupils, staff and others who share other protected characteristics as well as disability. 
Limitation period is the period within which you must issue your claim. This is a procedural device which the defendant can choose to raise. If they succeed, you may be prevented from continuing your claim. (MF)]]> 2022-10-14 14:26:20 UTC https://padlet.com/zoejayne37/85yglrswps9gidwu/wish/2340548907 The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (HSW Act) requires education employers to ensure the health and safety of their employees and non-employees - including any students with disabilities and/or students with SEN/ASN. This has to be balanced with the Equality Act in a way that ensures the rights of each group are maintained. https://padlet.com/zoejayne37/85yglrswps9gidwu/wish/2340573876 Teachers have a duty to:
  • take “reasonable” care of themselves and other persons
  • co-operate with their employer’s health and safety policy
  • safeguard the health and safety of pupils, both when they are at school and engaged in authorised activities elsewhere.
Under the Health and Safety at Work, etc Act 1974, the employer in a school must take reasonable steps to ensure that staff and pupils are not exposed to risks to their health and safety. This applies to activities on or off school premises, in and out of the classroom. (MF)

]]> 2022-10-14 14:43:44 UTC https://padlet.com/zoejayne37/85yglrswps9gidwu/wish/2340573876 Keeping children safe in education is statutory guidance that schools and colleges in England must have regard to when carrying out their duties to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. It is essential that everybody working in a school or college understands their safeguarding responsibilities. https://padlet.com/zoejayne37/85yglrswps9gidwu/wish/2340591510 All staff have responsibility to provide a safe environment in which children can learn.
All staff should be prepared to identify children who may benefit from early help.4 Early help means providing support as soon as a problem emerges at any point in a child’s life, from the foundation years through to the teenage years. 
Every school, college or training provider should have a designated safeguarding lead who will provide support to staff to carry out their safeguarding duties and who will liaise closely with other services such as local authority children’s social care. (MF)


]]> 2022-10-14 14:56:26 UTC https://padlet.com/zoejayne37/85yglrswps9gidwu/wish/2340591510 The Counter Terrorism and Security Bill 2015 was proposed by Home Secretary Theresa May in November 2014. The press reported it would require Internet service providers to retain data showing which IP address was allocated to a device at a given time. At that time, companies providing internet services were not required to keep records of extra data that can show which individuals have used a particular IP address at a given time, even though this information exists https://padlet.com/zoejayne37/85yglrswps9gidwu/wish/2340608085 Teachers in England are now required to promote PREVENT within and outside school, since the publication of the Counter Terrorism and Security Act of 2015 and the White Paper ‘Educational Excellence Everywhere’, are required to prevent pupils from being drawn towards radicalisation.

The statutory guidance on the Prevent duty summarises the requirements on schools and childcare providers in terms of four general themes: risk assessment, working in partnership, staff training and IT policies. This advice focuses on those four themes.

All staff should undergo safeguarding and child protection training at induction

This training should: 
  • Include online safety
  • Be integrated, aligned and considered as part of your whole school safeguarding approach and wider staff training and curriculum planning
  • Be updated regularly 
  • Be in line with advice from the local 3 safeguarding partners (the LA, a clinical commissioning group for an area in the LA, and the chief of police for an area in the LA)
  • Have regard to the Teachers' Standards, with the expectation that teachers manage behaviour effectively for a safe environment and have a clear understanding of the needs of all pupils
  • Give staff an awareness of the school's safeguarding systems, including: 
    • The child protection policy
    • The behaviour policy
    • The safeguarding response to children going missing from education
    • The staff behaviour policy/code of conduct
    • The role and identity of the designated safeguarding lead (DSL) and any deputies (MF)



]]> 2022-10-14 15:08:46 UTC https://padlet.com/zoejayne37/85yglrswps9gidwu/wish/2340608085 The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is the European Union’s new framework for data protection laws. It comes into effect on 25 May 2018 and applys to all organisations, including schools, which process (i.e. store, access and/or collect) personal data https://padlet.com/zoejayne37/85yglrswps9gidwu/wish/2340630501 Here’s what else can be done to ensure GDPR compliance relating to the impact of the legislation: 

  • Ensure all staff are aware of GDPR, how data is collected and stored and the implications of a breach. This can be done through general GDPR awareness training, with more specific training for staff that hold more responsibility.
  • Schools should have systems in place that gather parental consent for data processing and also verify individuals’ ages.
  • School-wide visibility on what software is being used for teaching and data collection, such as teaching apps. Information on all of this software should be collated in one place with the proper explanation on what their purpose is and what personal data is required to access them. All software needs to be GDPR compliant, otherwise this could result in serious fines. 
  • Because schools are defined as a public authority within GDPR legislation, they are required by law to employ or assign a Data Protection Officer. This role is responsible for any GDPR compliance and data protection.

Article 5(1)(b) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), purpose limitation is the second principle related to the processing of personal data. Purpose limitation relates closely to the first principle of lawfulness, fairness and transparency.

Purpose Limitation Summary
  • A specific and legitimate reason is needed for any personal data that is collected
  • Personal data can only be used for the specified reasons
  • Exceptions could be made if further processing is for any of the following purposes (MF)






]]> 2022-10-14 15:24:58 UTC https://padlet.com/zoejayne37/85yglrswps9gidwu/wish/2340630501 The SEND Code of Practice is statutory guidance for organisations that work with and support children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities. It is a set of guidelines that the DfE say local authorities and schools should follow. It is a set of guidelines that the DfE say local authorities and schools should follow. It is not a legal document, but it does contain legal requirements and statutory guidelines as set out in the Children and Families Act 2014, the Equality Act 2010, and the Special Educational Needs and Disability Regulations 2014. https://padlet.com/zoejayne37/85yglrswps9gidwu/wish/2340638433 1. Communication and interaction

That is, children that find communicating and understanding language difficult. This may be due to a specific language difficulty or conditions such as autism, pragmatic difficulties or sensory processing disorder.

2. Cognition and learning

That is, children that have learning difficulties that mean they are not able to learn basic numeracy or literacy skills. A child or young person with a specific learning difficulty (SpLD) may have difficulty with one or more aspects of learning.

3. Social, mental and emotional health

That is, children that have severe difficulties in managing their emotions or behaviour. They can include low mood (anxiety or depression), problems of conduct (oppositional problems and more severe conduct problems including aggression), self-harming, substance abuse or eating disorders.

Some children and young people may have other recognised disorders such as attention deficit disorder (ADD), attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD), attachment disorder, anxiety disorder, or, more rarely, psychosis, schizophrenia or bipolar. Children with ASD can have comorbidities of social, emotional and mental health difficulties.

4. Sensory and/or physical

That is, children with physical or sensory disabilities which affect their ability to access the environment or learning. This may include visual or hearing impairment, cerebral palsy or congenital conditions, injury or disease.

The above definitions are termed ‘broad’ areas as some children may have difficulties in one of more areas or it may not be clear which area their difficulty falls under. However, most children’s needs will come under one of the above.

The Code of Practice (2014) covers the 0-25 age range and includes ... to limitations in English as an additional language are not SEN. (MF)
]]> 2022-10-14 15:31:06 UTC https://padlet.com/zoejayne37/85yglrswps9gidwu/wish/2340638433 Here are links to the Full Legislation https://padlet.com/zoejayne37/85yglrswps9gidwu/wish/2340839960 2022-10-14 18:15:05 UTC https://padlet.com/zoejayne37/85yglrswps9gidwu/wish/2340839960 Here are links to the Full Legislation https://padlet.com/zoejayne37/85yglrswps9gidwu/wish/2340841893 2022-10-14 18:17:03 UTC https://padlet.com/zoejayne37/85yglrswps9gidwu/wish/2340841893 https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1101454/Keeping_children_safe_in_education_2022.pdf https://padlet.com/zoejayne37/85yglrswps9gidwu/wish/2340842986 2022-10-14 18:18:12 UTC https://padlet.com/zoejayne37/85yglrswps9gidwu/wish/2340842986 Here are links to the Full Legislation https://padlet.com/zoejayne37/85yglrswps9gidwu/wish/2340844270 2022-10-14 18:19:26 UTC https://padlet.com/zoejayne37/85yglrswps9gidwu/wish/2340844270 Here are links to the Full Legislation https://padlet.com/zoejayne37/85yglrswps9gidwu/wish/2340844577 2022-10-14 18:19:46 UTC https://padlet.com/zoejayne37/85yglrswps9gidwu/wish/2340844577 Here are links to the Full Legislation https://padlet.com/zoejayne37/85yglrswps9gidwu/wish/2340846238 2022-10-14 18:21:21 UTC https://padlet.com/zoejayne37/85yglrswps9gidwu/wish/2340846238 Here are links to the Full Legislation https://padlet.com/zoejayne37/85yglrswps9gidwu/wish/2340851381 2022-10-14 18:22:48 UTC https://padlet.com/zoejayne37/85yglrswps9gidwu/wish/2340851381 This Act helps protect the students from being treated " less favourably " because of sex, race , religion or disability. https://padlet.com/zoejayne37/85yglrswps9gidwu/wish/2341751363 2022-10-16 09:58:27 UTC https://padlet.com/zoejayne37/85yglrswps9gidwu/wish/2341751363 This Act helps the Employees in the Work Space, weather it be Office, Building Site, School or at Home. The Duty of the Employer is to provide a safe place to work. They need to provide the following,( not a full list ) Safe System of work, Provide upto date Health & Safety training. https://padlet.com/zoejayne37/85yglrswps9gidwu/wish/2341754831 2022-10-16 10:06:29 UTC https://padlet.com/zoejayne37/85yglrswps9gidwu/wish/2341754831 This helps Safe Guard students and teachers in the School environment. There are Legal requirements that must be upheld and reported as and where needed. https://padlet.com/zoejayne37/85yglrswps9gidwu/wish/2341758962 2022-10-16 10:15:28 UTC https://padlet.com/zoejayne37/85yglrswps9gidwu/wish/2341758962 This Act has a Duty on Schools, Collages, and all other Education places to Stop/Prevent any student from being draw/lead into Terrorism. Teachers need to spot if any students are being or influencing others or can see if they are being radicalised by others. https://padlet.com/zoejayne37/85yglrswps9gidwu/wish/2341764246 2022-10-16 10:26:33 UTC https://padlet.com/zoejayne37/85yglrswps9gidwu/wish/2341764246 The Data Protection Act (GDPR ) relates to Everyone who is responsible for dealing with any " data " from other peoples. It must be stored in a safe and secure manor so that it can not be accessed by persons other than those with right to do so. There are more Stronger Legal protections for Race, Political Opinions and Trade Unions to name a few. https://padlet.com/zoejayne37/85yglrswps9gidwu/wish/2341770269 2022-10-16 10:40:39 UTC https://padlet.com/zoejayne37/85yglrswps9gidwu/wish/2341770269 The SEND guide ( Special Educational Needs & Disability ) is Document that covers educational needs to children/ young adults from the age 0 to 25 focusing on the support for those with Special needs or Disability. https://padlet.com/zoejayne37/85yglrswps9gidwu/wish/2341774018 2022-10-16 10:48:29 UTC https://padlet.com/zoejayne37/85yglrswps9gidwu/wish/2341774018 Under the Equality Act 2010, a person is disabled if they have a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on their ability to perform normal day-to-day activities. https://padlet.com/zoejayne37/85yglrswps9gidwu/wish/2350324411 2022-10-21 07:44:02 UTC https://padlet.com/zoejayne37/85yglrswps9gidwu/wish/2350324411