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Teacher Professional Ethics

School Practice

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Overview

Teacher professional ethics guide conduct towards students, colleagues, parents and the profession, grounded in care, fairness and integrity.

Key points

Treat all students fairly without discrimination.
Maintain confidentiality of student information.
The RTE Act bars teachers from private tuition (Section 28) and from physical punishment (Section 17).
Avoid conflicts of interest and misuse of position.
Collaborate respectfully with colleagues and parents.
NEP 2020 expects at least 50 hours of continuous professional development each year.

Explanation

Model honesty, punctuality and respect.
Protect students’ safety and wellbeing.
Report abuse as required by law.
Keep subject knowledge updated.
Use social media responsibly.

Step by step

Identify the concept, law or policy the question is testing.
Recall the exact provision, thinker or principle.
Prefer inclusive, rights-based and evidence-based options; reject punitive or exclusionary ones.

Examples

A teacher shares a student’s marks and family problems with other parents → breach of confidentiality.
A teacher grades her relative’s paper → conflict of interest; recuse.
A teacher joins online training on inclusive practices → professional development.

Traps and advanced points

Trap: Favouritism.
Trap: Private tuition to own students.
Trap: Ignoring professional growth.

Quick revision

Fairness, confidentiality, integrity.
RTE Sections 17, 28.
50 hours CPD (NEP).

Practice MCQs

Under the RTE Act, private tuition by teachers is barred by —
1. Section 29
2. Section 17
3. Section 21
4. Section 28
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Answer: (d) Section 28. Section 28 bars private tuition.
Sharing a student’s marks and family problems with other parents is a breach of —
1. punctuality
2. creativity
3. curriculum
4. confidentiality
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Answer: (d) confidentiality. Student information must be kept confidential.
A teacher asked to grade a relative’s paper should —
1. recuse because of conflict of interest
2. refuse all grading
3. ask the relative
4. grade it generously
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Answer: (a) recuse because of conflict of interest. Avoid conflicts of interest.
NEP 2020 expects teachers to complete how many hours of CPD each year?
1. 50
2. 100
3. 10
4. 20
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Answer: (a) 50. At least 50 hours of continuous professional development.
Treating all students fairly without discrimination is —
1. optional
2. a core professional duty
3. only for principals
4. against rules
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Answer: (b) a core professional duty. Fairness is central to ethics.
A teacher learning of abuse of a child must —
1. report it as required by law and support the child
2. discuss it publicly
3. wait for a year
4. ignore it
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Answer: (a) report it as required by law and support the child. POCSO requires reporting.
Favouritism in class is —
1. required
2. motivating
3. good practice
4. unethical
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Answer: (d) unethical. It undermines fairness.
Responsible use of social media by teachers means —
1. sharing exam papers
2. criticising students online
3. posting students’ photos without consent
4. protecting privacy and professional conduct
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Answer: (d) protecting privacy and professional conduct. Privacy and professionalism apply online too.
Keeping subject knowledge updated is part of —
1. leave rules
2. fees
3. professional ethics and growth
4. punishment
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Answer: (c) professional ethics and growth. Professional growth is an ethical duty.
Physical punishment of students is prohibited under RTE Section —
1. 31
2. 12
3. 17
4. 28
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Answer: (c) 17. Section 17 bans physical punishment and mental harassment.