LAWS AND POLICIES EVERY TEACHER SHOULD BE AWARE OF

Teaching profession is not an easy job. It is arduous not only because teachers have to deal with diverse children, nor the tons of clerical jobs that they are bound to do, but rather, they are surrounded with policies and laws that make teaching a very pressuring job. However, there are also some policies that help teachers towards their development as individuals and as educators. Here are some of the policies, laws and acts that every teachers should know and internalize:

1. DepEd Order No. 40, s.2012

Also known as the Child Protection Policy (CPP). The policy aim to protect the child from all forms of violence that may be inflicted by adults, persons in authority as well as their fellow students, including bullying.


2. CODE OF ETHICS FOR TEACHERS

Code of Ethics states the roles and responsibilities of the teachers in the different stakeholders of the educational institution. It relays how teachers should behave and act for they are said to be the epitome of morality.

3. Philippine Teachers Professionalization Act of 1994

An act to strengthen the regulation and supervision of the practice of teaching in the philippines and prescribing a licensure examination for teachers and for other purposes.An act to strengthen the regulation and supervision of the practice of teaching in the philippines and prescribing a licensure examination for teachers and for other purposes.

4. MAGNA CARTA FOR TEACHERS

This Act promote and improve the social and economic status of public school teachers, their living and working conditions, their terms of employment and career prospects in order that they may compare favorably with existing opportunities in other walks of life, attract and retain in the teaching profession more people with the proper qualifications, it being recognized that advance in education depends on the qualifications and ability of the teaching staff and that education is an essential factor in the economic growth of the nation as a productive investment of vital importance.

REFERENCES:
http://www.teacherph.com/deped-child-protection-policy-what-you-need-to-know/
http://eduphil.org/code-of-ethics-for-teachers-in-the-philippines.html
http://www.chanrobles.com/republicactno7836.htm#.V6XTSrh97IU
http://www.lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1966/ra_4670_1966.html