Code of Professional Practice is vital for all teachers including principals employed by the Department of Education. As public service employees, teachers hold a special position of trust and integrity. In their respective roles, teachers exercise powers that have a significant impact on the lives of children and young people and consequently there is a community expectation that these powers will be properly and prudently used.

            What teachers know and do has a profound effect on the nature and quality of student learning. Good teachers are even more important in a society that is continually changing and developing, and in which there is increasing emphasis on the creation of knowledge and sharing of information.

            Given the profession of teaching is becoming even more complex and important, society and teachers themselves need to ensure that the professional practice of teaching meets the highest possible standards.

            In achieving these high standards teachers need to be committed to their own professional learning, seeking to deepen their knowledge, expand their teaching skills and adapt their teaching to developments in research and scholarship.

            The core expectations that the government and community have for public servants including teachers are set out in the values and principles contained in , Article 11, of R.A. No. 7836, otherwise known as the Philippine Teachers Professionalization Act of 1994 and in The Code of Ethics for Professional Teachers. The values and principles stated in the Code of Ethics provide the framework for this Code of Professional Practice for teachers

By: MERIAM T. EDRAD | Teacher I | Antonio G. Llamas Elementary School | Mariveles , Bataan