4.4 Maintain student safety
Describe strategies that support students’ wellbeing and safety working within school and/or system, curriculum and legislative requirements
Maintaining student safely is of upmost importance to my role as a teacher. In South Australia, teachers adhere to the Teacher Registration Board Code of Ethics which provides a framework to assist teachers in reflection of their decision making and ethical issues (Teacher Registration Board, n.d.). It is vital that we identify strategies that provide high-quality teaching a care that are in the best interest of our learners and uphold the professional standards (Teacher Registration Board, n.d.). My placement school had a dedicated student wellbeing centre and a wellbeing team who provided support for students who were experiencing difficulties and frequently interacted with teachers to disclose how students were going and strategies to help them in class. I had to utilise the wellbeing team when one of the students in my class who had a disability became distressed and unresponsive. I updated the incident on Day Map as a case management note which provides a digital record for the school to refer to when helping the student or to accurately inform parents/carers about their child’s wellbeing. My response to this incident demonstrates my ability to maintain student safety because while my attention continued to focused on the student, supervision of the rest of the class was reduced; therefore, involving the wellbeing team resulted in the best outcome for all parties. Additionally, my documentation of the event indicates my ability to adhere to the school’s expectations regarding student wellbeing.
References:
Teacher Registration Board n.d., Code of Ethics: For the teaching profession in South Australia, Teacher Registration Board of South Australia, viewed 7 October 2020, <https://www.trb.sa.edu.au/sites/default/files/Code-of-Ethics.pdf>
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