Code of Conduct
The Procedures within the Code of Conduct clarify the standards of behaviour that are expected of you as a staff member within the NSW Department of Education and Training. It gives guidance in areas where you need to make personal and ethical decisions. You can refer to these Procedures for guidance on:
- Responsibility to the Government of the day
- Serving the public interest
- Duty of care to students
- Professional and appropriate behaviour
- Respect for people and property
- Fairness and equity
- Effectiveness, economy and fraudulent misappropriation
- Signatures and personal references
- Ethical decision making
- Conflicts of interest
- Relationships between staff and students
- Drugs, alcohol and tobacco
- Discrimination, harassment and workplace safety
- Information protection and public comment
- Records management
- Participation in external organisations
- Private and secondary employment
- Use of official resources
- Post separation employment
- Reporting suspected wrongdoing
- Complaints handling.