6.PTLLS Sample Questions and answers 1.1 :

Sample Questions and answers :

1.1 Summarise key aspects of legislation, regulatory requirements and codes of practice relating to own role and responsibilities.

Generic Legislation and Codes of Practice

These are some examples of generic legislation and codes of practice teachers need to be aware of:

• Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.
• Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000.
• Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and 2005 (DDA).
• Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001 (designed to bring education within the remit of the DDA through the addition of Part 4 DDA 1995).
• Equality Act 2006.
• Data Protection Act 1998.
• Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (The Copyright and Related Rights Regulations 2003).
• IfL Code of Practice for Teachers (2008).
• Safer practice, safer learning (2007) – responsibilities for safeguarding vulnerable adults in the learning and skills sector – published by NIACE and DES.

There is some health and safety related codes of practices and statutory instruments which may have an impact on the teaching career.