Unit 2: ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES AND RELATIONSHIPS IN LIFELONG LEARNING

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

It is important for all teaching staff and any educational establishment where teaching and training take place keep up to date with all relevant Legislations and Code of practice to ensure they are remaining current with their knowledge and skills, and with any relevant changes or updates that have taken place (Harris 1999). However these will differ depending on the subject, the context and environment within which teaching takes place. These legislations include:

• Equality Act (2010) brings disability, sex, race and other grounds of discrimination within one piece of legislation. The Act provides rights for people not to be directly discriminated against or harassed because they have an association with a disabled person or because they are wrongly perceived as disabled. The Act ensures all people are treated equally regardless of their race, sexual orientation, religion and belief, maternity and pregnancy, marriage or civil partnership.

• The Data protection Act 1998 is to make provision for the regulation for the processing of information relating to individuals, including the obtaining, holding, use of disclosure of such information. The Human Right Act 1998 is meant to give people the right and freedom to live the way they choose to be.

• The Freedom of information Act 2000 gives the public access to information.

• Inspection requirements ( Ofsted, etc)

• Awarding Organisation guidelines for delivering and assessing your subject

• Copyright Design and Parents Act (1988)

• Organisational policies and procedures such as appeals, complaints and risk assessments

• Criminal Record Bureau (CRB)