Physical Education Teachers

2. Cooperation with teachers of other subjects aiming at promotion of morality and ethical code of conduct

This step highlights the role that sport ethics should play in our society. It also introduces the concept of sport values and help students and teachers acquire knowledge of these sport principles within the context of sport and physical activity. In addition, it makes connections between sport values and other aspects of our lives. This step also presents several codes of behavior for teachers. As professionals, teachers are to constantly engage with the principles outlined in a critical manner, taking into account the educational value of the particular relationships with persons within particular teaching and learning situations and processes.
This step provides teachers with online material on several codes, which are intended to encourage teachers to adopt an informed approach to their teaching and contexts and to reflect on the good and correct practices as professional teachers. A teacher shall endeavour to be a role model and shall act within the community in a manner which enhances the prestige of the profession.

Learning Objective

The objectives of this step are to raise teachers’ awareness about the role and meaning of ethics in sport and to review several codes of behaviour promoting standards in teachers' conduct.

Online Resources

• Peter Arnold, Sport, Ethics and EducationThe book promotes sport as an aspect of liberal education, a practice concerned with fairness.
• Irish Sports Council - Sample Lesson PlanThe purpose of this lesson is to introduce students to the concept of the sport values and help students acquire knowledge of these sport principles within the context of sport and physical activity and make connections between sport values and other aspects of the students’ lives.
• Personal Genetics Education ProjectThe site presents interactive lessons for high school and college educators to engage their students in discussions of ethics and personal genetics. The lessons are relevant to multiple subjects, including biology, health, social studies, law, physical education and psychology. All of our lesson plans contain background reading for teachers and students, a selection of classroom activities, discussion points, in some cases a slide presentation or video clip, and an evaluation. Each lesson can stand alone, or all the lessons can be taught as a unit.
• Muriel Poisson, Guidelines for the design and effective use of teachers’ codes of conductThe booklet focuses on teachers’ codes of conduct, set with a view to enhance the professionalism of teachers and quality of education.
• The Council for the Teaching Profession in Malta, Teachers’ Code of Ethics and PracticeThe Code presents the Key Principles, which define the interactions between each individual educator and students, their parents, the authorities and members of other multi-disciplinary teams. The education of the nation’s children has been entrusted in our care and this places all of us, whatever our role is, in a very special position of responsibility which requires of us very high standards of behaviour and conduct.
• Teachers’ code of professional practiceThe Code sets out the five principles of public service ethics that should guide the work of all teachers in meeting the educational needs of their students.