How do you feel about having a code of conduct for teachers? The General Teaching Council says that teachers must “maintain reasonable standards in their own behaviour that enable them to uphold public trust and confidence in the profession”.

You can read the Code of Conduct here (PDF).

However, the NASUWT union has started a petition against this, because they feel that it intrudes into teachers’ private lives. Find out more in this article from the Guardian.

What do you think? Is the code of conduct a step too far, or is it something that teachers don’t need to worry about?