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Educator code of ethics, professional boundaries and legal duties for teaching staff

A ready-made course you customise for your organisation, with a live session deck and two surveys. You only add the 13 details that are specific to your organisation.

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Length
35 min
Lessons
6 lessons
Frequency
At induction
Last reviewed
21 Oct 2026
A way to decide: the boundary check
What would you do?

A learner offers an expensive gift after a course

Try it: this is one of 18 interactive activities in the course.

What's included

Three pieces that work together

Copy once, get everything. Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck.

Self-paced course

Short lessons with real workplace scenarios, not walls of text.

  • 6 lessons, about 35 minutes
  • Scenario, process, sorting activity, tabs and quizzes

Live session deck

An AhaSlides presentation to run after the course, in person or online.

  • 10 slides
  • Quiz, poll, word cloud, scale slides
  • A closing slide for your contacts

Two surveys

Find out what landed, and whether people use it on the job.

  • Post-course feedback, about 2 minutes
  • 30-day check-in
  • Anonymous by default
  • Results feed your next refresher

Learning objectives

At the end of this course, learners can

Each objective and the lesson that covers it.

IDObjectiveSourceWhere it's covered
TO 416.0Achieve ≥ 80% on the final assessmentNoneWhole course
SO 416.1Describe what a professional code of ethics asks of an educator and where your own code sits + your infoOrganisation's professional code; model codes named in NotesWhole course
SO 416.2Recognise healthy and unhealthy boundaries with learners, parents and colleagues, including onlineBest practiceWhole course
SO 416.3Explain in plain words the duties that apply to teaching staff in your setting: safeguarding, confidentiality and duty of care + your infoOrganisation's policies and the law it names; see NotesWhole course
SO 416.4Decide whether a use of third-party material is likely to need permission, and where to check + your infoOrganisation's copyright and licensing rule; see NotesWhole course
SO 416.5Take a boundary or conduct concern to the right route, in the right orderBest practiceWhole course

Your part: what a template can't do for you

  • Your workplace details: fill in the 13 highlighted fields so the course describes your own policies, contacts and locations.
  • Records: record completion in your own LMS or record system.

Course outline

6 lessons, about 35 minutes

Minutes per lesson are an estimate, shared out by page count.

ContentInteractiveVideoYou customise
1

Why small choices become big ones

3 pages

7 min
Before you beginNoteList
The friendly messageTextImage
Where did it start?ChecklistKey factQuiz
2

Codes, duties and rules in brief

3 pages

6 min
What codes ask forTabsNoteYour info
The duties that apply to youAccordionYour infoYour info
CheckFlashcardsMatching quiz
3

A way to decide: the boundary check

3 pages

6 min
Five questionsProcess
Apply the checkChecklistNoteYour info
Try itScenarioMulti-select quiz
4

Grey areas: copyright, online and mixed duties

3 pages

6 min
Using other people's materialSorting activityNoteYour info
Online and social mediaScenario
CheckMatching quiz
5

Speak up and apply

3 pages

6 min
Raising a concernProcessYour info
A colleague's boundaryScenarioNoteYour infoYour info
Order the stepsSorting activityQuiz
6

Final assessment and completion

2 pages

4 min
Your next stepsProcessYour infoYour infoYour infoYour infoYour infoNote
PracticeQuizKey factNoteButtonYour info

Live deck and surveys

10 slides to run live, two surveys to close the loop

Pink slides are interactive. Both surveys are anonymous; pink questions are written for this course.

ContentTitle, agenda, "no judgement, just practice
PollDo you know where your professional code is?
Word cloudOne word for what a professional boundary protects
ContentThe five-question boundary check on one diagram
QuizA learner offers you a valuable gift. Best response? Accept quietly · Decline politely and tell your manager ✔ · Accept and give one back · Ignore it
QuizA learner confides something that worries you. You… (Listen, do not promise secrecy and use the concern route ✔ / Promise to keep it secret / Investigate alone / Wait)
Content · customiseCustomise: "Our code, copyright rule and concern route" with {{PROFESSIONAL_CODE_LINK}}, {{COPYRIGHT_AND_LICENCE_RULE}}, {{CONCERN_ROUTE}}
ScaleHow confident are you spotting a boundary slipping?
RankingWhich topic should we practise more?
Content · customiseClosing {{LD_CONTACT}}, {{SURVEY_2_URL}}, {{COURSE_URL}}, {{LIVE_SESSION_URL}}
Post-course feedback: 11 questions, about 2 min
  1. Overall rating 5 stars
  2. Relevant, realistic, right length, helpful activities agree/disagree grid
  3. What was most useful? multi-select
  4. Confidence before this course, and now 1-5 scale
  5. How confident are you about using social media and online platforms professionally? 1-5 scale
  6. Which area are you least sure about? multiple choice
  7. Rank what would help most ranking
  8. I would feel safe asking a boundary question. 1-5 scale
  9. One thing we should change or add open text
  10. Would you recommend this course? NPS
30-day check-in
  1. Have you used what you learned since the course? multiple choice
  2. How confident are you today? Compare with day 1 1-5 scale
  3. Do you know where to find the professional code and the concern route? yes / no / not sure
  4. A moment where the training helped, or where you weren't sure open text
  5. Which topics should the next refresher focus on? ranking

Results show whether people use the training on the job, not just whether they finished it.

Make it yours

13 fields to fill in, and you're ready

Everything else is done. These are the details only your organisation knows; each one is highlighted inside the course.

  • Ld contact{{LD_CONTACT}}
  • Training standards link{{TRAINING_STANDARDS_LINK}}
  • Concern route{{CONCERN_ROUTE}}
  • Support and adjustments route{{SUPPORT_AND_ADJUSTMENTS_ROUTE}}
  • Professional code link{{PROFESSIONAL_CODE_LINK}}
  • Legal duties summary link{{LEGAL_DUTIES_SUMMARY_LINK}}
Show all 13 fields
  • Copyright and licence rule{{COPYRIGHT_AND_LICENCE_RULE}}
  • LMS or record system{{LMS_OR_RECORD_SYSTEM}}
  • Next course link{{NEXT_COURSE_LINK}}
  • Survey 1 URL{{SURVEY_1_URL}}
  • Survey 2 URL{{SURVEY_2_URL}}
  • Course URL{{COURSE_URL}}
  • Live session URL{{LIVE_SESSION_URL}}

FAQ

Common questions

Can I run educator code of ethics, professional boundaries and legal duties for teaching staff training online?

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

How often is this training needed?

At induction, annually for all teaching and training staff, and before staff start delivering online.

Who needs this training?

Teachers, trainers, facilitators, mentors and school or academy staff who need a working grasp of conduct standards, boundaries, copyright and social media rules; assigned by a school group, academy trust, university or training academy and run by a staff-development lead or L&D manager.

What records should I keep?

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Can I edit the content?

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

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