Identify three work activities/tasks you have completed in your current role or a previous role and the legal and ethical requirements relating to each activity/task.
2.For each work activity/task, document the following:
a)A brief summary of the activity/task.
b)The legal and ethical requirements relevant to the activity/task.
c)An explanation as to how you completed the activity/task in accordance with the legal and ethical requirements.
Write a report of around
500 words
detailing the legal and ethical responsibilities of an educator in education and care, covering:
a)Overview: A brief description of the role, including the key objectives.
b)Overarching responsibilities: The nature and scope of the legal and ethical responsibilities of an educator, including reference to any relevant legislation and policy frameworks.
c)Potential issues:
Two (2) legal issues and two (2) ethical issues
that may occur in an education and care workplace.
d)Strategies: Document strategies to address each of the two (2) legal issues and two (2) ethical issues you have identified.
e)Improvement opportunities: Two (2) situations where work practices could be improved to enhance workplace responsiveness to legal and ethical issues (they can be theoretical examples).
f)Risks to quality: At least one (1) work practice that may compromise the quality of service delivery, e.g. poor educator work performance may cause poor learning outcomes (do not use this example).
g)References: Where you located information used in your report.
HINT:
You may like to structure your report using a – h as your headings.
TIP: Use a Microsoft Word template for this report. To access a template select the ‘File’ tab in Microsoft Word; then select ‘New’; type in ‘reports’ and select the ‘Student Report’ template as your guide.
3.Organise a meeting with your trainer to discuss the strategies you have identified to address the legal and ethical issues.
HINT:
Your meeting can be conducted either face-to-face, via Skype or over the phone.
4.In the meeting, seek feedback on your suggested strategies. Ensure you document your discussions and the feedback received with your trainer (including dates and times) as you will need to submit these as evidence.