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1. What are the general tasks an education support worker will be required to perform in their role as a voluntary or employed support worker? List any five.
2. Explain what a code of ethics is and how it applies to your role as an education support worker.
3. List four key equity and diversity principles that all employees in school settings need to adhere to for promoting equality and for managing diversity in the work place.
4. You are working as an education support worker, and are concerned that one of the staff members, John, drinks alcohol while he is at work. When he is drunk, he becomes aggressive and punishes the students for no reason. You know it is your responsibility to report him to the school principal. John is a single parent, and if you report him to the authorities, he will be dismissed from the School. A. Specify whether the above situation is a legal or ethical issue. B. Identify any two organisation policies and procedures that apply to this situation and briefly explain how they are related to the above-mentioned situation. Answer must be between 70 to 100 words. C. What is the risk of not reporting this matter?
5. You are working as an education support worker at a primary school. One day when you are working in the playground with children, you identify that the playground surfacing is not smooth and when children run over the surface they trip and have accidents. One of the slides in the playground has also been due for service for over 6 months but no one in the school is taking any action.In addition, the high platforms in the playground do not have any adequate barriers. A. Identify the key policy and legislation the school is breaching in the above-provided case study. B. Identify three hazards involved in the case study related to children's health and safety. C. What is your responsibility as an education support worker in the above case study and how will you respond to the situation?
6. List three awards that apply to the teaching service, public service, or school council employees relevant to your state or territory. List any two key requirements of each.
7. You volunteer for a charity which is planning to make a donation to one kindergarten. They have shortlisted two kindergartens and require you to take the final decision. However, you work as a full time education support worker in one of the shortlisted kindergartens, so you are not able to make the decision impartially. A. From the above provided situation identify the type of conflict of interest that can arise (actual or perceived) B. Briefly explain how you should respond in the above situation.
8. How can an education support worker contribute to workplace improvements in a school? List any three.
9. How can education support workers evaluate their own work practises and seek feedback from others regarding compliance with legislation, policies and procedures in their Schools?
10. What is an ethical dilemma?
11. A. Briefly explain the interrelationship between legal and ethical issues in education support. Answer must be between 40-80 words B. Provide one example of a similarity and one example of a difference in both a legal and an ethical issue.
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