Teachers' Professional Code of Conduct 2012 (Uganda Legal Notice No. 11)

This is the official Legal Notice No. 11 of 2012, published in the Uganda Gazette, which sets out the Teachers' Professional Code of Conduct under the Education Service Act, 2002. It defines key terms and explains who may join the teaching profession. It then lists teachers' duties towards learners, including child protection and a ban on corporal punishment. Further sections cover professional conduct and responsibility, personal conduct, and relationships with colleagues, parents, employers and the community. A separate part sets out the duties of head teachers and principals. The final part explains how the Code is enforced and lists the sanctions for breaches, from a warning up to dismissal.