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In this assignment I will be showing my understanding and knowledge of the role I play as a teacher in a day care centre supporting adults with learning disabilities, my responsibilities and relationship to lifelong learning, to further the learns skills with in their own lives enabling them to learn a skill they need with credited learning, supported, assessed and reviewed by their staff who care and support the learners on a daily bases making it a place which is known to the learner so they can move forward gaining a recognised certificate once they achieve their goal/outcome enabling the learn to access more life skills, education the community, public transport, work/voluntary, own home/shared accommodation and so much more. As a teacher knowing my role and understanding of my responsibilities in lifelong learning is important for me and the learner, insuring all standards of conduct, legislation, responsibilities and learning skills/needs are being met, ensuring accountability for the quality of their work and taking responsibility for maintaining and improving their knowledge and skills. Becoming familiar with key legislation is a part of my responsibility as a teacher enabling me to set the standard expected of my role as a teacher, with in these legislations would be The mental capacity act 2005(Torbay trust care) as I am teaching individuals with a learning disability. The act set out a single clear test for assessing whether a person lacks capacity to take a particular decision at a particular time and makes representations about the person’s wishes, feelings, beliefs and values, at the same time bringing to attention of the decision maker all factors that are relevant to the decision. The MENTAL CAPACITY ACT 2005 can challenge the decision maker on behalf of the person lacking capacity. 1.1The DATA PROTECTION ACT 1998 (www.legislation.gov.uk/ ) are made up of 8 sub headings which are- 1. Be obtained fairly and lawfully. 2. Be held for specified