As I do not teach at present, my codes of conduct cannot be found within the education system.
As a self employed actor my first contact is with my union Equity.
Equity chairs meetings regularly to discuss, the working conditions of it's members, rates of pay, safety, and the government handling of the arts. Tax and National Insurance are also hot tops of discussion. Each subject addressed comes with its own rules and regulations.
Equity has a vast list of ethical codes of conduct for performers in Theatre, TV, Film, to variety acts in nightclubs, and cruise ship entertainers. These codes of conduct can vary from situation to situation. Nevertheless, the general rules of conduct pertaining to, and expected of a professional performer are universal. These include such things as: punctuality, rehearsal etiquette, and the dreaded mobile phone in a performance space.
The Actors Equity Association (not to be confused with our Equity) lays out these general rules of conduct, nicely http://www.actorsequity.org/docs/outreach/etiquette.pdf
An interesting addition here is the Home Office UK Border code of conduct for foreign performers working in the UK http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/documents/employersandsponsors/pointsbasedsystem/code_of_practice_for_perfor1.pdf
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