The Ministry of Children and Family Development has completed a revision of Everyday Anxiety Strategies for Educators (EASE) for educators supporting K-7 students, in collaboration with B.C. educators, families, and experts on childhood anxiety. In response to educator feedback and to ensure its ongoing relevance, EASE K-7 was revised to reflect current themes in B.C. …
A Letter of Permission (LOP) is an authorization that allows an uncertified person to teach in a particular school district or independent school authority or for a First Nations School. Generally, the Director of Certification issues an LOP for one school year. Beginning in May 2026, and in limited circumstances, the Director of Certification may …
The Ministry of Infrastructure will be engaging with school districts in the coming months to support the development and implementation of a centralized procurement approach for the prefabricated classroom program. This will be an evolution of the existing prefabricated classroom initiative that has been in place since fall of 2023. It will help deliver consistent, …
The Learning in Motion program is a school-based health promotion initiative to support First Nation schools and elementary school educators (K-7) in building their knowledge, skills and confidence in delivering quality physical activity and physical literacy opportunities during the school day, with the goal of increasing student physical activity levels. Explore the links below to …
The Ministry of Agriculture and Food has developed a new Local Food In K-12 video series to highlight local food in school food programs. Check out the video series on the Feed BC in K–12 web page to see how school districts throughout the province are strengthening their school food programs by sourcing B.C. foods, …
Discipline outcomes are posted to enhance the transparency of the processes and decisions made with respect to complaints and reports about educators. Recently, an outcome was posted regarding Peter William Gentile who agreed to a reprimand.
The Healthy Schools BC website is now hosted and maintained by HealthLink BC under the Ministry of Health for easier access to provincial school health promotion information and resources alongside other evidence-based health information. Additional information is provided in these FAQs.
The 2026-27 Child Care Capital Program is expected to open in the coming week and will close on May 15, 2026. This intake supports projects that create new school age care on school grounds spaces with funding for small upgrades to existing K–12 school spaces. Eligible costs include minor renovations, fixtures, furniture and equipment required …
A new guide to reporting summer marks is available on the GRAD Information website. The summer marks reporting process runs from the end of July through September; however, with the launch of EDX Graduation, there are changes to the process to consider ahead of time. For example, schools that use spreadsheets for their submissions should …
Discipline outcomes are posted to enhance the transparency of the processes and decisions made with respect to complaints and reports about educators. Recently, outcomes were posted regarding David William Popoff whose teaching certificate was suspended for two days, and Margaret Rose Lewick whose teaching certificate was suspended for one day. The findings from a hearing were …
