The Ministry of Health and Nursing Support Services (NSS) have made changes to the Diabetes Medication Administration form (completed by physicians), which is part of the student’s NSS delegated diabetes care plan. This change only applies to new NSS care plans; schools do not need to update existing NSS care plans. The updated Diabetes Support …
Information on today’s provincial budget announcement, including priorities and investments specific to K–12 education and child care, are available on the Budget 2023 website. Additional details are also available in this news release. Please note that the Budget 2023 announcement included dedicated new funding to support sustainable school food programs across British Columbia. Government has …
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 David Wesley St. Clair Reid, whose certificate was suspended for one week.
Easter Seals invites students in grades 6-8 and 9-12 across B.C. and the Yukon to enter its AccessAbility Flag Design Contest. The contest is designed to bring out the creativity of students and spark a discussion in the classroom around INCLUSION, DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND ACCESS, leading up to National AccessAbility Week, May 28-June 3, 2023. Students …
The WRK Award, which is co-administered by the Ministry of Education and Child Care and SkilledTradesBC, will be transitioning to a scholarship program in Spring 2025 to better support student transitions to further trades training after high school. Read more about how the program is changing, and additional opportunities for sector input, in this Youth …
The First Nations Education Steering Committee, the Ministry of Education and Child Care, and Indigenous Services Canada invite you to register for one of three drop-in sessions to ask any questions you may have related to this year’s BCTEA Transportation Plans and Reports. Drop-in sessions are scheduled for March 1, 2023, April 12, 2023, and …
A reminder that copying must fall within the scope of the fair dealing exception under s. 29 of the Copyright Act. For more information, please refer to the Council of Ministers of Education’s (CMEC’s) Fair Dealing Guidelines.
The video recording of the February 23 Analytics, Outreach and Information Sharing Session on the FSA dashboard is now available. The next session is Thursday, April 27 at 3:10 pm PST. See this Analytics Outreach & Information Sharing Sessions poster for more information. Please contact EDUC.ReportingUnit@gov.bc.ca if you have any questions.
The Mental Health in Schools Strategy recognizes the importance of addressing the well-being of adults in the K-12 system. The Ministry has partnered with MindUP to develop two additional courses to support adult well-being through the practice of self-care and mindful teaching. These courses are self-paced and available at no cost to registrants. Please visit BC Educators …
February 22 is Pink Shirt Day in B.C. This annual event is a day to embrace inclusion, celebrate diversity, and stand-up to bullying. This year, the Government of B.C. is celebrating Pink Shirt Day with the theme “Belonging and Empowerment”. On Wednesday, February 22, wear pink to take a stand against transphobic and homophobic bullying …
