Notification of Certificate Rescission
Pursuant to section 31 of the Teachers Act, boards of education have been notified that Xiaolei Shi’s Independent School Teaching Certificate was rescinded on August 23, 2024.
Discipline Outcomes
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 about a teacher whose certificate was suspended for three days, and another outcome was posted about a teacher who agreed to a reprimand. The outcomes have been anonymized …
Discipline Outcomes
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 Tania Christine Jacobsen, whose certificate was suspended for two days.
Discipline Outcomes
Discipline outcomes are posted to enhance the transparency of the processes and decisions made with respect to complaints and reports about educators. Recently, a summary of an outcome was posted about a teacher whose certificate was suspended for one day. The outcome has been anonymized to protect the identity of students who were harmed, abused, …
Discipline Outcomes
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 Miko McGrady, who agreed to a reprimand.
Certificate Suspensions for CRC Non-Compliance
On July 12, 2024, 73 teaching certificates were suspended for certificate holders who did not comply with criminal record check requirements. Please visit News & Notices in the Employers’ Area to check the list of suspensions. Certificate holders recently employed by you will be flagged. You can also use the Certificate Verification Tool to check the status …
Certificate Suspensions for Fee Non-Payment
On July 1, 2024, the teaching certificates of 3,747 certificate holders were suspended because their 2024/25 annual practice fee was not paid by June 30, 2024. Please visit News & Notices in the Employers’ Area to review the list of suspensions. Certificate holders recently employed by you will be flagged. Ensure certificate holders pay the annual practice fee so …
Accessible BC Act: Opportunity to Provide Input on Accessibility Standards
Representatives of the education sector are invited to register for a virtual workshop hosted by the Accessibility Directorate at the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction on July 10, 2024, from 2 pm to 4 pm PT to provide input on B.C.’s draft accessibility standards. These standards will remove and prevent barriers that restrict …
New Professional Learning Module Available for Education Assistants
The Support Staff Education Committee (SSEC), a joint committee made up of Union and BCPSEA representatives, has developed a free 4.5 hour online course, Inclusive Learning and Understanding Behaviour, to provide professional learning for Education Assistants working to support students with disabilities and diverse abilities.
Provincial Workforce Plan Summary
Please see the Working Collectively Towards a K-12 Workforce Plan the ministry recently developed and shared with the BC Teachers’ Federation to distribute to their members. This document provides an update on the ministry and K-12 sector partners’ collaborative efforts to support a stable, qualified, and engaged workforce.