The Holocaust Educational Theatre is embarking on a province-wide initiative to bring live Holocaust education programming to middle and high schools across British Columbia, including Vancouver Island, the Lower Mainland and Interior regions. Their programming is based on the true, often verbatim stories of young survivors, and it is designed to combat antisemitism, foster empathy …
As part of the K–12 Workforce Plan, the ministry has developed an Education Assistant (EA) Competency Framework that outlines the core knowledge and skills needed to be successful in an EA role. Designed to support future EAs to be job-ready upon graduation, this framework aims to promote consistency across education programs for EAs in the …
This is a final reminder for school districts to register their district’s lead for early literacy ahead of the first K–12 Literacy Supports Community of Practice (CoP) meeting scheduled for October 2, 2025, from 9–11 am. School districts may also register one additional representative as a second participant to support their district’s participation, such as a director of …
The Province, in partnership with the First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC) and the Indigenous Adult and Higher Learning Association (IAHLA), is supporting the development of First Nations-led community-based teacher-education programs to address the significant shortage of First Nations teachers in the province. Funded by the Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills, these programs …
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Please join us September 25 at 3:10 pm PT for the first Analytics Engagement and Information Sharing Session of the 2025–26 school year. See the poster for more info on the series. The September session will focus on Reporting SharePoint for School Districts, and engagement on how these sessions can help school districts improve student …
The first K–12 Literacy Supports Community of Practice (CoP) meeting is scheduled for October 2, 2025, from 9-11 am PT. This is a reminder for school districts to register their district’s lead for early literacy for the CoP. School districts may also register one additional representative as a second participant to support their district’s participation, such as a …
Please ask your principals and vice-principals to share this letter from Minister Beare with parents and caregivers of Kindergarten students regarding the introduction of early literacy screening this fall. More information is also available in this news release. Further to this initiative, the Early Literacy Screening Tools Resource and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) have been updated to better support …
Consistent with past years, funding recoveries are expanded to include full-time equivalent student (FTEs) outside of the audit sample where the auditors identify a clear link between audit findings in their sample and those FTEs outside the sample. The procedures the auditors are using this school year can be found on the 2025–26 Compliance Audit …
With the start of the 2025–26 school year, the Ministry of Education and Child Care has worked with community organizations and education partners to develop supporting elaborations for the expanded learning standard requiring CPR and AED learning in the Physical and Health Education (PHE) 10 curriculum. While not mandated, these elaborations support teachers by providing …
