The Ministry of Health is looking for the perspectives and experiences of education partners who provide health promotion supports in K-12 schools and districts. This is to support a refresh of the Healthy Schools BC (HSBC) initiative, which aims to advance the health and well-being of school-aged children in BC. District-level staff and school administrators …
As part of their erase Organized Crime and Exploitation Prevention Information Series, the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General (PSSG) is hosting a presentation on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, 10:30 am-12:00 pm PST about the practical applications of Significance Quest Theory and ways to build resilience in youth. Presenter Saed Abu‑Haltam, Manager of Collaborative Public Safety …
Together, Government and child care providers are reducing fees for families and sustaining child care services in communities throughout British Columbia. Child Care Operating Funding (CCOF) assists providers with the day-to-day costs of running a licensed child care facility. Applications for the 2025/26 CCOF renewal are now open through My ChildCareBC Services. To ensure providers have …
The first Student Level Data (1701) collection using the new Education Data Exchange (EDX) will start February 7. Visit the EDX Info Hub for a final checklist to ensure your district and individual schools are prepared.
In line with Section 34 of the Teachers Act, employers are being notified that 18 teaching certificates were cancelled on January 13, 2025, for certificate holders who did not comply with criminal record check requirements. To ensure that the teachers employed at your schools remain certified, please check their status using the Certificate Verification Tool and review the cancellation notice …
Schools are asked to complete the School Food Survey to provide an update on the creation and expansion of school food programs through Feeding Futures funding. The survey collects information about the delivery of school food programs, including: The survey will take approximately 20 minutes to complete and will be open from January 31 – …
As part of the provincial K-12 Literacy Supports initiative, the Ministry of Education and Child Care, in collaboration with BCcampus, is seeking input from K-12 teachers and educational support staff on online resource needs related to student literacy development, via a brief survey. The ministry is requesting that school district superintendents and leads distribute this …
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 Alexandra Clare McLean, whose certificate was suspended for two days, and Renee Dawn MacCormack, whose certificate was suspended for five days.
Students in BC will participate in two international assessments this school year: the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) Field Test, to be administered to Grade 4 students between March 10 and April 17, 2025 and the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), to be administered to 15-year-old students between April 21 and May 30, …
The new Student Level Data collection function (1701) is now available in the Education Data Exchange (EDX). The first collection through EDX starts February 7. Visit the EDX Info Hub for more information about training resources and key collection dates.
