Under section 80 (Employers list) of the Teachers Act, employers are required to make a report to the Director of Certification on all B.C. certificate holders who were employed during the past academic year (July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025). Please ensure your report is submitted through the Employers’ Area by October 15. View the video that gives an overview of the Employers’ Area. If you have any questions, please email the Teacher Regulation Branch at trb.employers@gov.bc.ca or call 236-455-1872.
Friday September 5, 2025
Deputy Minister of Education and Child Care
250-880-3451
Kaye.Krishna@gov.bc.ca
Hello, everyone. I hope you, your teams, and your students have had a great first week of school!
As we get back into the swing of things, I want to share some important resources and reminders. This includes a reminder about the return of school access zones this fall to protect students, staff, and schools from disruptive protests.
This week’s Bulletin also includes supporting elaborations for the expanded learning standard requiring CPR and AED learning in the Physical and Health Education (PHE) 10 curriculum, as well as mental health resources and trades training information and a scholarship opportunity. I am also sharing information on employment certification reporting and audit notifications to pass along to your administrative teams.
Wishing you a lovely weekend as we head towards autumn.
Kaye
For Information
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Access Zones Activated Around K–12 Schools
This week, access zones around K–12 schools have been established through the Safe Access to Schools Regulation to preserve safe access to education by protecting students, staff and families from disruptive and harmful protest activities at schools.
Access zones were first established in May 2024 and again in September 2024 for the 2024‑25 school year, under the Safe Access to Schools Act. This Act gives Government the ability to establish access zones around K–12 schools through regulation.
Access zones are now in place at K–12 schools and police can arrest or ticket anyone found impeding access, disrupting or interfering with educational activities or attempting to intimidate an individual within 20 metres (66 feet) of school property. These zones are in effect on school days from 7 am to 6 pm and during extracurricular school activities at all of BC’s K–12 public and independent schools, with limited exceptions.
Be sure to follow school district safety protocols in the event of an incident or disruption. After an incident has occurred, please share incidents of protests or disruptive behaviours or activities with ecc.strategicpriorities@gov.bc.ca.
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New Curriculum Elaborations for Physical and Health Education 10
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 suggested guidance through example topics and ideas that can help teachers implement the expanded learning standard. Teachers are encouraged to use the elaborations as they see best for their classrooms and instructional delivery.
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2025–26 Annual Compliance Audit Notification
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 web page. Please share this information with your schools and staff as appropriate.
The ministry is reviewing enrolment and other relevant data to select school districts for this year’s program including:
- A review of past years’ audit reports to identify school districts that may benefit from a follow-up audit.
Student attendance records and participation documentation must be retained for each Form 1701 data collection reporting period to assist in the enrolment audit process. The recommended retention documentation for your Level 1 District Data team members can be found on the Compliance Program web page.
If your district is selected for an audit, a letter of notification will be sent to the Superintendent of Schools in November 2025. Any modifications to the audit process will be communicated to districts that have been selected for audit.
The ministry recognizes the additional effort required of your staff to facilitate this process and thanks you for your cooperation. If you have any questions, please contact Kalitta Opoku, Compliance Program Lead, at 236-478-2173 or Kalitta.Opoku@gov.bc.ca.
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Mental Health and Substance Use Language Guide – French Translation Now Available
The French translation of Language Matters! Understanding Mental Health and Substance Use: A Resource for Families and School Communities is now available. This guide supports mental health and substance use literacy and helps build capacity across the K–12 system to facilitate conversations, foster shared understanding of mental health and substance use concepts and terminology. You can find the guide on the erase Mental Health and Substance Use page, under Mental Health in the Classroom.
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Youth Work in Trades Scholarship Application
Applications are now being accepted for the Youth Work in Trades Scholarship. The application form, available on the Career Programs web page, opened on Tuesday, September 2, and will remain open until Friday, November 14, at 4:00 pm PST.
SkilledTradesBC will host two webinars to provide an overview of the scholarship application and redemption processes. Educators, staff, and administrators involved with the Youth Work in Trades program are invited to register for one of the following sessions:
For more information, please consult the Youth Work in Trades Program Guide, revised August 2025.
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Introducing WorkBC’s Refreshed Career Trek Resource and 10 New Videos
Career Trek videos are a fun and easy way to explore different careers throughout BC. The videos feature interviews with people at their worksites describing their job responsibilities and work environments. Discover the newly redesigned Career Trek that allows for easier searching, filtering and navigation of over 190 Career Trek videos, including 10 new additions.
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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 Ryan Andy Hardath Dubé, who agreed to a one-day suspension.
