The Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) is recruiting Foster Caregivers throughout B.C. with a goal of reaching parents/caregivers of school-aged children who may be most suitable to provide care for children and youth. MCFD is seeking your help to distribute Foster Caregiver recruitment messages to parents/caregivers in your schools. Please consider asking school …
Under section 37 of the Teachers Act, employers are required to remit the $95 annual practice fee for certificate holders employed with the board. Please review the information in News & Notices in the Employers’ Area and follow the payroll-deduction instructions to ensure you remit the 2026-27 fees before May 15, 2026. If you have any questions, please …
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 Frank Ian Weniger, who agreed to a three-day suspension.
In May 2026, the inaugural OneAbility Games will launch at the Richmond Olympic Oval with over 800 students with disabilities taking part. The OneAbility Games is a movement to reimagine how youth with disabilities engage in sport and physical activity across systems. It brings together over 50 partners across sport, education, recreation, health and disability …
The Province continues to remove barriers for qualified, internationally certified early childhood educators from more than 30 countries, so that they can continue their careers in B.C. and start working sooner. Those who are certified as an early childhood educator in another country might be able to apply for a Five Year Early Childhood Educator …
The Safe Access to Schools Act came into force in May 2024, enabling government to establish access zones around K-12 public and independent schools. The Act included a sunset clause to repeal the legislation at the end of the 2025-26 school year. While protests and disruptions at schools have decreased, they continue to occur and …
The 2026-27 preliminary operating grants have been completed for all 60 boards of education. Total district allocations are based on estimated 2026-27 enrolments provided by boards of education and generate a provincial preliminary total of $7.242 billion. Detailed information on the Funding Allocation System is included in the Operating Grants Manual, which is available on …
