Virtual School Visits
The STA table officers have done hundreds of school visits in the last 3 years as a result of our push to be more accessible to members and to provide
Read moreMonthly archives: October, 2020
Secondary Scheduling: Any Changes?
We have heard concerns from many secondary teachers about the significant disparity in student contact hours between Grade 8/9 and Grade 10/11/12 courses. We have raised these concerns with senior management,
Read moreUpdate on Blended Learning
Blended learning raises many issues, and we are having ongoing discussions with the employer about various issues that members have brought forward. We can report the following: It no longer seems that all
Read moreCovid concerns continue
We are working hard to bring forward concerns from Surrey teachers to district administrators and to Fraser Health. There are schools where teachers feel relatively safe now that we have settled
Read moreFSA postponed, hurray!
We are thrilled that our pressure worked and the FSA tests that were scheduled for October are postponed. Of course, a pandemic is not the time to hold standardized tests for
Read moreOrange Shirt Day
Wednesday, September 30 was Orange Shirt Day. This is a day set aside for remembering the treatment of Indigenous peoples at residential schools in Canada. Indigenous children were forcefully removed from their
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