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 provideRead more
Latest News
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 more
Update 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 allRead more
Covid 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 settledRead more
FSA 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 forRead more
Orange 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 theirRead more
Supervision during lunch?
We have received calls informing us that principals are planning to have teachers supervise lunch eating with their classes so that older students don’t enter the cohorts, or so thatRead more
“Blended transition” model staffing process
Principals have received information about the parent demand for this program and reorganizing schools to the extent required. Our position is that class size and composition limits apply to the elementary blendedRead more
School Visit
We’d like to visit your school! Let us know which date you’d prefer. We are available for lunch or after school visits.
The Advocate
The Advocate is a seasonal publication for members. The Advocate contains a report from the President, information from the table officers, updates, and information on current educational issues and issues of importance to Surrey teachers.
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