Ministry of Education

School-specific plans sent to parents/guardians ahead of return to classes

Aug 27, 2020 | 2:48pm

School-specific action plans for a return to school have now been sent to parents and guardians. Parent information packages contain guidance on how to prepare for back to school, which is coming up in 12 days, as well as general background on the Safe Schools Plan. Also included is fact-sheets on COVID-19 testing options and […]

Gord Wyant reacts to federal funding for Saskatchewan schools

Aug 26, 2020 | 8:15pm

Education Minister Gord Wyant says it’s great news that the federal government was able to contribute to educational costs from the pandemic. $79.4 million is coming from the federal government to school divisions through application intakes throughout the school year. Wyant says this is on top of the $40 million the provincial government committed earlier […]

Province creates response team to help school shutdown

Mar 17, 2020 | 10:29am

The Government of Saskatchewan has announced the creation of a Response Planning Team to help work through the logistics of the school shutdown. The team, which began working yesterday, consists of members from the Ministry of Education, the Saskatchewan Teacher’s Federation, the Saskatchewan School Boards Association, the Saskatchewan Association of School Business Officials and the […]

Respect in School to be implemented across Saskatchewan

Nov 12, 2019 | 10:13pm

School divisions across Saskatchewan will be implementing a new training program for teachers, school staff and volunteers to take part in to help build a safe and inclusive learning environment. The Respect in School program, similar to the Respect in Sport program, is a 90 minute inline personal training course focused on preventing, identifying, responding […]