Topic: Provincial Education Priorities
Format: Full Day, in-person
Description: School teams will review effective practices, policies/procedures and resources prepared by central departments to support student and school safety. The content includes the review of policy requirements and supports related to safe schools, including the Provincial Code of Conduct, violence prevention, violent incident reporting and debriefing, gender-based violence, and the Provincial Model for a Local Police/School Board Protocol.
The session will also cover the role of police in providing high-quality, age-appropriate public safety presentations to students on topics such as cybercrime, human trafficking, and road safety. Participants will receive information on the role of police in schools to support trust building among educators, policing services, students, and parents/guardians. Emergency safe schools procedures, safe schools incident reporting, accident reporting and special education health and safety procedures will be reviewed.
Facilitators: The learning will be led by the principal and school-based staff, supported with materials and guidance from central departments including Student Mental Health and Well-Being, Safe Schools and Special Education
Learning/Delivery Method: Whole group presentations and small group work