Once you’ve been accepted into the Faculty of Education,  you’re considered an affiliate member of the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation (STF).

The STF has been governing the actions of teachers since 1948 with the development of the Code of Ethics Committee at that time. Since then there has been new policy development and amendments along the way, but the most recent document that we abide by was accepted in 2020.

But, did you know you’re a teacher 24/7?! Teachers are expected to act professionally while at school, but the same goes for outside of school hours, too? Yep! If you think I’m pulling your leg, check out the STF code of practice document.

In all reality, is it too much to ask that the adults we entrust our children with during the school day could also be trusted with our children outside of school hours? Not as far as I’m concerned! So, if you could refrain from yelling at the ref during your child’s hockey game, that would be great!

All of the provinces have governing bodies that support their educators. The Ontario College of Teachers released a short video explaining their standpoint on ethical standards. You can view it here:

The STF is also the unified voice that fights for what’s best and what’s right for all of the teachers in our province. They are a multi-faceted organization offering professional development opportunities and an amazing teacher library, the Emma Stewart Resources Centre,  that we are luck to have supporting us.