Should students have a right to privacy while at school?

The College thinks so. That's why, for the first time in its 20-year history, we intervened at the Supreme Court in R. v. Jarvis to provide our perspective on student privacy and what constitutes acceptable professional conduct for teachers.

In the appeal of a criminal case involving an Ontario teacher who was charged and acquitted in two courts with voyeurism after using a pen camera to take secret videos of his female students at school, the College intervened at the Supreme Court to address student privacy in learning environments.

See our news release for more information.

Learn about the newly elected members of the eighth Council.

The College has enhanced its French language services and established a protocol in partnership with the French Language Services Commissioner. We did so because of our strong commitment to offer services of high quality in French and English.

Attend the meeting on June 6 and hear a panel discussion on what the public expects of regulators like the College.

Panellist include Kathy English, the public editor of the Toronto Star, Jan Robinson, the CEO and Registrar of the College of Veterinarians of Ontario and Richard Steinecke of the law firm Steinecke Maciura LeBlanc.

Myth: Newly certified teachers are less successful today in finding full employment compared to 10 years ago.

Fact: Newly certified teachers are more successful today in achieving full employment. Although there are still many unemployed graduates of some English language programs who are unemployed in their first year, job prospects are steadily improving. It's especially true for those with French language expertise.

This is what our most recent Transition to Teaching survey reveals.

Join the College's Additional Qualification volunteer list to support continuing teacher education and we'll notify you when opportunities become available.

Meet Nicole, Devan and Kara. Each received $2,000 towards their studies. The College awards three scholarships annually (set out in College bylaw). They acknowledge teacher candidates for their outstanding academic achievement and high level of preparedness for teacher education. Applications are accepted until June 29, 2018.