Teacher voice for quality public education

Both the Teaching Profession Act and the mission of the Nova Scotia Teachers Union speak not only to the advancement and promotion of the teaching profession but the Union prides itself in advancing and promoting free quality education for all students in Nova Scotia. [...] To that end, the NSTU supports and encourages the establishment of curriculum standards and guidelines that should be the shared responsibility of the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development and teachers. [...] Teachers consistently voice the concern that there are too many expectations to be met, as outlined in the Department documents, which take away the autonomy of the teacher to be flexible and creative in the classroom in meeting the needs of diverse learners. [...] In 2013 the NSTU was a member of the Partners’ Working Group that examined the aligning of teacher academic background and courses taught, and made recommendations to the Department to improve the aligning of teacher academic background and courses taught. [...] As the voice of teachers in Nova Scotia, the NSTU supports the following: The NSTU wants to partner with the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development in the establishment of curriculum standards and guidelines.