The province has unveiled a new education plan for the next 10 years.
“After a year-long engagement process that involved contributions from thousands of Saskatchewan residents including students, parents, teachers, education stakeholders, Indigenous leaders and the business community, we’re very pleased to roll out the priorities they have identified for Saskatchewan classrooms over the next decade,” Wyant said in a release. “The framework’s foundation is based on having every Saskatchewan student feel they are learning what they need for their future, that they belong, can be themselves, and that they are valued, safe and supported.”
Multiple partners came together to begin working on the framework in May 2018 with the intent to have the new plan in place after the Education Sector Strategic Plan wraps up in June 2020. Partners include The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations; the Gabriel Dumont Institute; the League of Educational Administrators, Directors and Superintendents; Métis Nation–Saskatchewan; the Ministry of Education; the Office of the Treaty Commissioner; the Saskatchewan Association of School Business Officials; the Saskatchewan School Boards Association; and, the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation.
The four priorities within the framework are:
• Inclusive, safe and welcoming learning environment;
• Ensuring students have the skills and knowledge for their future;
• Forming connections and relationships; and
• Supporting mental health and well-being.
Education partners will now use these priorities to guide the building of a provincial action plan to ensure the priorities are achieved within Saskatchewan’s Prekindergarten to Grade 12 school system. In addition, the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation’s recently announced Education Re-Imagined: 12 Actions for Education will be integrated into the action plan as many of its findings reflect similar priorities for education within the next decade.
An Education Council will be created to oversee the development and implementation of the plan. The Education Council involve the education partners who co-constructed the framework.
Click here to see the full plan.