Happy Diwali! October 20, 2025

This year, Diwali falls on Monday October 20th.
The five-day festival celebrates the triumph of light over darkness, knowledge over ignorance, and good over evil.

School Union Rep Training – October 20, 21, 22

The VSTA will be holding the Fall SURT sessions on October 20, 21 and 22. Training is open to 3 reps per site per day. Please click on the pdf brochure below for full details of the workshops offered and for the registration links. Registration deadline is October 15th.

PSA Day!

PSA Day! The October PSA Day is a longstanding, Province-wide professional development day. It is also the day that the majority of PSAs have their conferences. There are 32 PSAs that offer professional development, support, and advocacy in a variety of...

BCTF Representative Assembly – November 7th – 8th

Click here to view the RA Motion Process…

Indoor Air Quality concerns

If your classroom temperature is impacting your ability to work, a report procedure should be followed. Please visit

Identity-Based Committee Sign-Ups

If you have not already registered, but would like to receive information about upcoming meetings for the 2SLGBTQ+, BIPOC, or Indigenous Educators Committees please click here…

SPRING BREAK!

The office will be closed from March 16th to April 1st. We will reopen at 8am on April 2nd. We wish you a restful and relaxing break!

BCTRA Retirement Plan Workshop – Thursday April 4, 2024

Looking to retire? The BCRTA will be holding a seminar “Making Sense of Your Pension, CPP, OAS and Group Benefit” at the VSTA Office. Seat are limited. Read more for registration details…