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School Mental Health Ontario

School Mental Health Ontario is a provincial implementation support team. We help school districts enhance student mental health through the use of evidence-based strategies and services. Includes resources for administrators, educators, and families.

School Mental Health Ontario

Food Allergy Canada

In 2005, the Province of Ontario passed Sabrina’s Law. This landmark legislation — the first of its kind in the world — created specific, legally-required steps to help keep children at risk for anaphylaxis safe at school. Visit the website to download free resources for the classroom, including posters, tip sheets and more.

Food Allergy Canada

Know Your Local Collective Agreement

ETFO’s listing of Occasional Teacher locals provides contact information as well as website links where available. This is where the answers to many employment-related questions can typically be found; answer will vary depending on your local agreement. The best thing a member can do to ensure that her or his negotiated rights are being upheld is to read the agreement and consider the implications. Members are encouraged to contact their local for clarification and/or assistance if they think that their rights are being violated by any party, including other members, administrators, or members of other unions.

Know Your Local Collective Agreement

Racial Bias in Classroom

This is just a quick, informative, non-threatening article that may offers some OTs a window of perspective when teaching racialized students.

Racial Bias in Classroom

EpiPen

This website offers all the information you need about anaphylaxis and the use of EpiPens. Very useful information for teachers in case of an emergency.

EpiPen

Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety

This site offers great information about the necessity of a scent free environment and the effects that scent may have on individuals with scent sensitivities. It provides ways to address the issue in the workplace, how to draft policies and research to support an argument for scent free places.

Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety

Safe and Accepting Schools

A number of resources and supports developed by the Ontario Ministry of Education related to Safe and Accepting Schools policies.

Safe and Accepting Schools

Concussion Protocol and Tools

The Ontario Physical Education Safety Guidelines has concussion information and procedures for the components of prevention, identification and management. These areas are always evolving with new research. Make sure to check your Board’s policies and procedures on this matter.

Concussion Protocol and Tools

Creating Asthma Friendly Environments

The goal of this website is to provide recommendations and resources for organizations to develop asthma friendly and supportive environments for children and youth.

Creating Asthma Friendly Environments