Publications - QPAT - Quebec Provincial Association of Teachers

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Guides, Handbooks, Briefs

Suggestions and guidelines: How To Intervene in Difficult Situations Conflict and violence in schools

We want to be clear that these guidelines do not take the place of reporting incidents, this must be done Although it will not eliminate violence, this guide will hopefully provide strategies to potentially stop difficult situations in their early stages

Last Updated: September 1, 2021

Vocational Training

Teaching in the vocational training sector requires a combination of teaching skills and knowledge of a trade.

Last Updated: February 23, 2021

UNITED 2021

Spring 2021 edition here

Last Updated: May 28, 2021

Measures for openness to and support for trans and non-binary students – A guide for educational institutions

A guide for educational institutions

Last Updated: February 23, 2021

Support and Inclusion measures for trans and non binary individuals in the work environment

Guide for employers and unions

Last Updated: February 23, 2021

Teacher Representative on School Service Centre Board of Directors

Bill 40, which was passed in February 2020 by the National Assembly, has changed a number ofelements regarding school governance.

Last Updated: August 27, 2020

Letter to Mr. Christian Dubé

I am writing to you in my capacity as President of the Québec Provincial Association of Teachers (QPAT), which represents the 8,000 teachers…

Last Updated: August 27, 2020

Summary Report - QPAT Emergency Remote Learning Survey

Last Updated: June 15, 2020

UNITED 2020

We are in this together and must remain United.

Last Updated: Dec 14, 2020

QPAT Brief on Bill 40

An Act to amend mainly the Education Act with regard to school organization and governance.

Last Updated: Dec 14,2020

UNITED 2019

When the opportunity presented itself, I decided to go for it.

Last Updated: Dec 14, 2020

QPAT Brief on Bill 5

Kindergarten for All Four-Year-Olds – Consolidate before Expanding.

Last Updated: Dec 14, 2020

QPAT Brief on Bill 12 – Fees Paid and the Right to Free Education (2019)

Fees Paid by Parents and the Right to Free Education.

Last Updated: Dec 14, 2020

QPAT Summary: Survey on Violence

It is not unusual to hear people say that violence in schools is an inherent aspect of the teaching profession, or that teachers are trained to deal with different types of students…

Last Updated: Dec 14, 2020

Basic Pension Information for QPAT Members (2017)

As a teacher in one of Quebec’s public schools you contribute to a pension plan called RREGOP that will provide you with a guaranteed benefit when you retire.

Last Updated: Dec 14, 2020

Adult Education Handbook for QPAT Teachers

The purpose of this handbook is to provide information that is of particular relevance to the Adult Education sector.

Last Updated: Dec 14, 2020

Governing Board: Practical Guide (Schools)

What you need to know about Governing Boards in Schools.

Last Updated: Dec 14, 2020

Governing Board: Practical Guide (Adult & Vocational)

ADULT EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION What you need to know about governing boards in centres.

Last Updated: Dec 14, 2020

Health and Safety: Accidents at Work (2017)

Health and Safety Accidents at Work – A collective commitment A personal responsibility.

Last Updated: Dec 14, 2020

Handbook for New Teachers

A guide for new Teachers working in English Language public schools in the province of Quebec.

Last Updated: Dec 14, 2020

My Parental Rights and the Quebec Parental Insurance Plan (QPIP) 2021

This handbook is a guide for teachers providing an overview of the most important aspects of the Quebec Parental Insurance Plan (QPIP) as well as those provisions of the collective agreement governing parental rights and benefits.

Last Updated: Dec 14, 2020

How Pension Integration Works at Age 65 (2013)

At age 65 the teachers’ pension (RREGOP/TPP) is integrated with the Quebec Pension Plan (QPP) pension. This is the law. Teachers in Quebec do not pay both the RREGOP/TPP and QPP contributions…

Last Updated: Dec 14, 2020

The New Educational Project for Schools and Centres (January 2019)

The New Educational Project for Schools and Centres.

Last Updated: Dec 14, 2020

Prolonged Absence Due to a Disability (January 2019)

The collective agreement and the Québec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms determine the rights and obligations of the employer and the employee with regard to disability-related absences.

Last Updated: Dec 14, 2020

Teachers have the right to a safe workplace!

Did you know that, in a spring 2018 survey of QPAT members: 56% of respondents said they had been victims of at least one incident involving physical and/or psychological violence (including cyberbullying) in the previous two years.

Last Updated: Dec 14, 2020

UNITED 2018

Working together in this way benefits all our members – SEBASTIEN JOLY | QPAT PRESIDENT

Last Updated: Dec 14, 2020

Presentation of results from the workplace violence experienced by teachers questionnaire administered to the members of the Quebec Provincial Association of Teachers

Presentation of results from the workplace violence experienced by teachers questionnaire administered to the members of the Quebec Provincial Association of Teachers.

Last Updated: Dec 14, 2020

QPAT Brief on Bill 21 – An Act respecting the laicity of the State, concerning the prohibition on the wearing of religious symbols in Québec’s public institutions (2019)

QPAT Brief on Bill 21: An Act respecting the laicity of the State, concerning the prohibition on the wearing of religious symbols in Québec’s public institutions.

Last Updated: Dec 14, 2020

Referential: Special Needs Guide For Teachers Working in the English Sector

A Special Needs Reference Guide for Teachers: Teaching At-Risk Students, Students with Handicaps, Social Maladjustments or Learning Difficulties.

Last Updated: Dec 14, 2020

Health and Safety Accidents at Work: A Collective Commitment, A Personal Responsibility

Health and Safety Accidents at Work – A collective commitment A personal responsibility.

Last Updated: Dec 14, 2020

Affirming Gender Diversity

To address this situation, we have created this resource, which relies on the authentic voices of Canadian students and collects a wide variety of organically generated data from Canadian classrooms for its content.

Last Updated: Dec 14, 2020

Need additional help?

You may contact QPAT via email at any time. However, your local union represents you on behalf of the provincial Association. Your local union is the first place to call for more Information