Equity

For almost 30 years Anne Bishop has worked in the field of international development and has been part of groups struggling to achieve social justice.

ETFO Members are members of a profession that is unparalleled in its capacity to make a  difference in  our  society.

Toronto is one of the most diverse cities in the world, and our education system should be a model of how society should embrace our differences, so that every student feels comfortable, safe, and included at school and in the classroom.

ETFO has been evolving since 1998, when its  two  predecessor  organizations joined to form one organization.

A grade 5 teacher was leading his class in a study of the novel Island of the Blue Dolphins when they came across the word ‘faggot,’ meaning, in this

Eliminating violence against women has always been one strong focus of ETFO’s advocacy work.

Equality day

As a teacher of three years and a current participant in ETFO’s Leaders for Tomorrow program, I am truly impressed with the opportunity I have to gain new insight to the issues that we, as women, face and the progress we have made. 

Each new school year brings with it the excitement of fresh faces in the classroom, smiles and laughter, and the shared energy of learning together.  September inevitably zooms by, and, as teachers, we find ourselves once again completely immersed in the work of teaching and learning, and in