How are FLE teachers certified?
All teachers in Ontario must satisfy the same certification and training requirements set forth in the Ontario Education Act, and are regulated by the Ontario College of Teachers. French-language teachers additionally benefit from a series of professional development opportunities to address the special training needed to assist FLE students in their identity-building process. The quality of instruction offered in FLE schools is often viewed as being superior in many ways. Smaller schools and class sizes favour personalized exchange between teacher and learner. Provincial tests also reveal that FLE students outperform students attending English-language schools in Grade 6 mathematics, reading and writing. FLE graduation rates are better than the provincial average.
