The Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers’ Association is sounding the alarm when it comes to current conditions in schools and classrooms.

President Trent Langdon says the NLTA looks forward to hearing more details around the long-overdue independent review of the provincial Teacher Allocation Model, however, not even three full months into the school year, and the Association says they are hearing daily from members who are already feeling close to burning out.

Langdon says not even three full months into the school year, and teachers are sounding the alarm.

The @NLTeachersAssoc says they are hearing daily from members who are already feeling close to burning out.

Langdon says more students assistants are needed. @VOCMNEWS

— Ben Murphy (@VOCMBen) November 15, 2021

Langdon says the messaging has been consistent. Members are feeling a heaviness that comes with inadequate resourcing in the classroom, class sizes that are just too large, and class composition that makes it challenging to meet the individual student needs.

They’ll be vocal participants in the review of the Teacher Allocation Model according to Langdon, but that process won’t help students or teachers who are struggling right now.

Langdon wants to see more teachers assistants added in schools, and believes a truly “needs-based,” rather than a budget-based approach would go a long way to ensuring schools are properly resourced.