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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 27 March 2025
Tackling the teacher shortage crisis in the Commonwealth

Oliver Mawhinney

44 million teachers are need globally by 2030 – a shortage that affects developing and developed countries alike, as demonstrated across the Commonwealth.
Tackling the teacher shortage crisis in the Commonwealth
Equity and inclusion 16 September 2024
Australia: Aboriginal cultures and histories now central to education

Australia’s largest state has now made education about Aboriginal Cultures and Histories mandatory in every compulsory year of school education. The New South Wales Education Standards Authority (NESA), which is responsible for curriculum and assessment in every school and system in that state, has completed this work ensuring that school...
Australia: Aboriginal cultures and histories now central to education
Democracy 3 May 2024
Global Student Forum and Education International joint statement on Palestine protests on university campuses

The Global Student Forum and Education International stand in solidarity with university students and staff engaging in peaceful protests in support of the Palestinian people and against Israel’s war in Gaza, on campuses around the world.
Global Student Forum and Education International joint statement on Palestine protests on university campuses
Standards and working conditions 12 October 2023
63 minutes in half an hour: the intensity of time in teaching

Meghan Stacey, Greg Thompson, Anna Hogan, Nicole Mockler, Sue Creagh

Education International’s 2021 Global Report on the Status of Teachers found that workload, and its impact on teachers and leaders, remains a key concern for all members. The OECD’s Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) for 2018 found that on average across OECD countries, workload-related sources of stress for teachers...
63 minutes in half an hour: the intensity of time in teaching
Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 20 September 2023
The positive force of student activism for Indigenous Australian rights

Grace Franco

October 14, 2023. A normal date for most people around the world, but in Australia, it is the date to change history.
The positive force of student activism for Indigenous Australian rights
Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 15 September 2023
United Nations High Level Panel forwards urgent solutions to address the global shortage of teachers

Governments worldwide must act decisively to address the global education crisis by elevating and transforming the role, status, and future of the teaching profession according to recommendations from a United Nations High Level Panel.
United Nations High Level Panel forwards urgent solutions to address the global shortage of teachers