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Council of Pacific Education

The Council of Pacific Education brings together our member organisations from the South Pacific. Through its office based in Fiji, the Council of Pacific Unions provides advice and support on professional, industrial, legal and human rights issues to Education International affiliates in the region. It also works to facilitate cooperation among unions and enable joint action.

  1. Leading the profession 4 November 2024

    Global Education Monitoring Report 2024: Collaborative leadership in schools critical to quality education

    The Global Education Monitoring Report , “Leadership in Education” was launched on 31 October in Fortaleza, Brazil, during the UNESCO Global Education Meeting. It provides the latest data for monitoring Sustainable Development Goal 4 and reviews the evidence on leadership in the education sector. The report calls for school principals...

    Global Education Monitoring Report 2024: Collaborative leadership in schools critical to quality education
  2. Equity and inclusion 11 October 2024

    Education voices | Teachers stand proud as allies for girls’ vision for the future

    Marking the International Day of the Girl Child

    On October 11, the International Day of the Girl Child, educators around the world reaffirm their commitment to advancing girls’ rights through education. This year’s theme, “Girls’ vision for the future” , highlights their potential to effect change and to build a world where all girls are protected, respected, and...

    Education voices | Teachers stand proud as allies for girls’ vision for the future
  3. Future of work in education 4 October 2024

    The future rests with our teachers. Stand with us!

    Mugwena Maluleke, President of Education International, address for World Teachers’ Day 2024

    I want to acknowledge the incredible work of Education International's member organizations worldwide, who are marking this day with their own celebrations and actions, standing united in our call to value, respect, and invest in teachers. From rural to urban schools, across both the Global South and North, they amplify...

    The future rests with our teachers. Stand with us!
  4. Equity and inclusion 3 October 2024

    Education unions mobilise for rights and gender equality in education

    On September 26, education trade unionists from around the world came together to discuss the state of the anti-rights movement in education and strategies to oppose it in defence of rights and gender equality. A new report from ODI Global informed the debate.

    Education unions mobilise for rights and gender equality in education
  5. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 2 October 2024

    On World Teachers' Day, educators demand urgent action to address the global teacher shortage

    Press Release

    [Brussels, 3 October, 2024] – As school communities everywhere celebrate World Teachers’ Day, educators across the world are calling for immediate action to address the global teacher shortage which threatens the right to education for millions of children in every continent. Underpaid, overworked, and undervalued, teachers are being driven out...

    On World Teachers' Day, educators demand urgent action to address the global teacher shortage
  6. Future of work in education 20 September 2024

    World Teachers’ Day: Valuing teacher voices

    Communications toolkit

    This World Teachers’ Day, join the global mobilisation calling on governments everywhere to value the voice of teachers, invest in the profession, and in quality public education.

    World Teachers’ Day: Valuing teacher voices
  7. Democracy 12 August 2024

    Education International’s 10th World Congress makes a strong call for peace

    Education union leaders meeting in Buenos Aires for the 10th Education International World Congress have adopted several resolutions in solidarity with educators and students affected by war and armed conflict and that call for the protection of schools as safe sanctuaries. Unionists also highlighted the role of education in building...

    Education International’s 10th World Congress makes a strong call for peace