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.
The 2024 Quadrennial Survey aims to provide an informative cross-section of union policies, advocacy points and current educational challenges, together with selected case studies which seek to advance EI’s work furthering and protecting LGBTI+ rights in and through education.
Since EI’s first World Congress in 1995, the education trade union movement has recognised the importance of solidarity with, and advocating for, the rights of Indigenous Peoples. This means in and through educational systems, but also extends to the broader world of work, in the fight for climate justice, land...
This report outlines the findings of the Gender Equality and Equity survey covering the 2019-2023 period, the latest in EI’s Quadrennial Surveys on Gender Equality and Diversity. It is based on 123 responses to an online survey sent out to members (response rate of 33%) and 13 in-depth interviews with...
At a time when LGBTI+ lives are painted as a false "moral threat" to society, to distract from failed austerity policies and remove broader civil and human rights, the LGBTI+ Caucus discussed the current state of LGBTI+ rights in the world of work and in education systems globally. It also...
Education unions promote and advance LGBTI+ rights globally
New research from Education International shows a substantial increase in the number of education unions recognising and engaging with Indigenous People’s issues over the past 10 years. Significant challenges remain, preventing Indigenous students and educators from seeing their rights fulfilled in many parts of the world. The role of education...
Growing union mobilisation for Indigenous People’s rights in and through education
The High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession was convened by the United Nations Secretary General in response to the global teacher shortage. Tasked with providing policy advice for governments to ensure that every child’s right to a professionally-trained, qualified, and well-supported teacher is fulfilled, the Panel identified 59 recommendations .
NEW YORK – Only months after the groundbreaking recommendations of a United Nations panel on the teaching profession, UN Secretary Antonio Guterres put teachers at the center of what he called “a four-point plan to end the global education crisis.”
Teachers at the center of United Nations education plan
The High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession recognises that “teachers need to work in a climate of security, support, well-being and decent working conditions”. It calls for comprehensive national teacher policies to address teacher well-being and for multi-stakeholder national commissions to be established. The commissions should address workload and well-being...
This Briefing outlines the importance of teacher and education support personnel (ESP) wellbeing to high quality education. It sets out a road map for education unions and their members on how to ensure that educational jurisdictions put in place practical strategies for enhancing the wellbeing of all teachers and ESP....
Education International wishes to further its understanding of the current policy landscape of teacher well-being. To inform this understanding, Education International commissioned Education Support to undertake a small-scale research study to explore and summarise global understandings of teacher well-being. The work included highlighting global definitions of well-being, the identification of...
With only 6 years until the 2030 deadline, Sustainable Development Goal 4 on quality education for all is off track. Millions of children continue to be out of school, deprived of their right to education, while education systems struggle with an alarming shortage of 44 million teachers. In this context,...
Global education leaders meet to accelerate progress towards quality education for all
The High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession was convened by the United Nations Secretary General and brought together academics, ministers of education and labour, former presidents, employers’ organisations, teachers and students and their unions.
To mark May Day, Education International, the global voice of the teaching profession, is calling on governments everywhere to fully fund public education systems, and guarantee labour rights and good working conditions for teachers and education support personnel. Well-resourced, inclusive, and equitable quality public education systems are a prerequisite for...
May Day 2024: Education unions call on governments to Go Public! Fund Education
On April 22 Education International’s Climate Network came together to celebrate Earth Day with an insightful discussion on the reform necessary to foster a pedagogy of hope and quality climate change education in classrooms everywhere. Education unionists were joined by three inspiring activists who are leading the youth movement for...
Education International Climate Network: Towards a pedagogy of hope for people and planet
The High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession was convened by the United Nations Secretary-General in response to the global teacher shortage. The Panel brought together academics, ministers, former presidents, teachers and students and their unions.
Convened by the United Nations Secretary- General in response to the alarming global teacher shortage, the High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession developed 59 recommendations to ensure teachers are valued and respected. The broad and progressive recommendations are the result of sustained union advocacy and a unique opportunity to effect...
United Nations High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession launches landmark recommendations to end the global teacher shortage and strengthen the profession
On January 24, the International Day of Education, education unionists from around the world came together to reaffirm their commitment to the universal right to education and to mark the first year of the Education International global campaign Go Public! Fund Education. The campaign is an urgent call for governments...
International Day of Education: Unionists celebrate the right to education by campaigning for quality public education for all
January 24th is the International Day of Education. Education is a human right, a public good, and a public responsibility. Free quality public education systems that are fully funded and led by a strong, valued, and respected teaching profession are the single most effective way to ensure the right to...
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