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Climate action and literacy 17 August 2023 Pacific educators stand in solidarity for climate justice and a just transition in first-ever climate conference
Pacific educators affirmed their commitment to climate justice and to advance a just transition during a conference hosted by Education International Asia-Pacific (EIAP) and the Council of Pacific Educators (COPE) in Lautoka, Fiji on May 23-25, 2023.
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Education Support Personnel Education International's 2nd World Education Support Personnel Conference - May 2023
Conference Report
10 August 2023Education International (EI) second World Education Support Personnel (ESP) conference, Building Union Power: Defending the Rights and Status of Education Support Personnel, took take place in Aveiro, Portugal on 16-18 May 2023.
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Standards and working conditions 10 August 2023 UK: Raising the status and living conditions of Education Support Personnel
Education International (EI) welcomes success achieved by the National Education Union, an EI member organisation in the UK, getting increased funding for schools to ensure that the pay awards are adequately funded and prevent the need for staffing cuts.
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Future of work in education 4 August 2023 The UN High Panel on the Teaching Profession: Panelists discuss strategies to end the teacher shortage
On 1 August, the UN High-Panel on the Teaching Profession convened its second virtual meeting bringing together leading experts, policymakers, and representatives from education organizations to address crucial issues within the teaching profession. Education International, as the voice of the profession at the global level, plays a central role in...
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Leading the profession 1 August 2023 SNTE alerts more than two million and a half students about the risk of using drugs
Through a broad program structured by the teacher's organization, headed by Alfonso Cepeda Salas, General Secretary, it was possible to inform and reflect with students from secondary and upper middle education, on the risk of addictions as well as the importance of physical and emotional health care.
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Equity and inclusion 31 July 2023 Empowering Women Education Workers: Summary of the EILA Regional Network Meeting
The meeting provided an opportunity for analysis of the current situation, workshops and discussions between colleagues from all over the region. Initiatives such as the campaign for the ratification of ILO Convention 190 and the launch of the Network’s Observatory: Sumemos Igualdad (Let’s Ad Equality).
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Union renewal and development 27 July 2023 Burkina Faso: Teacher unionists' capacity building through development cooperation
In partnership with the Canadian Teachers' Federation, Burkina Faso's Syndicat National des Enseignants du Secondaire et du Supérieur (SNESS) organised the 14th edition of a training session for in-service activists.
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Leading the profession 26 July 2023 Teachers gather in Brasilia to show what is possible when united through learning circles
On the 25th and 26th of July 2023, the Teacher-led Learning Circles for Formative Assessment project held an in-person seminar in collaboration with the Confederação Nacional dos Trabalhadores em Educação (CNTE) for all participants based in Brazil. The meeting, held in Brasilia, was a powerful representation of what teachers can...
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Leading the profession 25 July 2023 Working with teachers in classrooms to build bottom-up evaluation practices in Brazil
On the 25th and 26th of July 2023, the Teacher-led Learning Circles for Formative Assessment project held an in-person seminar in collaboration with the Confederação Nacional dos Trabalhadores em Educação (CNTE) for all participants based in Brazil. The meeting, held in Brasilia, was a powerful representation of what teachers and...
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Leading the profession 24 July 2023 Happy 30th anniversary, Education International!
A panel discussion on 14 July brought together Education International (EI) President Susan Hopgood, EI General Secretary Emeritus Fred van Leeuwen, and EI co-founder Robert Harris to reflect on the creation of Education International and take stock of the progress accomplished by the global federation representing teachers and education support...
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Leading the profession 20 July 2023 Brazilian teachers highlight that work in learning circles must be supported by policy change
The Teacher-Led Learning Circles for Formative Assessment (T3LFA) project continues to progress in Brazil, with the aim of providing teachers with the space to identify, test and develop formative assessment practices that respond to the unique learning needs of students in classrooms across the country.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 20 July 2023 Australia: Better access to higher education for Indigenous students in major reform of the sector
The Australian government has announced a set of reforms aiming to increase access to higher education for Indigenous students and those from disadvantaged backgrounds. All Indigenous students will be guaranteed a Commonwealth-supported place at the university of their choice.
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Leading the profession 18 July 2023 Iraq: Respect educators and pay decent pensions!
In the Iraqi region of Kurdistan retired public educators are a forgotten group. The President of the Kurdistan Teachers’ Union (KTU) Abdulwahid Muhammad Haje calls for increased pensions and better living conditions for them.
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Trade union rights are human rights 17 July 2023 Tunisia: the government must respect the trade union rights of primary school teachers
In a letter of protest dated 13 July 2023 addressed to Tunisian Education Minister Ali Mohamed Al Boughdiri, Education International (EI) condemned the salary penalties imposed on teacher trade unionists calling for better funding of education in their country.
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Leading the profession 17 July 2023 Education International’s Executive Board: World Congress, 30 years of mobilising, artificial intelligence in education, addressing the global teacher shortage
The Education International Executive Board met online on July 6 and July 14. EI’s 9th World Congress held online on July 11 to 13, as well as the organisation’s strategy on the use of artificial intelligence in education, and the launch of the UN High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession...
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Democracy 17 July 2023 Iran: Repeated chemical attacks on schools highlight gender-based violence and barriers to girls’ education
New research published by Education International maps the incidence of gas poisoning attacks on girls’ schools in Iran during the nationwide protests for “Woman, Life, Freedom.”
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Trade union rights are human rights 14 July 2023 Record high level of workers’ rights violations in 2023, Global Rights Index reports
Nine out of 10 countries violated the right to strike in 2023. 77% of countries excluded workers from establishing or joining trade unions. The 2023 Global Rights Index, launched on 30 June 2023, highlights the injustices faced by workers globally and the status of the countries with the highest violations...
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Leading the profession 14 July 2023 9th Education International World Congress: A testimony to the education professionals’ persistence
From July 11th–13th Education International (EI) member organisations around the world came together the 9th EI World Congress around the theme of ‘Growing our unions, elevating our professions, defending democracy.’ Top education unionists representing 32 million educators in 381 unions in 178 countries met online to determine the policies, principles...
9th Education International World Congress: A testimony to the education professionals’ persistence