Teachers, have your say about educating for sustainable development and global citizenship!
EI and UNESCO launch a global survey of teachers on their readiness to teach education for sustainable development and global citizenship.
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Launch of new Global Response research
Watch the launch of our new research by Ben Williamson and Anna Hogan, on Pandemic Privatisation in Higher Education: Edtech and University Reform: 9 February, 2-3pm CET
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Education International and UNESCO call for educators to be considered a priority group in COVID-19 vaccinations
Today, on the 60th anniversary of the Convention that promotes the universal right to education, Education International and UNESCO published a joint message calling on governments and the international community to consider teachers and education support personnel as a priority group in COVID-19 vaccination efforts. The call came as some countries are starting to roll out COVID-19 vaccines.
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Education International Launches Guide on Auditing Educational Equity in Light of the COVID-19 Pandemic
To address the strong concerns that have arisen across the world about equity gaps within education as a result of the closure of schools and other educational settings due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the global federation of education unions has published a Guide for its member organisations on the process of auditing equity as educational settings have reopened or are due to reopen. The Guide is a tool to support education unions as they advocate for equity audits to be conducted at both education institution and system...
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Information hub for educators and their unions during the COVID-19 crisis
Get up to date with the latest news, read the guidelines or see what other unions are doing to minimise the effects of the COVID-19 crisis and get inspired.
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Mexico: COVID-19 issues feature in SNTE demands
The COVID-19 pandemic has influenced many of the issues put together by the Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores de la Educación (SNTE) for its 2021 list of national demands.
Read MoreIraq: Teachers praise KTU training on quality remote education
Training sessions by the Kurdistan Teachers’ Union (KTU) have participants wanting more training – and generated more participants! This year alone, the KTU has trained 54 teachers on teaching methods related to new technologies and remote teaching and learning. This successful training endeavour is part of its programme of trai...
Read MoreGeneral strike shuts down Myanmar
Trade union organisations called for a general strike on Monday, 22 February 2021 against the seizure of power by the military. They called for the respect of the results of the November 2020 elections and the release of all detained political leaders and activists. An estimated 12 million people participated in the strike, whic...
Read MoreGermany: A new primary school curriculum, not now!
In North Rhine Westphalia, education unions have launched a joint petition urging the Ministry of Education of the Land (region) to postpone the implementation of a new curricula for primary schools.
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