UK: Flawed 2021 exam arrangements will lead to inequality, say education unions
Assessment arrangements for students in 2021 will increase inequality and pressure on students and teachers in the UK, according to education unions.
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World Teachers’ Day 2020: Global mobilisation and solidarity in unprecedented numbers
World Teachers’ Day 2020 was a landmark for the teaching profession, with over 500,000 educators coming together on October 5th for Education International’s 24-hour webcast spanning the globe.
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Learning from one another: EI publishes "Forward to School"
Education International released its publication Forward to School on 13 July. The document is based on the five pillars identified in the EI Guidance on Reopening Schools and Education Institutions released in April.
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Africa: The future of the teacher profession and education addressed by education unions and governments
A series of virtual seminars on the future of the teaching profession is being held in 2020. The first in the series for this year took place on 15 September. There were 61 participants from eight countries. They came from education and teacher unions, ministries of education and international stakeholder groups in education. The seminar is part of a process that it is hoped will lead to a consensus on teacher professional issues between teacher unions and governments. The focus is on collaboration between teachers’ uni...
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Global survey assesses status of teachers in era of COVID-19 pandemic
Education International is relaunching its global survey on the Status of Teachers. The organisation’s largest survey of its 400 affiliated unions aims to better understand the status of teachers around the globe and build a strong basis for advocacy.
Read MoreWorld Teachers’ Day 2020: Global mobilisation and solidarity in unprecedented numbers
World Teachers’ Day 2020 was a landmark for the teaching profession, with over 500,000 educators coming together on October 5th for Education International’s 24-hour webcast spanning the globe.
Read MoreUNESCO prioritises post-COVID-19 education
Education in the current and post-COVID-19 world will be the focus of an extraordinary session of UNESCO’s Global Education Monitoring Meeting (2020 GEM) on 22 October. Co-hosted by the Government of the United Kingdom, political leaders, policy makers, and global education actors will have an opportunity to agree on global prio...
Read MoreFrance: French unions lead mourning of assassinated teacher Samuel Paty
In gatherings all over France, tribute was paid to Samuel Paty, 47, a history, and geography teacher who was the victim of a terrorist attack near his school, Conflans-Sainte-Honorine in the Paris suburbs. Paty was decapitated following an Internet campaign against the use in his class of a caricature of Mohammed. The apparent m...
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