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  1. Leading the profession 30 March 2023

    UNSA Education's Barometer of Education Professions: taking the pulse of French educators

    UNSA Education has launched a survey of French educators for the 2023 edition of its Barometer of education professions. This survey will allow education staff to talk about their working conditions, their aspirations and their vision of their profession.

    UNSA Education's Barometer of Education Professions: taking the pulse of French educators
  2. Leading the profession 30 March 2023

    Teacher-led Learning Circles for Formative Assessment: Spotlight on the international research team

    The Teacher-led Learning Circles for Formative Assessment project aims to provide teachers with tools and support to identify and establish effective teacher-led formative assessment practices that can be disseminated within and across education unions. Research is a key part of the project.

    Teacher-led Learning Circles for Formative Assessment: Spotlight on the international research team
  3. Equity and inclusion 29 March 2023

    UN Conference on the Status of Women: We need action to make gender equality in the digital age a reality

    The 67th session of the UN Committee on the Status of Women (CSW67) held in New York, March 6 to 17 adopted conclusions that acknowledge the critical role of technology and innovation in achieving gender equality and recognise the challenges to gender equality in the digital age.

    UN Conference on the Status of Women: We need action to make gender equality in the digital age a reality
  4. Standards and working conditions 29 March 2023

    Cape Verde: We stand for safe schools!

    Following a serious incident in a school, the Federaçao Caboverdiana dos Professores (FECAP), Education International’s member organisation in Cape Verde, has expressed deep concern and reiterated its rejection of all violence in educational settings against teachers, education support personnel or students.

    Cape Verde: We stand for safe schools!
  5. Leading the profession 28 March 2023

    South Korea : Co-creating a common purpose through Teacher-led Learning Circles

    The Teacher-Led Learning Circles for Formative Assessment (T3LFA) project held its first network event in South Korea on 18 and 19 February 2023. The network event provided a central place where project participants from Jeju, Kyungnam and Jeonbuk provinces could come together. This allowed for thirty teachers, six facilitators, two...

    South Korea : Co-creating a common purpose through Teacher-led Learning Circles
  6. News 26 March 2023

    Syria: Global education union community solidarity helps teachers and other education staff

    Since Türkiye and Syria were struck on February 6th by a devastating earthquake that left tens of thousands dead and injured, including hundreds of teachers, support staff, academics and other education workers, the Union of Teachers in Northeast Syria (UTNES) and the international education union community via Education international (EI)...

    Syria: Global education union community solidarity helps teachers and other education staff
  7. Leading the profession 24 March 2023

    Quality inclusive education must be guaranteed, and publicly funded, top African education unionists say

    At its latest meeting, the Education International Africa Regional Committee (EIARC) has taken stock of current and upcoming activities and challenges for educators and their unions in the region and called on member organisations to join the EI Go Public! Fund Education campaign.

    Quality inclusive education must be guaranteed, and publicly funded, top African education unionists say
  8. Leading the profession 24 March 2023

    Côte d'Ivoire: Working together and tracking achievements key to Teacher-led Learning Circles

    The Teacher-led Learning Circles for Formative Assessment project aims to provide teachers with tools and support to identify and establish effective teacher-led formative assessment practices that can be disseminated within and across education unions.

    Côte d'Ivoire: Working together and tracking achievements key to Teacher-led Learning Circles
  9. Solidarity in emergencies 23 March 2023

    Education International brings support to help cushion the impact of Cyclone Freddy

    The global union federation representing educators worldwide has brought financial support using its Solidarity Fund to help students, teachers and education support personnel severely affected by devastation caused by tropical Cyclone Freddy in Madagascar, Malawi and Mozambique.

    Education International brings support to help cushion the impact of Cyclone Freddy
  10. Solidarity in emergencies 22 March 2023

    Türkiye: International solidarity brings relief to educators, students, and populations affected by the earthquake

    In a conversation with Education International Osman Işçi, of the Turkish union Eğitim Sen, shared the experience of educators on the ground and stressed the importance of international solidarity in responding to the devastation.

    Türkiye: International solidarity brings relief to educators, students, and populations affected by the earthquake
  11. Leading the profession 20 March 2023

    Global education leaders gear up for upcoming World Congresses showing collective power and solidarity

    At the 61th Education International (EI) Executive Board (ExBo) meeting held online from March 14th – 16th, top education unionists from all regions of the world accelerated their preparations for the next EI World Congresses this year and in 2024, and reiterated their support to educators, students and their communities...

    Global education leaders gear up for upcoming World Congresses showing collective power and solidarity
  12. Union renewal and development 20 March 2023

    Development cooperation partners reaffirm their commitment to support education unions’ capacity-building activities

    The recent meeting of the Education International (EI) Development Cooperation (DC) Network gathered education unionists and cooperation development partners from all over the world, the first one since March 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic struck. They took stock of past and current projects and exchanged good practices and tools to...

    Development cooperation partners reaffirm their commitment to support education unions’ capacity-building activities
  13. News 17 March 2023

    Cyprus mourns the loss of a school sports team in the Turkish earthquake

    Among the hundreds of thousands of stories of death and tragedy from the earthquake which hit Türkiye and Syria, the loss of a school volleyball team from Northern Cyprus has brought great sorrow to the education community.

    Cyprus mourns the loss of a school sports team in the Turkish earthquake
  14. Trade union rights are human rights 14 March 2023

    Central African Republic: Education Global Union Federation welcomes release of arrested union leaders

    Education International (EI) welcomes the release on 10 March of arrested Central African Republic trade union leaders. It will continue to closely monitor their treatment, the state of trade unionism and developments in the education system in the country.

    Central African Republic: Education Global Union Federation welcomes release of arrested union leaders
  15. Equity and inclusion 13 March 2023

    Education unions urge governments to fund inclusive education

    “Unions are a place for inclusion”, Australian Education Union (AEU) Federal Secretary Kevin Bates told participants at the Diversity in Education Conference, a Sydney WorldPride event. Education unions from around the world took part in the Sydney WorldPride, a two weeklong celebration of the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender...

    Education unions urge governments to fund inclusive education
  16. Standards and working conditions 9 March 2023

    Mexico: together we school

    Job security has become one of the main achievements of the SNTE education workers union in Mexico. Thanks to the permanent programme for granting tenure to teachers agreed on with the federal government over 800,000 teaching positions have been regularised throughout the country in recent months.

    Mexico: together we school
  17. Trade union rights are human rights 8 March 2023

    Central African Republic: the government must respect the right to strike and respond to union demands through dialogue

    Education International condemns the threats against the leaders of the Central African education unions who have filed a strike notice via a union platform. Threats were also made against non-unionised teachers who joined this action. It urges the competent authorities to engage in negotiations to provide real answers to the...

    Central African Republic: the government must respect the right to strike and respond to union demands through dialogue