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Quality Teaching

  1. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 19 October 2015

    Striking a balance between technology and quality teaching and learning

    At the first-ever Global Education Industry Summit, education stakeholders are exploring the opportunities offered by innovation in teaching and learning and to discuss a framework for ensuring quality and equity amid rapid technological advance.

    Striking a balance between technology and quality teaching and learning
  2. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 9 October 2015

    Lebanese teachers’ union singles out politicians for country’s woes

    The President of the Teachers Syndicate of Lebanon, Nehme Mahfoud, has lashed out at the political elite of his country for not settling their differences, causing the country to have a disfunctional parliament, a paralised government and no head of state.

    Lebanese teachers’ union singles out politicians for country’s woes
  3. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 9 September 2015

    DRC: promoting high quality education and teachers

    Teachers unions in the Democratic Republic of Congo joined the country’s education ministry for a two day workshop in Kinshasa emphasising the importance of high quality education and teachers.

    DRC: promoting high quality education and teachers
  4. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 25 August 2015

    UK: outstanding 2015 GSCE results to be backed up by additional governmental measures

    Education unions have commented on the General Certificate of Secondary Education’s results, demonstrating the value of the UK public education system, and urged the Government to take further action to sustain the positive results.

    UK: outstanding 2015 GSCE results to be backed up by additional governmental measures
  5. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 13 August 2015

    Australia: widening gaps in achievement between advantaged and disadvantaged schools

    The Australian Education Union has deplored the results of the latest National Assessment Program–Literacy and Numeracy showing huge gaps between advantaged and disadvantaged students and called for targeting funding allocated to schools.

    Australia: widening gaps in achievement between advantaged and disadvantaged schools
  6. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 2 June 2015

    UK: Queen’s throne speech not welcomed by education unions

    Teachers unions in the United Kingdom are fiercely criticising the education policy included in the Queen’s Speech outlining the Government’s mandate as the new session of parliament following the national election officially opened.

    UK: Queen’s throne speech not welcomed by education unions
  7. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 8 April 2015

    Understanding why teacher collaboration is the way forward

    It’s being endorsed by education experts as a way to empower teachers and build leadership among their ranks, but how to make teacher collaboration a reality was the challenge at this year’s international teaching summit.

    Understanding why teacher collaboration is the way forward
  8. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 7 April 2015

    Reasserting the need for quality secondary education and public services

    The future of quality secondary education and public services was among the hot topics debated by Education International and its affiliates, who were actively involved in the World Social Forum last month in Tunisia.

    Reasserting the need for quality secondary education and public services
  9. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 27 March 2015

    EI to deliver strong message at global teaching summit in Canada

    The Education International delegation wants the focus of this year’s International Summit on the Teaching Profession squarely on creating collaborative school environments that empower teachers to build strong learning communities.

    EI to deliver strong message at global teaching summit in Canada
  10. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 18 March 2015

    Zimbabwe: qualified teachers are the answer to filling the recruitment gap

    Teacher unionists aren’t happy with the government’s decision to recruit more than 20,000 unqualified teachers to fill empty posts, which account for nearly a fifth of the country’s teaching force in primary and secondary schools.

    Zimbabwe: qualified teachers are the answer to filling the recruitment gap
  11. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 11 March 2015

    Belgium: Overcrowded schools at odds with government cuts

    As the Belgian Government forges ahead with unpopular austerity measures aimed at tackling the country’s debt and sagging economy, opponents pointed to overcrowded schools as the glaring example of unkept promises, and called for action.

    Belgium: Overcrowded schools at odds with government cuts
  12. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 9 March 2015

    Teachers, Technology, Education for All: A Way Forward

    With the Global Education and Skills Forum underway in Dubai, EI General Secretary Fred van Leeuwen shares his thoughts on how to balance quality teaching and quality education with learning technology.

    Teachers, Technology, Education for All: A Way Forward
  13. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 6 March 2015

    African educators taking strides to enhance teacher effectiveness

    In February, Education International organized national conversations on the issues affecting teacher effectiveness in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Senegal, part of a programme aimed at boosting teacher unions’ promotion of quality education.

    African educators taking strides to enhance teacher effectiveness
  14. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 27 January 2015

    Ireland: Unions act to ensure quality Junior Cycle State exams system

    In Ireland, teacher trade unionists went out on strike on two separate days in support of their belief that every student is entitled to a fair, impartial, and transparent Junior Cycle State externally-assessed examination.

    Ireland: Unions act to ensure quality Junior Cycle State exams system
  15. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 16 January 2015

    France turns to education in an effort to strengthen common values

    In response to the attacks that plunged France into mourning and reflection, the country’s education minister met with education unions, as well as parents and students, to identify the best ways of re-establishing shared values.

    France turns to education in an effort to strengthen common values
  16. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 4 December 2014

    Revision of UNESCO Recommendation on Technical and Vocational Education and Training

    The recommendation was originally adopted in 1962 and was revised in 1974 and 2001. The aim of the current revision is to reflect new trends and issues in the field, considering demographic changes, youth unemployment and growing inequality as well as the central role of "skills for work and life"...

    Revision of UNESCO Recommendation on Technical and Vocational Education and Training