Articles from France
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Equity and inclusion 2016-07-15 Nice: Education International offers its condolences as France mourns once again
In the aftermath of yet another horrific attack that has robbed families of innocent lives in the face of democracy and freedom, Education International stands in support of its French affiliates and the French people.
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Union renewal and development 2016-03-31 French unions brace against anti-social reforms
While economic, social and educational reform plans are stirring up heated debates in France, the countries’ two largest education unions, UNSA Education and SNES-FSU, hold their congresses this week in Grenoble.
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Climate action and literacy 2015-12-05 A sustainable world begins in the classroom
As nations continued to negotiate their way toward a climate agreement in Paris, COP21 put education under the spotlight during the fourth day of deliberations to bring into focus the foundation of a sustainable future.
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Union renewal and development 2015-11-15 Education International stands with France
In the wake of the terrorist attacks in Paris, which have taken the lives of at least 129 and injured more than 300, Education International has conveyed its solidarity with the people of France.
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Standards and working conditions 2015-09-17 France: a day of strike action in high schools
An interunion association grouping the largest unions representing secondary education, including four EI affiliates (SNES-FSU, FO, SNETAA-FO, CGT), is in conflict with the French government on the matter of the reform of high schools.
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Standards and working conditions 2015-08-20 France: Union research sheds light on state of teaching profession
UNSA Education, one of EI’s affiliates in France, has – for the third year in a row – published a study examining the current preoccupations of members of the education workforce in the country.
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Equity and inclusion 2015-06-09 France: education unions reaffirm their values
Following January's deadly attacks in Paris that targeted satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, the police and a Kosher supermarket Paris, French trade unions have entered a new partnership to strengthen societal values.
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Equity and inclusion 2015-05-21 France: education unions urge government to help eradicate LGBT-phobia in schools
French trade unions united within the Education Collective Against LGBT-phobia in Schools and Universities have called on public authorities to implement a long-awaited ambitious policy to combat LGBT-phobia in schools and universities.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 2015-02-04 Guidelines on Entrepreneurship education
ETUCE is member of the Thematic Working Group of the European Commission on Entrepreneurship Education. The representatives of governments experts, social partners and the European Commission finalised its work and published their Final Report on Entrepreneurship Education in November 2014. The report provides guidance to Member States to enhance their...
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Union renewal and development 2015-02-04 Education and training priorities of the Latvian Presidency
On 1 January 2015, Latvia took over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The main strategic objectives of the Latvian Presidency are the following: Competitive Europe: To work on the Investment Plan for Europe; continue the work on strengthening the Single Market; launch discussions and start working...
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Standards and working conditions 2015-02-03 France: stronger values are dependent on a stronger teaching profession
In a move to enhance the status of the teaching profession, French education unions undertook a one-day strike this week to shed light on the important role education plays in building strong values.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 2015-01-23 New Eurydice Report: New approaches to the education evaluation in Europe
The new Eurydice report examines the two major types of school evaluation: external evaluation, conducted by evaluators who are not directly involved in school activities, and internal evaluation, where most evaluators are members of the examined school's staff.
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Equity and inclusion 2015-01-23 ETUCE facilitates historic agreement between all Cypriot Teacher Unions
On 10th January 2015, all 6 Teacher Unions in Cyprus representing the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot Communities signed a historic agreement about cooperation. The agreement comes after several attempts have been made during the last 14 years.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 2015-01-23 The Macedonian Ministry of Education has replaced social dialogue with threats and oppression
On Monday 26 January 2015, ETUCE European Director Martin Rømer will travel to the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to help seeking for a solution in the current severe labour conflict in the education sector. For many months, the social dialogue about several pending and urgent labour issues has been...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 2015-01-16 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.
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Equity and inclusion 2014-11-28 France: Gender equality in teaching and learning endorsed
Education unions in France have reaffirmed that gender equality must be at the heart of learning, following the National Education Minister’s presentation of teaching materials on equality between girls and boys.
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Equity and inclusion 2014-10-20 France: focus on gender-based violence in schools
Gender-based violence in schools came under the spotlight during International Day of the Girl Child events organised earlier this month in Paris by France’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Plan International France.
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Trade union rights are human rights 2014-10-17 General strike in Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) off the agenda for now
A strike in FYROM's education sector announced by ETUCE's Macedonian member organisation SONK on 29 September 2014 was averted at the very last moment. Following ETUCE's written intervention at the Macedonian Ministry of Education and ETUCE's ad hoc meeting with SONK in Skopje, the Ministry had suddenly agreed to return...
General strike in Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) off the agenda for now