Articles from Netherlands
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Union renewal and development 8 May 2017 Leadership and passion shine through on final day of Unite Conference
Inspirational talks showcased the heart of the teaching profession in Rotterdam as education leaders looked toward the future with optimism and a determination to strengthen the standards needed to ensure quality education around the world.
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Union renewal and development 4 May 2017 From the classroom to the world and back: educators take on a global perspective
In a search for solutions to some of the biggest challenges facing people around the world, the second day of the Unite Conference in Rotterdam looked to build bridges from schools to politicians to policies.
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Union renewal and development 3 May 2017 Putting teachers at the heart of education systems the focus in Rotterdam
The message on day one of the Unite for Quality Education and Leadership Conference was clear, with educators looking at making sure that teachers themselves are the architects of the profession and of education systems.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 2 May 2017 Education communicators come together in The Netherlands
Held on the eve of the Unite for Quality Education and Leadership Conference in Rotterdam, communication leaders from EI affiliates gathered to exchange ideas and share updates on campaigns and initiatives underway around the world.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 1 May 2017 This May Day, why not try solidarity?
As the occasion to celebrate and reaffirm the value and values of trade unions, from which their principles continue to inspire, today must also serve as a lens to carefully examine our societies and institutions.
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Equity and inclusion 3 April 2017 Education unionists’ unwavering commitment to fight child labour globally
Education International has reiterated its support for sustainable initiatives to eradicate child labour worldwide, and welcomed the ratification by the Indian government of two international conventions making child labour illegal.
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Leading the profession 14 February 2017 Dutch government asked to explain backing of for-profit education
Dutch socialist party MPs have asked their Ministry for Foreign Trade and Development to take a stance on its support of Bridge International Academies, one of the world’s biggest and most questioned edubusinesses.
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Standards and working conditions 5 October 2016 Aanbeveling inzake de status van leerkrachten, 1966
Aangenomen door de Bijzondere Intergouvernementele Conferentie inzake de status van leerkrachten te Parijs, in oktober 1966
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Equity and inclusion 8 August 2016 Freedom at Work: education unionists reaffirm LGBTI workers' rights
The achievement of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people’s rights is both a trade union and professional challenge, reaffirmed Education International’s General Secretary Fred van Leeuwen at the Freedom at Work Conference in Amsterdam.
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Standards and working conditions 5 March 2015 Education leaders call for an end to harsh accountability demands
Stringent accountability demands imposed on schools, education leaders and teachers by governments harm and undermine professional autonomy and quality education for all, was the key message from EI’s conference on educational leadership held in Amsterdam.
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Leading the profession 12 December 2014 Flip the SystemFlip the System
Jelmer Evers
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Equity and inclusion 20 May 2014 Promoting gender equality in Europe: ETUCE Seminar on 7 May 2014
The issue of how to promote gender equality in teacher unions and in the teaching profession was discussed at the ETUCE seminar on 7 May 2014. The seminar took place in Utrecht, where the headquarter of the Dutch education union AOb is located.
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Standards and working conditions 21 November 2012 Third International Summit on the Teaching ProfessionThird International Summit on the Teaching Profession
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 9 July 2012 Netherlands: heavy cuts in school staff
The Algemene Onderwijsbond(AOb), one of EI’s national affiliates, has condemned the drastic cut in full-time positions in Dutch schools. The 2011-2012 school year witnessed a reduction of 9,000 full-time positions in Dutch schools as compared to the previous school year. This happened despite the decrease in education jobs being considerably...
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Standards and working conditions 15 May 2012 No performance-related pay for teachers in The Netherlands
The Dutch government announced today that it will no longer pursue plans to introduce performance related pay. Education Secretary Halbe Zijlstra has decided that the 80 million euro budget providing for performance pay experiments will be reallocated.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 6 March 2012 The Netherlands: Huge Teachers’ Demonstration Against Cutbacks
Almost 50,000 teachers and education support staff in The Netherlands showed their anger today over plans by the Dutch government to cut the country’s special education budget by €300 million. The measure would increase class sizes and may cause more than 3,000 teachers and support staff to lose their jobs...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 6 March 2012 The Netherlands: Huge Teachers’ Demonstration Against Cutbacks
Almost 50,000 teachers and education support staff in The Netherlands showed their anger today over plans by the Dutch government to cut the country’s special education budget by €300 million. The measure would increase class sizes and may cause some 3,000 teachers and support staff to lose their jobs by...
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Standards and working conditions 30 January 2012 Netherlands: Dutch Educators are “tired”
Nearly 22,000 Dutch secondary school teachers joined in a successful strike called by one of EI’s national affiliates, the Algemene Onderwijsbond (AOb), on 26 January. This strike opposed the latest government Bill imposing new additional classroom hours for students.
Netherlands: Dutch Educators are “tired”