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Standards and working conditions 13 August 2025 Education Voices | How persistent solidarity secured a historic win on pensions for higher education workers in the UK
Jo Grady
This testimony was collected as part of the research project entitled “In the eye of the storm: Higher education in an age of crises” conducted by Howard Stevenson, Maria Antonietta Vega Castillo, Melanie Bhend, and Vasiliki-Eleni Selechopoulou for Education International. The research report and executive summary are available here .
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Democracy 15 July 2025 Education unions join forces to support teachers in Palestine as they keep education alive against all odds
Education International member organisations in Italy, Portugal, South Africa, Australia, Spain and the United Kingdom have teamed up for a project in support of the General Union of Palestinian Teachers, its members, and their students.
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Equity and inclusion 25 June 2025 Standing together against attacks on disabled workers in the UK
Lena Davies
Against a backdrop of increasing cuts and attacks to vital support for disabled people, NASUWT is continuing to be part of the fight back to ensure disabled teachers can live and work with dignity.
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Equity and inclusion 16 May 2025 Challenging LGBTQ+ discrimination: The fight goes on
Phil Siddle
In recent years, the UK has made meaningful progress on LGBTQ+ rights, with improvements in both legal protections and public attitudes. However, this progress is now under threat. Around the world, anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric and legislation are growing—and the UK is not immune. The recent Supreme Court ruling that trans women...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 27 March 2025 Tackling the teacher shortage crisis in the Commonwealth
Oliver Mawhinney
44 million teachers are need globally by 2030 – a shortage that affects developing and developed countries alike, as demonstrated across the Commonwealth.
Tackling the teacher shortage crisis in the Commonwealth