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Go public! Fund education United Nations Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession: Recommendations and summary of deliberations
23 February 2024The High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession was convened by the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres in response to the growing and alarming global teacher shortage.
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Go public! Fund education What you need to know about the United Nations High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession and its recommendations
23 February 2024The United Nations High-Level panel on the Teaching Profession and its recommendations are a unique opportunity to effect real change for teachers and students everywhere. Here’s what you need to know.
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Future of work in education Activating the Recommendations of the UN High-Level Panel on the teaching Profession
A Guide for Education Unions
3 April 2024The High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession was convened by the United Nations Secretary-General in response to the global teacher shortage. The Panel brought together academics, ministers, former presidents, teachers and students and their unions.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 26 April 2024 From recommendations to action: Joining forces to end the global teacher shortage
Johanna Jaara Åstrand
The shortened version of the following remarks were delivered by Johanna Jaara Åstrand, Education International Vice-president for Europe and President of the Swedish Teachers’ Union, at the European Union Global Gateway High-level Education Event on April 11, 2024. The event marked the regional launch of the recommendations put forward by...
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 22 April 2024 Education International joins Global Unions in calling for democratic reform of International Financial Institutions
Education International has endorsed the Global Unions statement demanding significant democratic reforms within International Financial Institutions (IFIs) such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 11 April 2024 Invest in teachers to ensure quality education for all: European Union supports United Nations recommendations on the profession
Funding education and investing in teachers are key to ensuring the right to education for all and achieving all Sustainable Development Goals. This message was heard loud and clear on April 11 at the Global Gateway High-Level Education Event co-hosted by the European Commission and the Belgian Presidency of the...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 7 March 2024 Our fight for education is a fight for women’s rights
Susan Hopgood
The right to education means that every child must have access to free quality education, a well-supported, qualified teacher, and a quality learning environment no matter where they live or come from, no matter their gender, ethnicity, or how much their family earns. This is our mission as education unions...
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Standards and working conditions 27 February 2024 Education Voices | Unpacking the High-Level Panel Recommendations
Manal Hdaife
Manal Hdaife is a school principal and chair of the Education International Arab Countries Cross Regional Structure Committee, deeply committed to advancing the cause of education in Lebanon. With a career dedicated to promoting teachers' rights and enhancing educational standards, Hdaife has emerged as a key advocate for public education...
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Standards and working conditions 27 February 2024 Education voices | Elevating the Teacher Profession: High-Level Panel Recommendations explained
Mike Thiruman
Mike Thiruman, General Secretary of the Singapore Teachers' Union, embodies a profound dedication to teacher empowerment by enhancing working conditions, advocating for teacher agency, and fostering teacher wellness and growth. As a member of the High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession, convened by the United Nations, Thiruman's insights are crucial...
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Go public! Fund education 26 February 2024 United Nations recommendations: an urgent call for teachers to be paid, valued, and respected
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For the first time in over fifty years, the United Nations is putting a spotlighting on teachers’ rights, status, and working conditions. The United Nations High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession just published a set of recommendations to governments globally to strengthen the profession and ensure that teachers are valued...
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Standards and working conditions 26 February 2024 A call to action: implementing the UN recommendations to raise the status of the teaching profession
David Edwards
On February 26, the United Nations High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession launched its 59 recommendations to governments to strengthen the profession and ensure that teachers are valued and respected. The Panel and its broad recommendations are the result of persistent union advocacy. It is incumbent upon Governments to implement...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 26 February 2024 United Nations High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession launches landmark recommendations to end the global teacher shortage and strengthen the profession
Convened by the United Nations Secretary- General in response to the alarming global teacher shortage, the High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession developed 59 recommendations to ensure teachers are valued and respected. The broad and progressive recommendations are the result of sustained union advocacy and a unique opportunity to effect...
United Nations High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession launches landmark recommendations to end the global teacher shortage and strengthen the profession