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Health and well-being 30 July 2024 Educators' well-being in focus at EI’s 10th World Congress
A top priority for Education International
Teacher and education support personnel well-being is vital for quality education. Education International (EI) is dedicated to addressing issue, prominently featured at EI’s 10th World Congress taking place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 29 July to 2 August. The Congress highlighted the importance of educators' well-being and the urgent need...
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Our publications on health and well-being
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Standards and working conditions Teacher and Education Support Personnel Well-being - Vital for Education
Policy Brief
8 July 2024Teacher and Education Support Personnel Well-being - Vital for EducationThis Briefing outlines the importance of teacher and education support personnel (ESP) wellbeing to high quality education. It sets out a road map for education unions and their members on how to ensure that educational jurisdictions put in place practical strategies for enhancing the wellbeing of all teachers and ESP....
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Standards and working conditions International Barometer of Education Staff 2023: Focus on early child education staff
10 October 2023International Barometer of Education Staff 2023: Focus on early child education staffThe Education and Solidarity Network and the Foundation for Public Health, in partnership with Education International and the UNESCO Chair Global Health & Education, have launched the 2nd edition of the International Barometer of the Health and Wellbeing of Education Personnel (I-BEST) in 2023.
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Standards and working conditions International Barometer of the Health and Wellbeing of Education Personnel 2023
10 October 2023International Barometer of the Health and Wellbeing of Education Personnel 2023The Education and Solidarity Network and the Foundation for Public Health, in partnership with Education International and the UNESCO Chair Global Health & Education, have launched the 2nd edition of the International Barometer of the Health and Wellbeing of Education Personnel (I-BEST) in 2023.
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Standards and working conditions International Barometer on Education Personnel’s Health and Well-being 2021
16 November 2021International Barometer on Education Personnel’s Health and Well-being 2021The first edition of the International Barometer on Education Personnel’s Health and Well-being, based on a survey of 8,000 teachers in six countries on three continents, offers a unique insight into the experiences of teachers in 2021. By analysing issues related to their working conditions, their feelings about their profession...
Resources from the Covid-19 pandemic
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Equity and inclusion 14 June 2021 No one is safe until everyone is safe
Take action for universal access to COVID-19 vaccines, medical products and technologies!
With a few high-income countries taking over most of the global vaccine supply, the rest of the world is left fighting new waves of the COVID-19 pandemic without essential tools. In the meantime, new variants of the virus are threatening to send us all back to square one.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 Effective and Equitable Educational Recovery | 10 Principles
Education International and the OECD
28 April 2021Effective and Equitable Educational Recovery | 10 PrinciplesThe COVID-19 pandemic has led to the frequent closure of school buildings in most countries in the world and has interrupted the school attendance of at least 1.2 billion students in 2020 and 2021. Although many education systems have been able to adapt in varying degrees, the pandemic has shown...
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Trade union rights are human rights 14 December 2020 Education International and UNESCO call for educators to be considered a priority group in COVID-19 vaccinations
Today, on the 60th anniversary of the Convention that promotes the universal right to education, Education International and UNESCO published a joint message calling on governments and the international community to consider teachers and education support personnel as a priority group in COVID-19 vaccination efforts. The call came as some...
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Equity and inclusion Auditing Educational Equity in Light of the Covid-19 Pandemic
A Guide for Education Unions
3 December 2020Auditing Educational Equity in Light of the Covid-19 PandemicThe COVID-19 pandemic has led to unprecedented school closures that have affected over 1.5 billion students worldwide. However, the impact of the pandemic has not been equal, with vulnerable and disadvantaged students disproportionately affected by the resulting global crisis in teaching and learning.
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Standards and working conditions Forward to School: Guidance, Considerations and Resources for and from Education Unions to Inform Decision-Making in Times of Covid-19
30 July 2020Forward to School: Guidance, Considerations and Resources for and from Education Unions to Inform Decision-Making in Times of Covid-19Forward to School provides a wealth of resources to inform the response of education unions in this next stage of the Covid-19 education crisis. It features information, research and, most importantly, examples of union actions in more than 50 countries across all regions.
Our policy on health and well-being
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Health and well-being 2 August 2024 Educational, health and wealth inequalities: pandemic recovery
Educational, health and wealth inequalities: pandemic recoveryResolution from the 10th World Congress
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Health and well-being 2 August 2024 Global capitalism and the cyclical crisis of pandemics (COVID-19)
Global capitalism and the cyclical crisis of pandemics (COVID-19)Resolution from the 10th World Congress
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Health and well-being 2 August 2024 Teacher and ESP wellbeing and mental health: vital for quality education
Teacher and ESP wellbeing and mental health: vital for quality educationResolution from the 10th World Congress
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Standards and working conditions 23 September 2019 Teacher and Education Support Personnel’s Mental Health
Teacher and Education Support Personnel’s Mental HealthResolution from the 8th World Congress