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  1. 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...

    Educators' well-being in focus at EI’s 10th World Congress
  2. Future of work in education 27 July 2024

    Advancing educators' health and well-being: a global effort

    The well-being of education professionals is crucial for quality education, yet it faces significant challenges globally. Recognising the interdependence of education and health, key organisations are partnering with Education International (EI) to find solutions to advance the well-being of educators worldwide.

    Advancing educators' health and well-being: a global effort
  3. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 12 December 2023

    Decent work for early childhood personnel: 10 years since the adoption of the ILO Policy Guidelines and the way forward

    On November 30, Education International hosted an online event to assess the progress made in implementing the International Labour Organization Policy Guidelines on decent work for early childhood education personnel 10 years after their adoption and reflect on new developments in the sector. The discussion was informed by the special...

    Decent work for early childhood personnel: 10 years since the adoption of the ILO Policy Guidelines and the way forward
  4. Standards and working conditions 30 November 2023

    Early childhood educators: New data on the challenges they face raises the alarm about an education sector at risk

    Isidora Vitorović

    Research by Education International reveals that early childhood education (ECE) personnel have been among the education workers whose employment conditions were most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Preliminary findings of an ongoing research also identify this chronically underfunded sector as one of the most threatened by the global teacher shortage.

    Early childhood educators: New data on the challenges they face raises the alarm about an education sector at risk
  5. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 21 November 2023

    Decent work for early childhood education personnel: Where are we ten years after the adoption of the ILO Policy Guidelines?

    On November 30, Education International will host an online event to assess the progress made in implementing the ILO Policy Guidelines on decent work for early childhood education personnel and reflect on new developments in the sector. The discussion will be informed by the special edition of the I-BEST survey...

    Decent work for early childhood education personnel: Where are we ten years after the adoption of the ILO Policy Guidelines?
  6. Standards and working conditions 10 October 2023

    Teacher wellbeing – a global challenge

    Sinéad Mc Brearty

    The publication of this year’s International Barometer of Education Staff (I-BEST 2023) offers the unusual opportunity to hear directly from over 26,000 educators from around the world. Whilst the profile and context of the countries involved varies significantly, I am struck by how much commonality there is in the broad...

    Teacher wellbeing – a global challenge