A champion for educators’ rights around the world: Remembering and paying tribute to Nigel de Gruchy
Nigel de Gruchy, former General Secretary of British education union NASUWT, passed away on Saturday 29 November. The global education union movement mourns and remembers a tireless champion for educators’ rights and one of the union leaders that spearheaded the creation of Education International.
Education International’s Executive Board meets to address global education issues
Education International (EI) leaders gathered for the 71st Executive Board meeting 0to address global education issues and chart the course for the organization. The meeting reaffirmed the global solidarity of affiliates around the world and a strong commitment to quality education around the world.
Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4
14 November 2025
France: trade union mobilisation for education support staff essential to inclusive education
The CFDT Public Education, Training and Research Federation and its member unions recognise that “inclusive education represents a major democratic advance, by affirming the right of every child to learn within the French education system, regardless of their specific needs”. But the implementation of this principle is currently facing numerous...
#youngteachers “I owe my union activism to my students”, by Anthony Dowling (TUI, Ireland).
Anthony Dowling
If you are passing through Glasnevin Cemetery on the outskirts of Dublin City Centre, you may come across the noticeable yet simple gravestone of James Larkin. Engraved on it is ‘James Larkin 1876-1947, The Labour Leader’. Larkin’s Gravestone may be simple but the legacy he left behind is much more...