Standing with Teachers: 60 Years of Protecting the Profession, Advancing its Status, and Shaping Our Futures
On 5 October 2026, education unions around the world will celebrate World Teachers’ Day, marking the 60th anniversary of the 1966 International Labour Organization (ILO)/UNESCO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4
5 June 2026
Belgium: budget cuts to state education adopted in a denial of democracy
Despite strong public opposition and strike action in schools across the Wallonia-Brussels Federation (FWB) called by a united front of education unions, the FWB Parliament, meeting in a plenary session, voted in the early hours of 5 June to approve the government’s planned cuts in education spending.
UK: Shock at untimely death of Gareth Young, trade union leader and global activist
Education International is saddened by the news of the death of Gareth Young, deputy general secretary of the NASUWT–The Teachers’ Union, on 14 December.