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Worlds of Education 29 September 2025 Education voices | Collective union action in defence of collegial governance
Sinéad Kennedy
This testimony was collected as part of the research project entitled “In the eye of the storm: Higher education in an age of crises” conducted by Howard Stevenson, Maria Antonietta Vega Castillo, Melanie Bhend, and Vasiliki-Eleni Selechopoulou for Education International. The research report and executive summary are available here .
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News 24 September 2025 France: unions form massive common front to fight austerity and defend high-quality, inclusive education
Responding to a call to strike issued by a broad alliance of unions, on 18 September French education workers mobilised in massive numbers against the budget proposals presented by the François Bayrou government, which has since resigned following the National Assembly’s vote of no confidence. The workers denounced the proposed...
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Worlds of Education 24 September 2025 Education voices | Campaigning for higher education research
David Robinson
This testimony was collected as part of the research project entitled “In the eye of the storm: Higher education in an age of crises” conducted by Howard Stevenson, Maria Antonietta Vega Castillo, Melanie Bhend, and Vasiliki-Eleni Selechopoulou for Education International. The research report and executive summary are available here .
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News 23 September 2025 Human-centred AI: EI's global conference charts the future of education
While tech companies race to embed Artificial Intelligence (AI) in schools and campuses worldwide, the voices of educators have been largely sidelined. Education International's conference, Shaping Our Future: Education Unions Leading for a Human-Centred AI, puts educators back at the centre. The 4-5 December Brussels conference will bring together union...
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News 2 September 2025 Teacher training in Burkina Faso: building resilience against insecurity
Amid the growing insecurity caused by the attacks of Islamist armed groups on schools , the SNESS (National Union of Secondary and Higher Education Teachers) has launched a capacity building initiative for women teachers in Burkina Faso. The union recently held a training session on education in emergency situations in...
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News 2 September 2025 Cape Verde: Historic salary increase brings stability and dignity to the teaching profession
In a landmark victory for educators, Cape Verdean teacher unions have achieved a significant salary increase, marking recognition and valorization for the teaching profession.
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News 1 September 2025 Un diploma para el profesorado de apoyo en Mauricio: una victoria sindical en favor de la educación inclusiva
Mauricio celebra un importante avance en el ámbito de la educación con la introducción de un diploma para los y las docentes de apoyo. Estos/as educadores y educadoras de apoyo, esenciales para la inclusión escolar, ven reconocida oficialmente su función.
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News 29 August 2025 Historic Santiago Consensus puts teachers at heart of education transformation
World Summit on Teachers delivers comprehensive framework demanding sustainable investment in teaching profession
Ministers, teacher unions and education leaders meeting at the World Summit on Teachers in Chile have adopted the Santiago Consensus , a comprehensive framework that commits governments to address the global shortage of 50 million teachers through concrete policy action.
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News 21 August 2025 Communications toolkit for the World Summit on Teachers
The World Summit on Teachers is an unprecedented opportunity for the world to move from words to action on education. You can follow it live here. As ministers and education leaders prepare to convene for the World Summit on Teachers (WST) on 28-29 August, the global teaching profession faces an...
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News 19 August 2025 Go Public: trade unions build mutual strength by sharing their campaign experiences
Mobilising the teaching profession, and communities as a whole. For two and a half years, education unions around the world have been engaged in the global Go Public! Fund Education campaign launched by Education International (EI). A number of them have shared best practices and examples of successful trade union...
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News 19 August 2025 Building momentum for public education in the Pacific
Education unions from across the Pacific region – Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Samoa and Vanuatu – met to address the ongoing worldwide teacher shortages, calling governments and international institutions to prioritize public education and invest in teachers, echoing the United Nations (UN) recommendations on the teaching profession .
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Worlds of Education 18 August 2025 Constant changes in Irish second-level education hamper teacher agency
Conor Murphy
Skibbereen Cathedral stands on a hill on the left-hand side of the road as you enter the town. This slight elevation means that you have to walk up two flights of steps to get to the entrance, it also means that, no matter how nice the weather, there’s always a...
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Worlds of Education 13 August 2025 Education Voices | How persistent solidarity secured a historic win on pensions for higher education workers in the UK
Jo Grady
This testimony was collected as part of the research project entitled “In the eye of the storm: Higher education in an age of crises” conducted by Howard Stevenson, Maria Antonietta Vega Castillo, Melanie Bhend, and Vasiliki-Eleni Selechopoulou for Education International. The research report and executive summary are available here .
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Worlds of Education 31 July 2025 Education voices | Rising against the drive to commercialise higher education in Fiji
Rosalia Fatiaki
This testimony was collected as part of the research project entitled “In the eye of the storm: Higher education in an age of crises” conducted by Howard Stevenson, Maria Antonietta Vega Castillo, Melanie Bhend, and Vasiliki-Eleni Selechopoulou for Education International. The research report and executive summary are available here .
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News 22 July 2025 From “unseen hands” to recognised professionals: Major union victory for education support personnel in the Philippines
When the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) launched the Education International (EI) Go Public! Fund Education campaign in The Philippines, the union ensured that the country’s 120,000 education support personnel (ESP) were at the very center of its advocacy. ACT mobilised around the rights, living and working conditions of the...
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News 9 July 2025 Education International opens consultations to ensure voice of the profession is heard in the revision of international Recommendations on the status of teaching personnel
In the lead up to the revision of the ILO/UNESCO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers (1966) and the UNESCO Recommendation concerning the Status of Higher-Education Teaching Personnel (1997), Education International (EI) has launched a consultation process with its 375 member organisations representing over 33 million educators in 180 countries...
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Research In the eye of the storm: Higher education in an age of crises
Howard Stevenson, Maria Antonietta Vega Castillo, Melanie Bhend, Vasiliki-Eleni Selechopoulou
30 June 2025In the eye of the storm: Higher education in an age of crises See resources 2The research examines recent trends in the higher education sector and how they align with the current provisions of the ILO/UNESCO Recommendation concerning the Status of Higher-Education Teaching Personnel (1997) and the recommendations of the UN High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession. It also analyses higher education unions' experience with...
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Worlds of Education 30 June 2025 Not the exception, but essential: Teachers with disabilities in mainstream classrooms
Nidhi Singal
Where are the teachers with disabilities in our classrooms? A question I often ask my audience is: “How many of you were taught by a teacher who identified as having a disability during your school years?” In a room of 50–60 people, usually only one or two hands go up.
Not the exception, but essential: Teachers with disabilities in mainstream classrooms