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News 2017-06-09 Japan: Union marks seven decades of commitment
The Japan Teachers Union celebrated its 70th anniversary on 8 June, highlighting the work of the union in improving the working conditions and status of teachers.
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News 2017-06-07 Ukraine: education unionists deepen commitment to a values-based education
Interactive activities, lively discussions and stirring speeches set the tone for a professional development workshop that brought together teacher union activists from all over Ukraine to explore ways of relaying democratic values in their teaching practice.
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Opinion 2017-06-01 Teacher union renewal: developing the power of the profession
The challenges that face teachers often look very similar around the world. Global league tables are often behind the relentless pressure to drive test scores up, whilst the forces of global economic competition explain a race to the bottom on teachers’ working conditions. Teachers experience ever rising workloads, but perhaps...
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News 2017-06-01 UK: Report warns of low levels of protection for academic freedom
The University and College Union has launched a report showing significantly lower levels of protection for academic freedom in the UK, when compared to other EU countries.
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Opinion 2017-05-31 Constructing Teachers’ Professional Identity – learning from seven countries
Early stages in research projects are always a mix of aspirations, exploration of the research literature and growing clarity about key questions. In a research project that is as important as the one funded by Education International, to explore how national policies and cultural factors influence the development of teachers’...
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2017-05-31 We the Educators: Educational Technology and the Personalisation, Standardisation, Privatisation and Datafication of Education
The objective of this literature review was exploratory in nature, and because of the depth of the literature (both academic and non-academic) available on standardisation, personalisation and privatisation, this review focuses primarily on scholarly articles and books published in the past decade.
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Opinion 2017-05-19 Women Teachers in Africa
A balanced representation of men and women teachers in the classroom creates a healthy environment, where children and youth have access to the wisdom and guidance of adults with varying experiences, attitudes, and skills. The presence of women teachers in two regions of the world, however, is quite weak. In...
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News 2017-05-12 UK: MPs call halt to high-stakes primary testing
Teacher unionists have welcomed a new report by the UK Commons Education Select Committee on Primary Assessment, highlighting the need to reform high-stakes tests in primary school.
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News 2017-05-04 From the classroom to the world and back: educators take on a global perspective
In a search for solutions to some of the biggest challenges facing people around the world, the second day of the Unite Conference in Rotterdam looked to build bridges from schools to politicians to policies.
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News 2017-05-03 Putting teachers at the heart of education systems the focus in Rotterdam
The message on day one of the Unite for Quality Education and Leadership Conference was clear, with educators looking at making sure that teachers themselves are the architects of the profession and of education systems.
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Opinion 2017-05-03 It’s time to look carefully at where testing fails to make the grade
Teacher unions have for a long time expressed concern about the growing scope of international tests. In this post, I will point out some of the reasons why Union of Education Norway is especially critical to the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA). I will also point to some alternative...
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Opinion 2017-05-03 Review. The Global Education Race. Sellar, Thompson and Rutkowski. Brush Education Inc 2017.
The number of countries which take part in the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is now well over double the number of OECD member countries. If there is one thing which demonstrates just how far PISA has pulled in front of other global assessments of education, it is...
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News 2017-04-27 Bulgaria: Education unionists take action for quality education for all
To mark the Global Action Week for Education, the Syndicat des enseignants bulgares has reaffirmed its determination to constantly work towards achieving and promoting the sustainable development goals and achieving quality education for all.
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News 2017-04-26 DRC: Launch of training for trainers of study circle facilitators
Thanks to support from colleagues around the world, the educational unions in the Democratic Republic of Congo have launched a series of training courses for education sector union trainers.
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News 2017-04-24 UK: Urgent need to address negative impacts of teaching on teachers
Education unions in the UK have reasserted the need to support overworked teachers, helping them to reach an adequate balance between their professional and personal lives.
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News 2017-04-20 Jamaica Teachers Association: More attention to professional standards
From 18 to 20 April 2017, the Jamaica Teachers Association (JTA) brought together teachers from all over the island to discuss ways to improve their professional practices.
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Opinion 2017-04-12 March for Science
On April 22 a series of rallies and marches (known as the March for Science) are planned for Washington, D.C. and other cities across the world. Education unions can play a key role in the campaign, particularly in pushing for increased public funding for science, greater protection for academic freedom...
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News 2017-04-10 UK: Unions demand appropriate reform of primary school assessment system
The UK Government is consulting teachers’ unions on its proposals to reform the system of primary school assessment, which have given a mixed reaction to the government’s proposals for reform.
UK: Unions demand appropriate reform of primary school assessment system