Ei-iE

Leading the profession

Teachers and education support personnel know what works in education. They must be recognised and empowered to deliver on the promise of quality education for all.

At the classroom level, academic freedom and professional autonomy are prerequisites for quality teaching and learning. As professionals, teachers must be afforded the space and trust to make the best possible decisions for their students.

Beyond the classroom, education policy must be informed by the vast experience and insights only education professionals can provide. We advocate for the involvement of teachers, education support personnel and their representative organisations in all decision-making in education and work towards the expansion of sectoral policy dialogue at all levels and in all countries.

Our work in this area

  1. News 26 September 2025

    South-Asian education unions push for improved health, well-being, and gender equality curricula

    Over 160 participants including representatives of teacher unions, governments, civil society, youth, UN agencies, and academics from South Asia and Southeast Asia gathered to share lessons, explore innovative programs, and interventions to discuss how education systems can support teachers to deliver gender-responsive, socially responsible, and stigma-free curricula, including Comprehensive Sexuality...

    South-Asian education unions push for improved health, well-being, and gender equality curricula
  2. 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...

    France: unions form massive common front to fight austerity and defend high-quality, inclusive education
  3. 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 .

    Education voices | Campaigning for higher education research
  4. 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...

    Human-centred AI: EI's global conference charts the future of education
  5. Take action! 21 September 2025

    World Teachers’ Day: Together for teachers, together for tomorrow

    Communications toolkit

    This World Teachers’ Day, join the global mobilisation calling on governments everywhere to invest in teachers and to support us in creating a peaceful, more fair and sustainable future for all.

    World Teachers’ Day: Together for teachers, together for tomorrow
  6. News 8 September 2025

    Caribbean Union of Teachers: Ninety years of unity, advocacy, and empowerment

    The Caribbean Union of Teachers (CUT) celebrated its 90th anniversary and strategised the way forward at its 42nd Biennial Conference. The Conference adopted a new two-year programme, elected a new Executive Committee, and gave unions the opportunity to discuss and plan the future of the Go Public! Fund Education campaign...

    Caribbean Union of Teachers: Ninety years of unity, advocacy, and empowerment
  7. 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.

    Un diploma para el profesorado de apoyo en Mauricio: una victoria sindical en favor de la educación inclusiva
  8. 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.

    Historic Santiago Consensus puts teachers at heart of education transformation
  9. 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...

    Communications toolkit for the World Summit on Teachers
  10. 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...

    Go Public: trade unions build mutual strength by sharing their campaign experiences
  11. 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 .

    Building momentum for public education in the Pacific
  12. News 15 July 2025

    Ethiopia and Nepal: Go Public! campaign showing strong results with solidarity and strategic advocacy

    In a world where education systems are increasingly under threat from austerity measures and privatization, EI’s Go Public! campaign has emerged as a powerful force for change, as demonstrated during a recent EI Development Cooperation (DC) Café gathering union leaders and partners.

    Ethiopia and Nepal: Go Public! campaign showing strong results with solidarity and strategic advocacy
  13. 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...

    Education International opens consultations to ensure voice of the profession is heard in the revision of international Recommendations on the status of teaching personnel
  14. News 26 June 2025

    From policy to practice: Elevating education leadership and formative assessment in Africa

    Discussing effective leadership strategies and sharing insights from their respective countries. That is what brought together union leaders from Ghana, Sierra Leone, and Côte d’Ivoire during the workshop “Elevating school and teacher leadership for quality education,” convened by Education International Africa (EIA) and aiming at enhancing school and teacher leadership...

    From policy to practice: Elevating education leadership and formative assessment in Africa
  15. Research

    School Leadership in Africa: Policy and Practice

    23 June 2025

    This study, commissioned by Education International Africa and carried out by Dr Casmir Chanda, sheds light on key issues surrounding school leadership through a comprehensive analysis of education policies and the lived experiences of school principals' union leaders across the continent.

    School Leadership in Africa: Policy and Practice See resources 1
  16. News 20 June 2025

    Go Public: Zimbabwe's education union’s successful push towards education quality and funding

    Awareness raising activities in all regions of the country, continued dialogue between educators and policymakers, enhanced teacher professional training and certification. These are some of the achievements of the Zimbabwe Teacher’s Association (ZIMTA) since the national launch of the Education International (EI) Go Public! Fund Education campaign.

    Go Public: Zimbabwe's education union’s successful push towards education quality and funding
  17. News 17 June 2025

    Teacher unionists lead the change in educational innovation in India

    At a time when public education budgets are being slashed, Indian teachers' unions are stepping up to drive transformative change in classrooms across the nation. Demonstrating the powerful role of teachers’ unions in transforming education, more than 350 educators and union leaders from across India gathered at the National Educational...

    Teacher unionists lead the change in educational innovation in India