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News 16 October 2023 Portugal: Massive educators’ strike to demand respect for the profession and an end to government disregard of teachers
Following a joint call to action from their unions, Portuguese teachers and education support personnel went on strike on October 6th to urge their government to engage in social dialogue with their representatives organisations and discuss ways to recognise and value their professions.
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News 13 October 2023 Morocco: unified status for public education workers is a positive step forward, but more is needed
The new unified status for Ministry of Education employees “responds to a number of demands, but our trade union movement has not achieved all its objectives”, said Mohamed Nouiga, Deputy General Secretary of Morocco’s SNE-FDT education union.
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News 12 October 2023 Japan: Union-led ongoing campaign to demand a reform of educators’ working conditions
The Japan Teachers' Union (JTU) has launched a campaign urging the government to ensure the well-being of teachers and education support personnel, improve their living and working conditions, and invest in educators and the public education system.
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Worlds of Education 12 October 2023 63 minutes in half an hour: the intensity of time in teaching
Meghan Stacey, Greg Thompson, Anna Hogan, Nicole Mockler, Sue Creagh
Education International’s 2021 Global Report on the Status of Teachers found that workload, and its impact on teachers and leaders, remains a key concern for all members. The OECD’s Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) for 2018 found that on average across OECD countries, workload-related sources of stress for teachers...
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News 10 October 2023 Educator well-being in focus: International report reveals alarming challenges
A milestone report launched on World Mental Health Day, offers a comprehensive look at the health and well-being of education personnel worldwide.
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Worlds of Education 10 October 2023 Teacher wellbeing – a global challenge
Sinéad Mc Brearty
The publication of this year’s International Barometer of Education Staff (I-BEST 2023) offers the unusual opportunity to hear directly from over 26,000 educators from around the world. Whilst the profile and context of the countries involved varies significantly, I am struck by how much commonality there is in the broad...
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News 6 October 2023 India: Nationwide Yatra campaign for better conditions for teachers culminates on World Teachers’ Day
“We are all inspired by the Yatra you have undertaken and your commitment to the future of teachers and education in India.” On World Teachers’ Day, October 5th, Education International (EI) President Susan Hopgood addressed Indian education unionists in Delhi as they successfully concluded their month-long ‘Bharat Yatra’ campaign ,...
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News 6 October 2023 Iraq: Union demands respect for professional autonomy and the necessary time for teachers to provide quality education
The Kurdistan Teachers’ Union (KTU) has urged public authorities to consult teacher representatives before making policy decisions that prevent teachers from delivering the full curriculum and putting quality education at risk.
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Worlds of Education 6 October 2023 Addressing the overlooked plight of refugee teachers
Becky Telford
As we mark World Teachers Day 2023 , it is essential that we peel back the curtain on an issue that remains largely ignored: the plight of refugee teachers. Since 1994, we've come together every year to celebrate the remarkable contributions of teachers worldwide. But how often do we pause...
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News 5 October 2023 Africa honors its teachers, key transformation agents of education and the continent
Several events were organised in different parts of Africa on World Teachers’ Day (WTD), October 5th, acknowledging the crucial role of teachers who provide the youth of the continent quality education and a peaceful, sustainable future. African Governments must invest in teachers, motivate, and support them.
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News 3 October 2023 A Pair of Webinars Spark Interest in Teacher-Led Learning Circles for Formative Assessment
Education International (EI) held two webinars on the 5th of September 2023 and the 3rd of October 2023 in the framework of the Teacher-led Learning Circles for Formative Assessment (T3LFA) project . The two webinars explored the project's impact on teachers, students, schools, and communities worldwide.
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News 27 September 2023 African educators demand increased funding for education and express solidarity with colleagues in crisis
Education unions in Africa demand increased funding for public education systems and teachers, as they prepare the upcoming regional conference, and show full solidarity with teachers and education support personnel across the continent. These are the key messages conveyed by the Education International Africa Regional Committee (EIARC) during its 20...
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Worlds of Education 25 September 2023 Teaching in an age of crises: rediscovering the importance of dignity
Howard Stevenson
In 1968, Martin Luther King addressed striking sanitation workers in Memphis, but his words will resonate with teachers around the world today: “. . . whenever you are engaged in work that serves humanity and is for the building of humanity, it has dignity and it has worth”. Tackling what...
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News 20 September 2023 Nepal: Massive mobilisation of teachers denounce education law which aims to restrict their rights
Education International fully supports the thousands of teachers and members of its affiliates in Nepal demonstrating to demand a respected and valued teaching profession in the face of a new law that seeks to curb their trade union rights.
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News 13 September 2023 Context matters! Teacher-led Learning Circles for Formative Assessment methodology adapted to spark success in Malaysia
The teachers and facilitators engaged in the Teacher-Led Learning Circles for Formative Assessment (T3LFA) project in Malaysia have now participated in four workshop sessions, two tutorials and two network events. The continued progression of the project has led to the development of promising formative assessment practice among participants as facilitators...
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News 13 September 2023 Elevating Teachers' Voices to the High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession
Educators from around the world expressed their concerns about the global teacher shortage, sharing firsthand experiences which highlight the detrimental implications for their classrooms and school communities. Their testimonies were part of consultations organised by Education International to bring the voices of educators to the UN High-Level Panel on the...
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News 13 September 2023 Iraq: Arab educators demand increased investment in public education and teachers
A delegation from Education International (EI) travelled to Baghdad, Iraq, where they met with the president and prime minister and along with the Iraqi Teachers’ Union and member organisations in Arab countries launched the EI flagship campaign Go Public! Fund Education .
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News 8 September 2023 India: Unionists march to demand a respected and valued teaching profession
Teachers from the All-India Primary Teachers’ Federation (AIPTF) took to the streets and launched the ‘Bharat Yatra’ campaign on National Teachers’ Day, September 5th, demanding the re-instatement of pension benefits of all teachers and government employees. They will continue their march until October 5th, World Teachers Day.
India: Unionists march to demand a respected and valued teaching profession