Articles
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1 October 2025 Teacher wellbeing: Findings from a scoping literature review and case studies in Cambodia, Kenya, and Qatar
The report presents a global exploration of teacher wellbeing, combining a systematic review of 102 academic articles (2016–2020) with original fieldwork. It includes case studies based on interviews with 90 teachers and 16 principals from high-performing schools in Cambodia, Kenya, and Qatar, along with 11 policymakers. These case studies helped...
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1 October 2025 Multi-Agency report on effects of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on education: Mitigation measures, analysis and recommendations on reopening of schools, colleges and universities
The document outlines strategic recommendations for safely reopening schools during the COVID-19 pandemic. It places a strong emphasis on the wellbeing and protection of teachers, recognizing them as central to the education system’s recovery. The report addresses the need for mental health support, adequate personal protective equipment, and clear communication...
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30 June 2025
In the eye of the storm: Higher education in an age of crises
ResearchThe 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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30 June 2025
Not the exception, but essential: Teachers with disabilities in mainstream classrooms
Worlds of EducationWhere 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.
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5 April 2025
EI Africa and FEATU take steps to strengthen collaboration
NewsEducation International Africa (EIA) and the Federation of East Africa Teachers Unions (FEATU) have taken considerable steps to strengthen their collaboration. FEATU is made up of EI member organisations in East Africa and is currently led by the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT).
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28 September 2023
Access and Use of Teaching and Learning Materials from a Copyright Perspective in Kenya
ResearchThis report presents the findings of a study conducted in Kenya, focusing on the access and use of teaching, and learning materials from a copyright perspective. The study aimed to identify the teaching materials used in class, strategies to access them, teacher’s knowledge of copyright laws, copyright-related challenges that teachers...
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Cooperation Projects
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2023 Union Leadership Training (Kenya)
Union Leadership Workshop
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2022 - 2025 Quality early childhood education and decent working conditions for ECE teachers on the African continent
The project seeks mainly the mobilisation and recruitment of ECE personnel into teacher union in view of fighting for their labour rights and improving their professional standards.
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2022 - 2025 John Thompson Fellowship programme (Africa)
Train selected union representatives, including leadership in various aspects of unionism.
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Affiliates
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Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers
KUPPET
P.O. Box 3041200100 Nairobitel: +254 724720806tel: +254 725.71.25.38 -
Universities' Academic Staff Union
UASU
P.O. Box 30198Nairobitel: +254 (20) 34.02.92tel: +254 735.52.10.89 -
Kenya National Union of Teachers
KNUT
P.O. Box 3040700100 NairobiNAIROBItel: +254710600983/81tel: +254 (20) 222.03.87