Educator well-being in focus: International report reveals alarming challenges
NewsA 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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10 October 2023
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6 October 2023 
EI Africa Calls for Revitalization of the Teaching Profession in the Region on World Teachers' Day
NewsEducation International Africa (EIA), in collaboration with UNESCO IICBA, the African Union and UNICEF held an event in Abidjan, Cote d’ivoire under the theme ‘The teachers we need for the education we want: The global imperative to reverse the teacher shortage’. The event took place on 5th October 2023 to...
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5 October 2023 
Africa: Member organizations celebrate World Teachers’ Day
NewsIn commemoration of Word Teachers’ Day, Education International (EI) held a webinar to highlight the fundamental importance of teachers in education and emphasize the need for them to be well-trained, well-supported, and well-remunerated. This year’s celebration is under the theme, ‘The teachers we need for the education we want: The...
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5 October 2023 
Africa honors its teachers, key transformation agents of education and the continent
NewsSeveral 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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4 October 2023 
Aloyo Stella's Classroom: a World Teachers’ Day reflection on the education we want
NewsBy Susan Hopgood, President,Education International
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4 October 2023 
World Teachers’ Day 2023: Growing teacher shortage puts the right to education at risk
NewsWorld Teachers’ Day is celebrated on October 5th every year. This year’s event is marked by increased global concern about the scale and impact of the teacher shortage around the world. According to UNESCO, the world needs 69 million more teachers by 2030 to achieve universal basic education yet current...
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3 October 2023 
EI Africa commemorates World Teachers Day
NewsOn this World Teachers Day (WTD), under the theme ‘The teachers we need for the education we want: The global imperative to reserve the teacher shortage’, we celebrate the vital role that teachers play in shaping the world we desire. This theme, designed by UNESCO, ILO, and Education International (EI),...
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28 September 2023 
Tanzania: EI requests the Government to stop meddling in the internal affairs of the Tanzania Teachers Union
NewsEducation International is concerned by the disruption of legitimate union activities and meetings of the Tanzania Teachers Union (TTU) by the police, including a TTU Council meeting on 25 September. The intimidation and intervention in the internal affairs of the union by government authorities is a serious violation of international...
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28 September 2023 
Just the beginning: The first cycle of Teacher-led Learning Circles for Formative Assessment in Côte d’Ivoire comes to an end
NewsFollowing the completion of seven workshops, three tutorials and two networking events, on the 26th and 27th of September 2023, Education International in partnership with SNEPPCI brought together all individuals involved in the Teacher-led Learning Circle for Formative Assessment (T3LFA) project in Côte d’Ivoire to exchange on, as well as...
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27 September 2023 
African educators demand increased funding for education and express solidarity with colleagues in crisis
NewsEducation 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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25 September 2023 
Education International meets with the Ministry of Education in Cote d’Ivoire to fight for formative assessment
NewsThe 25th of September marks the first day of the 2023-2024 school year in Cote d’Ivoire. For the last seven years, the day has been one filled with ceremonies for students, teachers, and parents. This is because since 2016, the Ministry of Education has held official ceremonies in each of...
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22 September 2023 
Regional Committee Appalled by Coups D'état in Africa
NewsThe Education International Africa Regional Committee (EIARC), which met virtually on the 20th of September 2023, adopted two resolutions: one on the Respect for Democratic Principles and Institutions during and after Coups D’état and the second on the disaster in Morocco caused by the Earthquake.
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15 September 2023 
United Nations High Level Panel forwards urgent solutions to address the global shortage of teachers
NewsGovernments worldwide must act decisively to address the global education crisis by elevating and transforming the role, status, and future of the teaching profession according to recommendations from a United Nations High Level Panel.
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13 September 2023 
Morocco: Education International stands in solidarity after devastating earthquake
NewsA 6,8-magnitude earthquake hit Morocco on September 9th, killing more than 2,900 people and causing severe injuries to 5,500 people more, including many teachers, students, and their communities. Many buildings have been damaged or destroyed. The rescue operations are ongoing in the affected areas.
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31 August 2023 
Promising formative assessment practices proliferate in Ghana
NewsTeacher-led learning circles are places of reflection, where teachers come together to discuss and plan how to trial different forms of formative assessment in their classrooms in the hope of ultimately identifying promising practice.
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23 August 2023 
Concerns mount over teacher detentions and threats in Angola
NewsEducation International has expressed grave concerns to Angolan authorities following distressing reports of illegal detentions of teacher unionists and threats against educators. Threats include negative evaluations, terminations, and the exclusion of unionised probationary teachers from employment opportunities. Particularly troubling is a letter from a provincial education director, urging national police...
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15 August 2023 
Cameroon: Training of women on transformational leadership
NewsThe Réseau des Enseignant.es Syndicalistes d'Afrique Centrale (RESAC), EI Africa’s Sub Regional network for women, organised a Workshop on 14th August 2023, at the Marriot Metropolitan Hotel in Douala, Cameroon. The workshop was attended by 30 participants from Central African Republic (CAR), Congo Brazzaville, the Democratic Republic of the Congo,...
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3 August 2023 
Burkina Faso: Teacher unionists' capacity building through development cooperation
NewsIn partnership with the Canadian Teachers' Federation, Burkina Faso'sSyndicat National des Enseignants du Secondaire et du Supérieur(SNESS) organised the 14th edition of a training session for in-service activists.
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