The use of modern teaching methods was at the center of the professional training, which was organized by the Kurdistan Teachers' Union (KTU) with the support of Education International (EI) in the regions of Raparin, Koya and Akra. Each three-day training course gathered 25 teachers and covered the following four topics: Introduction to the basics […]
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Teacher unions continue to fight child labour despite Covid-pandemic
As the Covid-19 crisis poses a threat to achievements made to get children into school and out of work, an online webinar has brought together unionists and experts to strengthen strategies and allow teachers to continue helping students. Hosted by the Education International Regional Office for Africa (EIRAF), the online webinar was held on 26 […]
Education union’s first teacher capacity development training focuses on new teaching methods
New teaching methods and the use of technology was at the heart of a teacher capacity development programme organised by the Kurdistan Teachers’ Union (KTU). The programme aims to build teachers’ capacity in a series of training courses for KTU branches. Supported financially by Education International and run-in cooperation with the General Directorate of Education, […]
French unions lead mourning of assassinated teacher Samuel Paty
In gatherings all over France, tribute was paid to Samuel Paty, 47, a history, and geography teacher who was the victim of a terrorist attack near his school, Conflans-Sainte-Honorine in the Paris suburbs. Paty was decapitated following an Internet campaign against the use in his class of a caricature of Mohammed. The apparent murderer, a […]
Government and teacher unions highlight benefits of collaboration
Teachers’ professional issues and government-teacher union collaboration were at the heart of an online seminar on the Future of the Teaching Profession in Africa for 2020. The seminar was dedicated to adopting the Consensus Document between teacher unions and governments around teachers’ professional issues. Held on 6 October, it was attended by the Ministers of […]
Government and teacher unions highlight benefits of collaboration
Teachers’ professional issues and government-teacher union collaboration were at the heart of an online seminar on the Future of the Teaching Profession in Africa for 2020. The seminar was dedicated to adopting the Consensus Document between teacher unions and governments around teachers’ professional issues. Held on 6 October, it was attended by the Ministers of […]
Haiti: Solidarity of the global teacher trade union movement against government harassment of educators : Education International
Education International and its member organisations are monitoring the situation for teacher trade unionists fighting for free, quality public education for all in Haiti. In particular, they are putting pressure on the government to respect the human and trade union rights of educators On 30 September, Education International, together with its national affiliates, the Konfederasyon […]
The future of the teacher profession and education addressed by education unions and governments
A series of virtual seminars on the future of the teaching profession is being held in 2020. The first in the series for this year took place on 15 September. There were 61 participants from eight countries. They came from education and teacher unions, ministries of education and international stakeholder groups in education. The seminar […]
Teacher unionists released, but pressure on government continues
Education International welcomes the release of the detained education union leaders in Jordan, after a concerted global campaign highlighting their situation. On 23 August, Jordanian Teachers’ Association (JTA) board members were freed from jail, having been imprisoned since July. The JTA leaders were arrested by security forces on 25 July, and Education International urged the […]
Union works to halt teacher dismissals, resume salary payments, and ensure safety of students and teachers
In Nepal, an education union has highlighted how the COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to new challenges. These include non-payment of teacher salaries by some private school employers, the psychological impact of the lockdown on students, and the challenges of online teaching. As Nepal came to grips with the COVID-19 pandemic, one issue that confronted […]