The National Teachers’ Association (NTA) and the Taiwan Higher Education Union (THE Union) have accused private schools of appropriating publicly funded property as job insecurity among teachers in the sector increases. Both unions have made public how the government’s legislation allows the boards of private schools that are undergoing transformation or closing to manage public-funded […]
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Irreplaceable role of teachers in the COVID-19 educational process
As classes resumed across Mexico on 11 January, the Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores de la Educación (SNTE) took the opportunity to reiterate that educators are crucial to maintaining a sound education process and quality education despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Classes are being delivered remotely through the Learn at Home programme. The SNTE has highlighted the […]
Education International condemns dissolution of teachers’ union and detention of leaders
Education International is calling on workers and unionists to urge the Jordanian authorities to immediately stop harassing the leaders of the Jordanian Teachers Association (JTA) and threatening its very existence. On 31 December, the Amman Magistrate’s Court authorised the dissolution of the JTA and the detention of all 13 teacher association board members for a […]
Education union calls for adequate framework to ensure the health and safety of teachers in risk groups
The Federação Nacional da Educação has condemned the fact that the lack of a clear and appropriate national framework to regulate leaves during the pandemic has led to nearly all teachers belonging to high-risk groups still being present in class to teach. The education union surveyed 1,316 teachers throughout Portugal to assess the conditions for […]
Teachers in risk groups need improved conditions and options
The Federação Nacional da Educação (FNE) has highlighted its concerns about the safety of Portuguese teachers and education support staff (ESP) during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially if they are among risk groups. Roughly one in four teachers (26.4 percent) in an FNE survey said they belong to a high-risk group. In addition, 27.8 percent of […]
Niger: Trade Union Unit for Skills Development and Improved Working Conditions for Teachers: Education International
With the help of Education International's COVID-19 solidarity fund, the national trade unions that are members of the Education International in Niger (IESNI) membership structure have helped organize a forum for integrative education policy, a workshop on skills development for 25 teachers Organization of an awareness roadshow. The forum for integrative educational policy The forum […]
Teachers, Students, and Public Education in the Fight Against COVID-19
Webinar | Teachers, Students, and Public Education in the Fight Against COVID-19 On 1 December, Open Society Foundations, Education International and the Global Student Forum are hosting a webinar on the impact of COVID-19 on education and the urgent need to reopen learning institutions confidently and safely. The webinar will include interventions from: Amina J. […]
Switzerland: teachers call for uniform and reinforced measures : Education International
Teacher unionists have responded to the Federal Council’s announcements concerning the introduction of compulsory masks in upper secondary schools throughout Switzerland and the transition for universities to distance learning from 2 November, with face-to-face classes still permitted at primary and upper secondary school level. They have been closely monitoring the health measures imposed by the […]
Nine out of 10 teachers overworked implementing new curriculum
A National Teachers’ Association (NTA) survey in Taiwan has revealed that 92 per cent of secondary school teachers suffered from work overload, requiring government support. The work overload was attributed to the 2019 New Curriculum Guideline, which required a change in curriculum focus for nearly 620,000 students in primary and secondary schools in Taiwan. Put […]
The government must pay the teachers reasonable salaries so that they can go back to work
The Zimbabwe Teachers & # 39; Association (ZIMTA) and the Progressive Teachers & # 39; Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) are facing government issues regarding teacher salaries and “incapacity for work” as teachers are not in the classroom. They have asked the government to improve their financial offerings for teachers to encourage them to return to […]