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Higher education and research United Nations Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession: Recommendations and summary of deliberations
23 February 2024The High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession was convened by the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres in response to the growing and alarming global teacher shortage.
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Go public! Fund education What you need to know about the United Nations High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession and its recommendations
23 February 2024The United Nations High-Level panel on the Teaching Profession and its recommendations are a unique opportunity to effect real change for teachers and students everywhere. Here’s what you need to know.
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Future of work in education Activating the Recommendations of the UN High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession
A Guide for Education Unions
3 April 2024The High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession was convened by the United Nations Secretary-General in response to the global teacher shortage. The Panel brought together academics, ministers, former presidents, teachers and students and their unions.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 Activating the recommendations on teachers in crisis contexts
United Nations High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession recommendations
22 May 2024The High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession was convened by the United Nations Secretary General in response to the global teacher shortage. Tasked with providing policy advice for governments to ensure that every child’s right to a professionally-trained, qualified, and well-supported teacher is fulfilled, the Panel identified 59 recommendations.
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Leading the profession Activating the recommendations for higher education
The United Nations High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession Recommendations
3 July 2024The High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession was convened by the United Nations Secretary General and brought together academics, ministers of education and labour, former presidents, employers’ organisations, teachers and students and their unions.
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Standards and working conditions Activating the recommendations on teacher well-being
The United Nations High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession Recommendations
8 July 2024The High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession recognises that “teachers need to work in a climate of security, support, well-being and decent working conditions”. It calls for comprehensive national teacher policies to address teacher well-being and for multi-stakeholder national commissions to be established. The commissions should address workload and well-being...
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Standards and working conditions Activating the recommendations related to teachers in early childhood education
The United Nations High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession Recommendations
17 July 2024The High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession was convened by the United Nations Secretary General in response to the global teacher shortage. Tasked with providing policy advice for governments to ensure that every child’s right to a professionally-trained, qualified, and well-supported teacher is fulfilled, the Panel identified 59 recommendations .
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Trade union rights are human rights 24 October 2024 Global Unions demand financial reforms to support public services and workers' rights
Global union federations, including Education International, are calling for urgent reforms from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, urging these Internacional Financial Institutions to prioritise public investments and adopt policies that strengthen public services, labor rights, and social dialogue.
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Leading the profession 12 July 2024 Teachers at the center of United Nations education plan
NEW YORK – Only months after the groundbreaking recommendations of a United Nations panel on the teaching profession, UN Secretary Antonio Guterres put teachers at the center of what he called “a four-point plan to end the global education crisis.”
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Union renewal and development 23 May 2024 Growing our unions to transform our profession
Mary Bousted
In the lead-up to Education International’s 10th World Congress, we invited members of the Executive Board to share their thoughts about the theme of the Congress: “Growing our unions, elevating our professions, defending democracy”.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 7 March 2024 Our fight for education is a fight for women’s rights
Susan Hopgood
The right to education means that every child must have access to free quality education, a well-supported, qualified teacher, and a quality learning environment no matter where they live or come from, no matter their gender, ethnicity, or how much their family earns. This is our mission as education unions...
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Standards and working conditions 27 February 2024 Education Voices | Unpacking the High-Level Panel Recommendations
Manal Hdaife
Manal Hdaife is a school principal and chair of the Education International Arab Countries Cross Regional Structure Committee, deeply committed to advancing the cause of education in Lebanon. With a career dedicated to promoting teachers' rights and enhancing educational standards, Hdaife has emerged as a key advocate for public education...
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Standards and working conditions 27 February 2024 Education voices | Elevating the Teacher Profession: High-Level Panel Recommendations explained
Mike Thiruman
Mike Thiruman, General Secretary of the Singapore Teachers' Union, embodies a profound dedication to teacher empowerment by enhancing working conditions, advocating for teacher agency, and fostering teacher wellness and growth. As a member of the High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession, convened by the United Nations, Thiruman's insights are crucial...
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Go public! Fund education 26 February 2024 United Nations recommendations: an urgent call for teachers to be paid, valued, and respected
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For the first time in over fifty years, the United Nations is putting a spotlighting on teachers’ rights, status, and working conditions. The United Nations High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession just published a set of recommendations to governments globally to strengthen the profession and ensure that teachers are valued...
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Standards and working conditions 26 February 2024 A call to action: implementing the UN recommendations to raise the status of the teaching profession
David Edwards
On February 26, the United Nations High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession launched its 59 recommendations to governments to strengthen the profession and ensure that teachers are valued and respected. The Panel and its broad recommendations are the result of persistent union advocacy. It is incumbent upon Governments to implement...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 26 February 2024 United Nations High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession launches landmark recommendations to end the global teacher shortage and strengthen the profession
Convened by the United Nations Secretary- General in response to the alarming global teacher shortage, the High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession developed 59 recommendations to ensure teachers are valued and respected. The broad and progressive recommendations are the result of sustained union advocacy and a unique opportunity to effect...
United Nations High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession launches landmark recommendations to end the global teacher shortage and strengthen the profession