The Caribbean Union of Teachers is an Education International umbrella body for teachers in the Caribbean, from Bermuda in the north to Suriname in the south. This sub-regional structure enables our member organisations to collaborate, sharing knowledge and strategies to promote quality education and strengthen unions.
Education union leaders meeting in Buenos Aires for the 10th Education International World Congress have adopted several resolutions in solidarity with educators and students affected by war and armed conflict and that call for the protection of schools as safe sanctuaries. Unionists also highlighted the role of education in building...
Education International’s 10th World Congress makes a strong call for peace
Educators around the world are standing up for the planet and for their students. The Teach for the Planet campaign was in the spotlight at Education International’s 10th World Congress taking place in Buenos Aires from 26 July to 2 August. Education unionists met to exchange best practices on climate...
Education unions redouble efforts to ensure quality climate education and a just transition for all
Teachers and Education Support Personnel around the world are overworked, underpaid, and undervalued. Deteriorating working conditions, low salaries, overwhelming workloads, and stifling bureaucracy are pushing teachers out of the profession they love and that the world needs.
The world’s educators demand urgent action to tackle the global teacher shortage
On July 29, David Edwards, Education International General Secretary, took the stage in front of more than 1,200 education union leaders to reflect on the challenges and achievements of the global education union movement in the last five years. Despite a multitude of crises, from the Covid-19 pandemic to the...
This is our time: Education International General Secretary delivers progress report and rallying call to the 10th World Congress
Achieving gender equality and equity in education and in unions continues to be a top priority for Education International member organisations. A new survey of 123 education unions from around the world reveals a strong union commitment and significant progress made, as well as challenges and areas for improvement to...
Unions continue to advance gender equality and equity in and through education
The 2024 Quadrennial Survey aims to provide an informative cross-section of union policies, advocacy points and current educational challenges, together with selected case studies which seek to advance EI’s work furthering and protecting LGBTI+ rights in and through education.
Since EI’s first World Congress in 1995, the education trade union movement has recognised the importance of solidarity with, and advocating for, the rights of Indigenous Peoples. This means in and through educational systems, but also extends to the broader world of work, in the fight for climate justice, land...
This report outlines the findings of the Gender Equality and Equity survey covering the 2019-2023 period, the latest in EI’s Quadrennial Surveys on Gender Equality and Diversity. It is based on 123 responses to an online survey sent out to members (response rate of 33%) and 13 in-depth interviews with...
At a time when LGBTI+ lives are painted as a false "moral threat" to society, to distract from failed austerity policies and remove broader civil and human rights, the LGBTI+ Caucus discussed the current state of LGBTI+ rights in the world of work and in education systems globally. It also...
Education unions promote and advance LGBTI+ rights globally
New research from Education International shows a substantial increase in the number of education unions recognising and engaging with Indigenous People’s issues over the past 10 years. Significant challenges remain, preventing Indigenous students and educators from seeing their rights fulfilled in many parts of the world. The role of education...
Growing union mobilisation for Indigenous People’s rights in and through education
The 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 .
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.”
Teachers at the center of United Nations education plan
The 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...
This Briefing outlines the importance of teacher and education support personnel (ESP) wellbeing to high quality education. It sets out a road map for education unions and their members on how to ensure that educational jurisdictions put in place practical strategies for enhancing the wellbeing of all teachers and ESP....
Education International wishes to further its understanding of the current policy landscape of teacher well-being. To inform this understanding, Education International commissioned Education Support to undertake a small-scale research study to explore and summarise global understandings of teacher well-being. The work included highlighting global definitions of well-being, the identification of...
With only 6 years until the 2030 deadline, Sustainable Development Goal 4 on quality education for all is off track. Millions of children continue to be out of school, deprived of their right to education, while education systems struggle with an alarming shortage of 44 million teachers. In this context,...
Global education leaders meet to accelerate progress towards quality education for all
The 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.
To mark May Day, Education International, the global voice of the teaching profession, is calling on governments everywhere to fully fund public education systems, and guarantee labour rights and good working conditions for teachers and education support personnel. Well-resourced, inclusive, and equitable quality public education systems are a prerequisite for...
May Day 2024: Education unions call on governments to Go Public! Fund Education