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News 7 July 2017 Bermuda: Roll-back on commitments in pre-election negotiations
The Bermuda Union of Teachers has condemned what it views as disrespect shown by the government-led public service negotiating team for walking back its agreement reached with union to advance quality education in the country.
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News 4 July 2017 New OECD report critical of Romania’s education system
Welcomed by the Free Trade Union Federation in Education, the report echoes many of the union’s concerns, from high-stakes testing to the need for greater teacher autonomy, in an in-depth examination of the education system.
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News 27 June 2017 Switzerland: low salaries reducing attractiveness of a career in education
The teaching profession in Switzerland is losing its charm in the eyes of many seeking career options, according to research by the Swiss Teachers’ Union.
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26 June 2017 Education and Training Policy in the European Semester - Public Investment, Public Policy, Social Dialogue and Privatisation Patterns across Europe
The European Union has answered to the economic and financial crisis, adopting the Europe 2020 Strategy plan for sustainable, smart economic growth. Education, employment, fighting poverty and social exclusion are at the hearth of the Europe 2020 Strategy and the EU-policy making, coordinated through the European Semester coordination. Since the...
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News 23 June 2017 Public Services Day: European education unions join the movement for a public service workers’ pay rise
For Public Services Day, Education International’s European region, the European Trade Union Committee for Education, has reasserted that, after nine years of austerity, Europe’s public sector workers, including teachers, deserve a pay rise.
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News 19 June 2017 Study opens new pathways for the future of education unions
A new report by Education International looks at the empowerment and development of the teaching profession through best-practice examples of union renewal, organisation and growth.
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News 15 June 2017 Increasing workloads taking a toll on Scottish teachers
A combination of staffing cuts, revised curriculum and major changes to the exam system have led to growing wear and tear on teachers, according to a survey conducted by the Educational Institute of Scotland.
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News 9 June 2017 Japan: Union marks seven decades of commitment
The Japan Teachers Union celebrated its 70th anniversary on 8 June, highlighting the work of the union in improving the working conditions and status of teachers.
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News 7 June 2017 Ukraine: education unionists deepen commitment to a values-based education
Interactive activities, lively discussions and stirring speeches set the tone for a professional development workshop that brought together teacher union activists from all over Ukraine to explore ways of relaying democratic values in their teaching practice.
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Worlds of Education 1 June 2017 Teacher union renewal: developing the power of the profession
Howard Stevenson
The challenges that face teachers often look very similar around the world. Global league tables are often behind the relentless pressure to drive test scores up, whilst the forces of global economic competition explain a race to the bottom on teachers’ working conditions. Teachers experience ever rising workloads, but perhaps...
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News 1 June 2017 UK: Report warns of low levels of protection for academic freedom
The University and College Union has launched a report showing significantly lower levels of protection for academic freedom in the UK, when compared to other EU countries.
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Worlds of Education 31 May 2017 Constructing Teachers’ Professional Identity – learning from seven countries
Philippa Cordingley
Early stages in research projects are always a mix of aspirations, exploration of the research literature and growing clarity about key questions. In a research project that is as important as the one funded by Education International, to explore how national policies and cultural factors influence the development of teachers’...
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Worlds of Education 19 May 2017 Women Teachers in Africa
Nelly P. Stromquist
A balanced representation of men and women teachers in the classroom creates a healthy environment, where children and youth have access to the wisdom and guidance of adults with varying experiences, attitudes, and skills. The presence of women teachers in two regions of the world, however, is quite weak. In...
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Research Organising teaching: Developing the power of the profession
17 May 2017Organising teaching: Developing the power of the professionThis study reports on the experience of several teacher unions as they respond to the challenges facing teachers in a range of national contexts: Chile, Kenya, New Zealand, Poland, Scotland, Turkey, and the United States of America.
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News 12 May 2017 UK: MPs call halt to high-stakes primary testing
Teacher unionists have welcomed a new report by the UK Commons Education Select Committee on Primary Assessment, highlighting the need to reform high-stakes tests in primary school.
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News 4 May 2017 From the classroom to the world and back: educators take on a global perspective
In a search for solutions to some of the biggest challenges facing people around the world, the second day of the Unite Conference in Rotterdam looked to build bridges from schools to politicians to policies.
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News 3 May 2017 Putting teachers at the heart of education systems the focus in Rotterdam
The message on day one of the Unite for Quality Education and Leadership Conference was clear, with educators looking at making sure that teachers themselves are the architects of the profession and of education systems.
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Worlds of Education 3 May 2017 It’s time to look carefully at where testing fails to make the grade
Steffen Handal
Teacher unions have for a long time expressed concern about the growing scope of international tests. In this post, I will point out some of the reasons why Union of Education Norway is especially critical to the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA). I will also point to some alternative...
It’s time to look carefully at where testing fails to make the grade