Fred van Leeuwen is the General Secretary Emeritus of Education International and author of Education & Democracy, 25 Lessons From The Teaching Profession.
Written by Fred van Leeuwen
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Union renewal and development 7 July 2023 Education International's 30th anniversary: Inspiration from the past and hope for the future
Fred van Leeuwen
The creation of Education International in 1993 was a critical advance for global education trade unionism. It put together democratic, international trade union and professional associations and ended long-standing divisions and rivalries. It also united all education sectors. The new organisation became the undisputed global voice of education workers and...
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Democracy 11 March 2022 War in Europe: Unions must stand together to defend democracy
Fred van Leeuwen
"We know that they lie; They know that they lie; They know that we know that they lie; We know that they know that we know that they lie; And yet they persist lying." Aleksandr Isajevitsj Solzhenitsyn (1918-2008)
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Leading the profession 13 August 2019 “For the integrity and status of Higher Education and Technical and Vocational Education and Training”, by Fred van Leeuwen.
Fred van Leeuwen
Higher education is indispensable if we are to maintain a foundation of facts, knowledge and free discussion in society. TVET reaches very many young people and adults and has a key education function in addition to providing skills training. Both are under attack as many, public and private, innocently or...
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Democracy On Education & Democracy: 25 Lessons from the Teaching Profession
Fred van Leeuwen, Susan Hopgood
15 July 2019On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Education International, which currently brings together the national education unions of 170 countries representing 32.5 million educators and education support staff, we have selected 25 lessons which educators and their organisations have learnt throughout history on education and democracy.
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Union growth 17 December 2018 #EI25: “Trade unionism, the teaching profession, and democracy”, interview of EI General Secretary Emeritus Fred van Leeuwen
Fred van Leeuwen
2018 is the 25th anniversary of the creation of Education International. As this anniversary year draws to a close, we are publishing an interview of Fred van Leeuwen who served the organization as General Secretary of EI for its first quarter century. This discussion offers a reflection on the substantial...
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Union renewal and development 5 November 2017 Five ways to empower teachers and drive learning progress
Fred van Leeuwen
On World Teachers’ Day, let’s have a look at what teachers need to be more effective in the classroom
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Worlds of Education 10 February 2017 Technology in Schools: We Need to Get it RightTechnology in Schools: We Need to Get it Right
Fred van Leeuwen
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Worlds of Education 22 December 2016 Reflections on “Democracy and Education”Reflections on “Democracy and Education”
Fred van Leeuwen
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Worlds of Education 26 April 2016 Public-Private Partnerships that Work – Paying TaxesPublic-Private Partnerships that Work – Paying Taxes
Fred van Leeuwen
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Worlds of Education 16 March 2016 Beyond the SummitBeyond the Summit
Fred van Leeuwen
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Worlds of Education 22 February 2016 Global Goals Accelerate Education-Health CollaborationGlobal Goals Accelerate Education-Health Collaboration
Fred van Leeuwen
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Worlds of Education 11 February 2016 Terrorism, Tolerance, and TeachingTerrorism, Tolerance, and Teaching
Fred van Leeuwen
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 1 February 2016 Strengthening Our Public Education SystemsStrengthening Our Public Education Systems
Fred van Leeuwen
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Worlds of Education 29 April 2015 Professionalisation, the Status of Teachers and Quality EducationProfessionalisation, the Status of Teachers and Quality Education
Fred van Leeuwen
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Union renewal and development 12 December 2014 Introduction to Worlds of EducationIntroduction to Worlds of Education
Fred van Leeuwen
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Union renewal and development 25 March 2014 Sustaining and enhancing the confidence of teachersSustaining and enhancing the confidence of teachers
Fred van Leeuwen
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Leading the profession 12 July 2013 Opening up our Worlds of EducationOpening up our Worlds of Education
Fred van Leeuwen
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Union renewal and development 9 November 2012 Taking a stand for teachersTaking a stand for teachers
Fred van Leeuwen