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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...
Education voices | Elevating the Teacher Profession: High-Level Panel Recommendations explained
Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 26 January 2024
International Day of Education: Unionists celebrate the right to education by campaigning for quality public education for all

On January 24, the International Day of Education, education unionists from around the world came together to reaffirm their commitment to the universal right to education and to mark the first year of the Education International global campaign Go Public! Fund Education. The campaign is an urgent call for governments...
International Day of Education: Unionists celebrate the right to education by campaigning for quality public education for all
Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 15 September 2023
United Nations High Level Panel forwards urgent solutions to address the global shortage of teachers

Governments worldwide must act decisively to address the global education crisis by elevating and transforming the role, status, and future of the teaching profession according to recommendations from a United Nations High Level Panel.
United Nations High Level Panel forwards urgent solutions to address the global shortage of teachers
Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 14 September 2023
Panel on the Teaching Profession convenes at United Nations

Continuing on the fast-track process set by United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres, the UN High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession opened its in-person sessions Thursday with urgent calls to recruit, retain and support professionally trained teachers worldwide.
Panel on the Teaching Profession convenes at United Nations
Standards and working conditions 13 September 2023
Elevating Teachers' Voices to the High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession

Educators from around the world expressed their concerns about the global teacher shortage, sharing firsthand experiences which highlight the detrimental implications for their classrooms and school communities. Their testimonies were part of consultations organised by Education International to bring the voices of educators to the UN High-Level Panel on the...
Elevating Teachers' Voices to the High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession
Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 21 August 2023
The High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession: how to recruit, prepare and retain quality teachers

The UN High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession convened its third virtual meeting on 15 August. The Panel discussed three core imperatives for the teaching profession:
The High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession: how to recruit, prepare and retain quality teachers