We bring together our member organisations to discuss and share experiences, good practices and ideas on responding to collective challenges. Together we are building the education unions of the future: mass participation organisations that reflect the diverse interests and identities of their members and offer educators a multitude of ways to engage and contribute.
The Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF) is supporting the first-ever national Democracy Week from 12-16 September initiated by Elections Canada, an independent agency responsible for conducting federal elections and referendums, which has launched a new website.
Canada: Web resources for teachers in Democracy Week
A school support teacher from London has resigned from his job after unexpectedly being appointed as deputy prime minister of Somalia. Mohamed Ibrahim had been a learning support teacher at Newman Catholic College in Harlesden, north London, for two years when he was appointed to the post. The 64-year-old has...
UK: Teacher quits post for Somalia ministerial role
The International Labour Organisation's Bureau for Workers' Activities (ILO/ACTRAV) has published the proceedings of a conference it held where researchers assessed evidence from the beginning of the global crisis to identify which policies would work best for the challenges ahead.
ILO study examines remedies for financial crisis
Resolutions and other documents adopted by the Sixth World Congress, held in Cape Town, South Africa, on 22-26 July 2011, are now available on-line to download.
Congress resolutions and documents now available online
Equal Education has celebrated the opening of its tenth library, established through the Bookery Project, at Kayamandi High School in Kayamandi, South Africa.
Equal Education celebrates tenth library opening
Former New York schools boss, Joel Klein, has been brought in by the media tycoon Rupert Murdoch to try and sort out the scandal which has engulfed his company in recent weeks.
Murdoch brings in neo-liberal schools boss to fix scandal
RadioLabour is the international labour movement's radio service. On the occasion of Education International's Congress, RadioLabour broadcast a special report. Listen to EI President, Susan Hopgood, EI Vice-President for Africa, Irene Duncan-Adanusa, NAPTOSA General Secretary, Henry Hendricks, and SADTU General Secretary, Mugwena Maluleke, as they discuss the main topics pertaining...
Listen to RadioLabour's special broadcast about Congress
During his address to Education International's 6th World Congress in Cape Town, South Africa, EI General Secretary, Fred van Leeuwen, has encouraged educators from all over the world, gathered at the meeting, to become active and mobilise in order to confront the challenges the international teacher trade union movement faces.
Fred van Leeuwen: Advancing the teaching profession
During her address to Education International's 6th World Congress in Cape Town, South Africa, EI President, Susan Hopgood, has called on educators from all over the world, gathered at the meeting, to stand together and fight the challenges that lie ahead of the international teacher trade union movement.
Susan Hopgood: Much is at stake for education
Education International has honoured two outstanding teachers during an awards ceremony which took place at its 6th World Congress in Cape Town, South Africa. Pauline Ladouceur received the Albert Shanker Education Award while Gülçin Isbert was given the Mary Hatwood Futrell Human and Trade Union Rights Award in absentia.
EI awards outstanding teachers