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The ETUCE President, Christine Blower (second from the left) with delegates from the UK's National Union of Teachers (NUT)

During the Emergency Lessons event at the Parliament young people presented their own call for stronger international support for programmes allowing children caught up in emergencies to continue their learning.

Singapore outperforms the rest of the world in the OECD’s latest PISA survey, which evaluates the quality, equity and efficiency of school systems. The top OECD countries were Japan, Estonia, Finland and Canada.

EI President Susan Hopgood delivers opening remarks at the ETUCE Conference in Belgrade, Serbia

On 21 September 2016 in eastern Aleppo in the Syrian Arab Republic, Judy's schoolmates return from the first day of school passing the rubble of nearby houses. “I go to school every day, except for the times when I hear the planes,” Judy explains.

A new report looks on the operations of Bridge International Academies in Kenya and uncovers the reality behind the private for-profit provider’s claims to offer ‘affordable’ quality education.

Born deaf and living as a Syrian refugee in Lebanon, eight-year-old Mohammed has faced more hurdles than most during his short lifetime. But thanks to the support of a remarkable institution he has found his voice and the promise of a brighter future.

Some 7,500 young people came to the Parliament in May 2016 to come up with ideas on how the improve the situation in Europe as part of the European Youth Event (EYE). In recent weeks a number of these participants were invited to present their ideas on anything from asylum policy to e-voting to Parliament committees. Thanking participants at the end of the hearings this week, Vice-President Mairead McGuinness said: “Your future is determined by politics, make sure you are involved in it."