Education

New UNESCO and UN Women resource aims to end school-related gender-based violence

As part of this year’s 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence Campaign, UNESCO and UN Women have released a new Global Guidance on addressing school-related gender-based violence.

Niger: united teachers demand that government fulfil its promises

For the first time ever, education trade unions in Niger have called for a national strike to demand the integration of contract teachers into the civil service, and the payment of wage arrears.

Refugee education the focus as the ETUCE launches first day of conference

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

Emergency Lessons: the importance of educating children in emergency situations

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During the Emergency Lessons event at the Parliament young people presented their own call for...

European educators elect new leadership

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Singapore tops latest OECD PISA global education survey

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.

PISA, strong on equity, but weak on positive teacher policy

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European educators gather to promote quality education

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