Teachers are the backbone of education systems and the key to reaching learning goals, regardless of context and situation. Within the COVID-19 crisis, they are on the front line in ensuring that...
The Teacher Task Force will take part in the inaugural international conference Global Perspectives in Teacher Education: Challenging the Standard Education Model, hosted by Leeds Beckett University's Carnegie School of Education in collaboration with the British Educational Research Association.
The Teacher Task Force Secretariat will contribute to the programme through two sessions:
A presentation on the 2024 Global Report on Teachers: Addressing Teacher Shortages and Transforming the Profession, sharing the report’s major findings, data insights and policy recommendations.
An interactive session that will contribute to the development of the upcoming 2026 Global Report on Teachers.
The conference, taking place from 26–27 June 2025 in Leeds, UK, will bring together educators, researchers, policy experts, and practitioners to explore the global impact of teacher education systems, with themes including sustainability, inclusion, diversity, curriculum reform, and global citizenship. The event aims to support the achievement of the Education 2030 goals by fostering international collaboration and generating innovative responses to the teacher recruitment and retention crisis.
The Teacher Task Force’s contributions will highlight how global evidence and shared learning can inform national and international efforts to strengthen teacher policy and build more equitable, resilient, and future-ready education systems.
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📍 Leeds Beckett University, UK
📅 26–27 June 2025
On the occasion of the second International Day of Play, Right To Play International are hosting a virtual mini-summit exploring the power of play to support children’s learning and well-being at all ages and stages.
This online experience will include energizing play activations, as well as insights from a range of play specialists. Keynote and expert panels will include community-based practitioners, local actors, and young people themselves who will share their knowledge on topics including playful parenting, play in the early years, play-based teaching and learning, as well as play-based psychosocial support in both development and humanitarian contexts.
Please register here by 12pm EST, Monday, June 9th.
Confirmed moderators and speakers include:
Tricia Young (she/her), Director - Moving Minds Alliance
Ardine (she/her), Child Campaigner Bali - Children & Youth Advisory Network (CYAN) and Save the Children Indonesia
Ramya Vivekanandan (she/her), Senior Education Specialist/Thematic Lead for Teaching & Learning - Global Partnership for Education
Ellen Fesseha (she/her), Play Specialist - Right To Play International
Michael Kassa, PhD (he/him), Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Science & Mathematics Education - Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
Michelle Cruickshank (she/her), Child Development Lead - Grand Challenges Canada
Rebeca (she/her), Chair - Child & Youth Advisory Board (CAYAB) and Child & Youth Friendly Governance Project
Hollyn Romeyn (she/her), Regional Education Adviser East and Southern Africa - Norwegian Refugee Council
Dr. Beide Melaku (he/him), Associate Professor, Applied Developmental Psychology - Kotebe University of Education in Addis Ababa
Rev. Sr. Secunda Kobusingye (she/her), Head Teacher, St Joseph's Kyabirukwa School, Host Community of Nakivale Settlement, Isingiro District, Uganda
Ms. Spera Atuhairwe (she/her), Country Director, BRAC Uganda
Lobaba Gasamelsayed (she/her), MHPSS Coordinator- Save the Children International Sudan
Racha Nasreddine (she/her), Country Director - Right To Play Lebanon
On the occasion of the second International Day of Play, Right To Play International are hosting a virtual mini-summit exploring the power of play to support children’s learning and well-being at all ages and stages.
This online experience will include energizing play activations, as well as insights from a range of play specialists. Keynote and expert panels will include community-based practitioners, local actors, and young people themselves who will share their knowledge on topics including playful parenting, play in the early years, play-based teaching and learning, as well as play-based psychosocial support in both development and humanitarian contexts.
Please register here by 12pm EST, Monday, June 9th.
Confirmed moderators and speakers include:
Tricia Young (she/her), Director - Moving Minds Alliance
Ardine (she/her), Child Campaigner Bali - Children & Youth Advisory Network (CYAN) and Save the Children Indonesia
Ramya Vivekanandan (she/her), Senior Education Specialist/Thematic Lead for Teaching & Learning - Global Partnership for Education
Ellen Fesseha (she/her), Play Specialist - Right To Play International
Michael Kassa, PhD (he/him), Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Science & Mathematics Education - Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
Michelle Cruickshank (she/her), Child Development Lead - Grand Challenges Canada
Rebeca (she/her), Chair - Child & Youth Advisory Board (CAYAB) and Child & Youth Friendly Governance Project
Hollyn Romeyn (she/her), Regional Education Adviser East and Southern Africa - Norwegian Refugee Council
Dr. Beide Melaku (he/him), Associate Professor, Applied Developmental Psychology - Kotebe University of Education in Addis Ababa
Rev. Sr. Secunda Kobusingye (she/her), Head Teacher, St Joseph's Kyabirukwa School, Host Community of Nakivale Settlement, Isingiro District, Uganda
Ms. Spera Atuhairwe (she/her), Country Director, BRAC Uganda
Lobaba Gasamelsayed (she/her), MHPSS Coordinator- Save the Children International Sudan
Racha Nasreddine (she/her), Country Director - Right To Play Lebanon
The Teacher Task Force is pleased to announce its participation in the upcoming webinar “Adult Educators as Lifelong Learners and Facilitators of Lifelong Learning,” hosted by the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) within the framework of the joint research project Teachers as Lifelong Learners, in collaboration with Shanghai Normal University. The webinar will take place on 25 June from 13:00 to 15:00 CET.
Carlos Vargas, Head of the Teacher Task Force Secretariat and Chief of UNESCO's Section for Teacher Development, will join the event to speak on the topic of global teacher policies and the question of adult educators, drawing on the Teacher Task Force’s extensive work advocating for teacher policy development worldwide.
In today’s rapidly evolving societies, educators - especially adult educators - face a multitude of shifting demands. They not only facilitate knowledge acquisition, but also support learners’ personal development, encourage critical thinking, and adapt to diverse needs and contexts. This webinar will offer a space to rethink the role of adult educators through the lens of lifelong learning, and to explore how policies, technologies and training can better support their professional development.
Objectives of the webinar include:
Exploring practical strategies and innovations that empower adult educators to be both users and facilitators of lifelong learning;
Discussing the implementation and impact of global and national policy initiatives related to adult education;
Identifying opportunities for adult educators to engage in continuous professional learning, including through the use of emerging technologies.
Programme Highlights:
Opening remarks and personal testimony from an adult educator
Presentation of UIL’s thematic paper on adult educators as lifelong learners
Intervention by Carlos Vargas on global teacher policies and adult educators
Case studies and research from Latin America, Kenya, and India
Moderated Q&A and closing reflections
This webinar will bring together policymakers, researchers and practitioners to share insights and innovations that elevate the status and capacity of adult educators in lifelong learning ecosystems.