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Policy brief
Rethinking teacher training to support a lifelong learning journey
This policy brief advocates a shift from traditional professional development to lifelong learning, aligning with UNESCO's 2021 social contract for education. Emphasizing collaboration, it addresses...
Policy brief
Effective approaches to attract and retain teachers and ensure equitable deployment: A contribution from the Teacher Task Force to the discussions of the High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession
A global teacher shortage phenomenon is highly spreading threatening the aim of equitable and quality education for all students. This brief highlights the global impact of teacher shortages on...
Policy brief
The futures of teaching - Background paper prepared for the Futures of Education Initiative
The Futures of Education initiative, launched by UNESCO in November 2019, seeks to mobilize ideas and action that can enable education to respond to the enormous challenges that humans are confronting...
Presentation
Seminar Series on The Future of the Teaching Profession in Africa 2020 - Concept note
Teacher Professionalism & Curriculum in an Age of Disruption: The Impact of Pandemics and Other Crises on Education Systems Education International (EI), International Task Force on Teachers for...
Report
A review of the use of contract teachers in sub-Saharan Africa
Various types of contracted teachers are now active in national education systems around the world, even in high-income OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) countries. But the...
Meeting document
The Futures of Teaching - Final Report
This report summarizes the core thinking on the future of teaching discussed at the 12th Policy Dialogue Forum in Dubai in December 2019, drawing on examples of emerging approaches and good practice...
Book
Teacher Policy Development Guide - Summary
The Teacher Policy Development Guide was developed by the International Task Force on Teachers for Education for All (EFA) in close coordination with UNESCO entities and external partners of the...
Book
Teacher attrition in Sub-Saharan Africa: The neglected dimension of the teacher supply challenge
This paper is a review of the literature on the attrition of teachers, particular as it relates to teachers in sub-Saharan Africa. For the purposes of this review, attrition is taken to mean all...