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Teachers can shape their students’ educational careers. Research shows that children taught by different teachers often experience very different educational outcomes. This begs the questions: how are...

Teachers are the cornerstone on which we build inclusive, equitable, quality education. The COVID-19 pandemic has substantially compromised teachers’ capacity to maintain education quality due to...

Dans la lignée des réunions régionales lancées en mai et juin 2020 sur l’enseignement à distance et le retour à l’école, l’Équipe spéciale sur les enseignants (TTF) organise une nouvelle série de...

Without teachers, Sustainable Development Goal 4 to ensure inclusive and equitable, quality education for all by 2030 will not be achieved. Since teachers act as role models for students, inclusion in...

Organized by UNESCO, the international community celebrates World Teachers’ Day (WTD) every year on 5 October since 1994 to commemorate the signing of the 1966 ILO/UNESCO Recommendation concerning the...

The aim of this working paper is to outline the current situation with regard to teacher allocation and utilization in the education systems of African countries. It examines current teacher...

This Brochure provides an overview of the challenges faced in education during the COVID-19 pandemic. It highlights barriers to distance learning, including limited access to technology and internet...

This report summarizes the analysis of major issues affecting the status of teaching personnel worldwide at all levels of education by the 12th Session of the Joint ILO–UNESCO Committee of Experts on...