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What we learned from the first phase of the Survey of teachers in pre-primary education (STEPP) project

Research shows that teachers and educators are the cornerstone of quality early childhood care and education (ECCE). Good

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How the global school testing culture takes a heavy toll on teachers’ morale

This blog draws substantially from the recent open-access article School Testing Culture and Teacher Satisfaction by William

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2020 has been a challenging year for teachers. Here are 6 ways we can better support them in 2021

The value of teachers was thrown into the spotlight this year. From the United Kingdom to Mexico, teachers have responded to

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Private, NGO, religious and community schools: How do ‘non-state actors’ affect teaching and teachers?

A global consultation meeting tackles the theme of the forthcoming 2021/2 Global Education Monitoring Report. Around the

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Why the age of the teacher workforce is putting education under strain

The age profile of teachers has been in the news in 2020 due to worries about differential COVID-19 risks related to age. Yet

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TIMSS 2019 shows support for teachers’ professional development is needed more than ever during COVID-19

Read the UNESCO/IEA report on TIMSS 2019 in English, French and Spanish. *** The latest Trends in International Mathematics

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New UNICEF study unveils challenges affecting teacher attendance in sub-Saharan Africa

This is a summary repost of the UNICEF Office of Research – Innocenti article of which the full version can be consulted here

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Pandemic shines a light on teachers’ leadership roles worldwide

While the COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented disruption to teaching and learning, it has also shone a bright light on

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Together with the OECD we are crowdsourcing school innovations

Innovative school responses in the Covid-19 context Schools are playing a frontline role in the world’s efforts to respond to

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Attacks on teachers are frighteningly common. How can we ensure school safety?

On Monday 2 November 2020, gunmen shot dead 22 students and teachers at Kabul University, Afghanistan. Barely a week had

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Teacher salaries rarely reflect the importance of their job. Why don’t we pay them enough?

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us just how important teachers are. As schools have shuttered, teachers have become a