Report
Time to Teach – Togo
Although national politicians have recognized that absenteeism is a problem, there have been few studies on the factors, policies and practices that influence teacher attendance in Togo. The Time to...
Report
Time to Teach – Niger
Teacher absenteeism is one of the major challenges to achieving universal education in many developing countries. Previous studies have identified teacher absenteeism as a particular challenge in...
Report
Time to Teach – Niger
Teacher absenteeism is one of the major challenges to achieving universal education in many developing countries. Previous studies have identified teacher absenteeism as a particular challenge in...
Report
Time to Teach – Mauritania
Teacher absenteeism is a persistent barrier to achieving universal education in many developing countries, where teacher absence rates can reach alarming levels. Previous studies have identified...
Report
Time to Teach – Morocco
Teacher absenteeism is one of the biggest obstacles to educational progress and children's learning and poses a particularly serious problem in developing countries. Although there is a lack of...
Meeting document
14th Policy Dialogue Forum - Resource Pack
The 14th Policy Dialogue Forum, themed "Addressing teacher shortages: Dignifying, diversifying and valorizing the profession," took place from 26 to 28 February 2024 in Johannesburg, South Africa...
Policy document
Recommendations of the United Nations Secretary-General's High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession
The High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession was established by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres following the Transforming Education Summit held in 2022. It was tasked with...
Meeting document
Programme of the 14th Policy Dialogue Forum, 26-28 February 2024, Johannesburg, South Africa
Provisional programme for the 14th Policy Dialogue Forum and related TTF governance meetings, held from 26 to 28 February 2024 at The Capital on the Park, Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa, and...
Meeting document
14th International Policy Dialogue Forum - concept note
With the theme ‘Addressing global teacher shortages: Dignifying, diversifying and valorizing the profession’, this year’s Forum will investigate common challenges leading to teacher shortages, how to...
Event
Transforming the Teaching Profession - panel discussion
As part of the International Educa 2024 conference organized by the Ministry of Education and Culture of Finland, Teacher Task Force and UNESCO are participating in a panel discussion on Transforming the Teaching Profession.
Register here: https://educa.messukeskus.com/?lang=en
The panel will address the global status of the teaching profession, based on key results of UNESCO’s first-ever global report on teachers. The report has a special focus on teacher shortages. Teachers are the key in strengthening quality and inclusion of any education system, but what strategies and practices could be applied in efforts to ensure that the teaching profession becomes and/or remains attractive?
The panel addresses following questions:
- What does UNESCO & Teacher Task Force data tell us about the global trends and challenges in the field of teaching profession?
- What key measures have countries taken to combat teacher shortages? Some illustrative examples
- How can we strengthen international collaboration between policy makers, teacher training institutions, and international organisations, to deliver the promise of SDG 4 to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all by 2030?
- What messages should we convey to the UN Summit of the Future (September 2024), concerning the teaching profession?
UNESCO and the Teacher Task Force will be represented by Carlos Vargas, Chief of Section for Teacher Development, Head of the Secretariat for the International Taskforce on Teachers for Education 2030, UNESCO.
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