Blog 14.01.2021 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
Blog 04.01.2021 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
Blog 22.12.2020 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
Blog 17.12.2020 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
Blog 15.12.2020 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
Blog 10.12.2020 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
Blog 26.11.2020 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
Blog 25.11.2020 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
News 19.11.2020 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
Blog 12.11.2020 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
Blog 04.11.2020 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