In the build-up to the Global Disability Summit 2025 to be held on 2-3 April in Germany, the Inclusion and Equity in Teacher Policies and Practices Thematic Group are delighted to invite you to attend three knowledge exchange learning sessions on policies and practices on teachers with disabilities. 

This is the last of three learning sessions. The session will be interactive and participatory. Three members will make short presentations on the topic and participants will be invited to share their experience, evidence and learning in breakout rooms. The session will be facilitated in English; however, we will welcome if there any volunteers who would like to facilitate breakout sessions in different languages.  We will use Team's chat function which allows to translate the conversation in different languages.

 In this session, we are going to focus our discussion on policies and practices on continuing professional development opportunities and career paths for teachers with disabilities. 

• What kinds of opportunities are provided for people with disabilities to participate in teacher training programmes? 
• What are the key challenges and gaps in policy related to supporting teachers with disabilities and their professional growth? 
• What recommendations can be made to better support teachers with disabilities and promote greater inclusion and accessibility in their teaching contexts?  
• What roles Edtech can play in increasing access of teachers with disabilities to continuing professional development? 

As an output of this session, we will produce a knowledge brief.

Please register here.

Carlos Vargas, Head of the Teacher Task Force Secretariat, will participate in the webinar "Amplifying Teachers' Voices," organized by the Jacobs Foundation on 18 November at 3:00 pm CET.

Hosted by Nina Alonso, an international educational researcher specializing in equal access to learning and culture, this teacher-led, global event will spotlight teachers' stories, elevate the teaching profession’s status, and foster dialogue between educators and key stakeholders in teacher development.

The event will also introduce the new Teachers' Voices online repository—a resource of teacher stories and educational research designed to support teachers and educational stakeholders worldwide.

For further information and to register, please click here.

Register here.

The inaugural Teacher Task Force and UNESCO Global Report on Teachers will be presented in Nottingham, U.K., on 21 June at a special event organized in cooperation with the United Kingdom Forum for International Education and Training (UKFIET).

The report, titled Addressing teacher shortages and transforming the profession, was officially launched at the 14th Policy Dialogue Forum in Johannesburg on 26 February. This Nottingham event aims to share the findings of the report and provide an opportunity to foster dialogue, exchange ideas, and generate actionable strategies to empower decisions-makers and teachers to improve education outcomes globally, in the United Kingdom and in Commonwealth countries as well as in countries where UKFIET and its partners operate.

An in-depth presentation will unveil the key findings of the report, including the need for an additional 44 million primary and secondary teachers by 2030 to meet SDG 4 targets. This session will discuss the root causes of teacher shortages, such as inadequate salaries, challenging working conditions, and insufficient professional support, as well as successful mitigation strategies employed by various countries.

Following the report presentation, four panel discussions will be held, focusing on key themes related to the report's findings:

• Teachers' continuous personal development
• Teachers' working conditions
• Financing teachers for achieving Target SDG 4 and Education 2030
• Missing data on teachers

The presentation of the report will be live streamed, the  panel discussions will be in person in Nottingham.

Register here.

AGENDA

• Registration – 10:30- 11:00
• Introduction of the panel – 11:00-11:10
• Presentation of the Global Report on Teachers- Carlos Vargas Tamez, Head of the Secretariat of the International Task Force on Teachers for Education 2030 and Chief of UNESCO’s Section for Teacher Development 11:10- 12.10 (including a Q&A)
• Panel discussion – 12- 1.00
• LIVE online sessions – 11.00am- 1.00pm
• Break- 1.00- 1.40pm
• Breakout sessions - 1.40-3.00pm
• Tea break- 3.00- 3:15pm
• Closing- 3:15- 4:20

Panelists will include key education stakeholders and representatives from partner organizations. 

Useful links:

• Register here
• Visit the official UKFIET event page
• Consult the Global Report on Teachers

The call for applications is open.

The World Giftedness Center (WGC) of the Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation for Distinguished Academic Performance aims to support best practices and distinguished efforts in gifted education, talent development, and related areas. WGC has launched two awards to enhance quality talented education around the world:

• The School Global Award Initiative of Talented Education, which is intended for all those involved in gifted education and talent development from K1 through pre-university, such as teachers, principals and counselors involved in gifted education in public or private schools all over the globe. More detailed information including eligibility and evaluation criteria is available here.
• The Applied Research Global Award of Talented Education, which is intended for international researchers whose work focuses on areas relevant to gifted education and who have a maximum of five years involvement in research after their PhD. More detailed information including eligibility and evaluation criteria is available here.

The deadline for application to both awards is 19 November 2023 and the award prize is of USD 25,000 for each.

Applications should be submitted here, and any questions should be sent to wgc.awards@ha.ae.

Please consult all the information on the official website of the Award.

Click here to watch the recording of this event.
 

In an unprecedented joint event, UNESCO is joining forces with the International Task Force on Teachers for Education 2030 (TTF), the Varkey Foundation, and Dubai Cares to bring a spotlight on teachers.

UNESCO and TTF will launch the highlights of the first Global Report on Teachers during the award ceremony of the Global Teacher Prize which this year is held in collaboration with Dubai Cares.

The initial segment will introduce new research addressing teacher shortages, offering a preview of the full report. This comprehensive report will showcase in-depth data and perspectives on the global challenges that teachers face, alongside actionable recommendations to enhance teacher recruitment and retention. The presentation will be followed by a ministerial panel addressing some of the critical issues affecting teacher shortages and the policy solutions to address this global phenomenon.

In the second part, the Varkey Foundation will present the Global Teacher Prize 2023, honouring exceptional educators in partnership with UNESCO and Dubai Cares. Established to commend an extraordinary teacher who has significantly impacted the profession, the Prize highlights the crucial role teachers play in society. The event will showcase the prestigious USD 1 million prize winner, alongside the other nine finalists chosen from a pool of over 8,000 nominations and applications spanning 121 countries.

In order to join this General Conference side event, register here.

Agenda:

Explore further:

• Webpage of the International Task Force on Teachers for Education 2030 & UNESCO Global Report on Teachers
• UNESCO work on teachers
• Global Teacher Prize
• UNESCO event webpage

Photo credit: UNESCO/Kilayé Bationo

Join the second KIX webinar of 2023, focusing on strategies to improve the production, retention and motivation of competent teachers amidst the changing context of the profession in Africa.

Bringing together educators, school leaders, partners in education, and education authorities from Africa and beyond, the webinar aims to:

1. Uncover potential obstacles impacting both intrinsic and extrinsic teacher motivation within the changing teaching profession.
2. Reflect on global, regional, and national frameworks promoting the attraction of the best and most motivated candidates to teaching, while addressing impediments.
3. Explore innovative ways to reinvigorate the standing, voice, and societal value of teachers.
4. Foster hands-on learning among educators, school leaders, and experts to enhance well-being, especially during and after school reopening.
    

Webinar Details

Topic: What is the Game Changer on Teacher Motivation in Africa amidst the Changing Context of the Profession?

Date: Thursday, 21st September 2023

Time: 15:00 – 17:00 (East Africa Time)

Duration: 2 hours

Registration link: https://unesco-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEtcu2prj4uGdaiLOoSStctysf6yf9Fzmoa

The webinar is organized under the framing of the KIX Africa 19 hub managed by UNESCO-IICBA, UNICEF ESARO and AU-IPED. The target audience includes:

• School leaders, teachers, and education partners at various levels in Africa and beyond;
• KIX Africa 19 hub focal points and their counterparts overseeing the teaching profession;
• AUC teachers cluster members, teacher unions, education institutions, Ministries of Education in Africa, education experts, NGOs, and stakeholders dedicated to teacher development and management
   

Click here to register for the webinar.