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Ensuring qualified and motivated teachers in every classroom is the single-most important school-based determinant of quality education and learning outcomes. However, around the world, not only are there not enough teachers, but large numbers have not received sufficient training and lack minimum qualifications. The COVID-19 crisis also shone the light on the need for sustained and increased domestic and international financing and investment in teachers and teaching as the basis of education systems. Teachers must be better prepared to ensure that a generation of learners is not lost.
The side event will present new findings from research carried out by the Teacher Task Force addressing the following questions:
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This event is organized on the sidelines of the Global Education Summit: Financing GPE 2021-2025 in the framework of the Teacher Task Force #InvestInTeachers campaign.
English, French and Spanish interpretation will be provided.
Register here: https://unesco-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0kcuitrD4vGNNKdYt3tvuShdYXBW8hib1K
The International Task Force on Teachers for Education 2030 will participate in the Saudi Arabia Global Educational Supplies and Solutions (GESS) conference 2025, a major international education exhibition and conference taking place in Riyadh from 26-28 May 2025.
As part of the opening high-level session on 26 May, the Teacher Task Force will launch the Arabic version of the Global Report on Teachers, entitled Addressing teacher shortages and transforming the profession, which has been translated into Arabic and published in collaboration with UNESCO and the UNESCO Regional Centre for Quality and Excellence in Education (RCQE).
A representative of the Teacher Task Force Secretariat will present key findings and recommendations from the report to an audience of key education experts and decision-makers from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the wider region, and across the globe. The session will focus on the urgent need to transform the teaching profession and address teacher shortages through informed policies and strategic investment. This high-level event forms part of a wider programme of activities at GESS Saudi Arabia aimed at anticipating the future of education and fostering international cooperation.
The Teacher Task Force’s participation reflects its continued commitment to supporting countries in building stronger teacher policies and systems through global knowledge sharing and regional engagement.
The International Task Force on Teachers for Education 2030 will participate in the Saudi Arabia Global Educational Supplies and Solutions (GESS) conference 2025, a major international education exhibition and conference taking place in Riyadh from 26-28 May 2025.
As part of the opening high-level session on 26 May, the Teacher Task Force will launch the Arabic version of the Global Report on Teachers, entitled Addressing teacher shortages and transforming the profession, which has been translated into Arabic and published in collaboration with UNESCO and the UNESCO Regional Centre for Quality and Excellence in Education (RCQE).
A representative of the Teacher Task Force Secretariat will present key findings and recommendations from the report to an audience of key education experts and decision-makers from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the wider region, and across the globe. The session will focus on the urgent need to transform the teaching profession and address teacher shortages through informed policies and strategic investment. This high-level event forms part of a wider programme of activities at GESS Saudi Arabia aimed at anticipating the future of education and fostering international cooperation.
The Teacher Task Force’s participation reflects its continued commitment to supporting countries in building stronger teacher policies and systems through global knowledge sharing and regional engagement.