News from Education Policy - European Trade Union Committee for Education

Published: 03 July 2019

Attracting the best and brightest teachers key to equipping students with the necessary skills

The best and the brightest teachers are needed to ensure that young people will have the skills to thrive in tomorrow’s world, concluded the OECD...

Published: 27 June 2019

ILO Convention and Recommendation on violence and harassment at work becomes a reality

On 21st June 2019, the 108th Centenary International Labour Conference overwhelmingly voted in favour of the revolutionary Convention and...

Published: 18 June 2019

International Labour Conference: EU Statement on Committee on Application of standards Republic of Turkey

From 10 to 21 June 2019, the 108th Session of the International Labour Conference is taking place in Geneva, Switzerland. Once a year this...

Published: 13 June 2019

FRA: Inequalities, harassment and prejudices are on the rise across Europe

FRA’s Fundamental Rights Report 2019, published on 6 June 2019, addresses the issues of rising inequalities, harassment and prejudices across...

Published: 11 June 2019

Broad policy approach needed to combat multiple causes of gender pay and pension gap

On 29 May 2019, EIGE published a comprehensive research note entitled Tackling the gender pay gap: not without a better work-life balance. This...

Published: 07 June 2019

Refugee education: Integration models and practices in OECD countries

The OECD Education Working Papers No.203, ‘Refugee education: Integration models and practises in OECD countries’, published on 13 May 2019, draws...

Published: 07 June 2019

2019 Country Specific Recommendations: Still looking for the promised ‘social-rebalancing’

On 5 June 2019, the European Commission published the Country Specific Recommendations (CSRs), as part of the Spring Package of the 2019 cycle of...

Published: 05 June 2019

“The Future Teacher” Conference 2019

“The Future Teacher” Conference took place on 23 to 24 May 2019 in Brussels, hosted by Toll-net; a network of teachers, IT coordinators, directors...

Published: 03 June 2019

European ministers call for increased investment to language learning and more accessible early childhood education

On 22-23 May 2019, European Ministers gathered in Brussels for the Education, Youth, Culture and Sports Council meeting. The ministers debated...

Published: 21 May 2019

School-based activities to address students’ socio-economic background

Addressing socio-economic inequalities, building on multilingualism in the classroom, and exploring the potential benefits of non-formal education...

Published: 17 May 2019

Justice & Protection for all citizens on The International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia 2019

On 17 May, ETUCE celebrates the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT). The event is celebrated across the world to...

Published: 14 May 2019

Initial Teacher Preparation is the first step in the continuum of teacher learning

On 11 April 2019, the OECD published A Flying Start, a report which describes teacher education as one continuous process and proposes...