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Education Support Personnel

  1. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 21 February 2018

    Education Support Personnel: A whole community for a holistic approach to education

    Education International’s Task Force on Education Support Personnel has geared up preparations for the upcoming first global Conference on Education Support Personnel and reiterated its commitment to enhancing these workers’ status and recognition.

    Education Support Personnel: A whole community for a holistic approach to education
  2. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 10 October 2017

    Canada: Recognition for vital role of school support staff

    Strong recognition was given to the crucial role played by educational support staff in the lives of educational establishments and their students during Quebec's National School Support Staff Day.

    Canada: Recognition for vital role of school support staff
  3. Union renewal and development 4 May 2017

    From the classroom to the world and back: educators take on a global perspective

    In a search for solutions to some of the biggest challenges facing people around the world, the second day of the Unite Conference in Rotterdam looked to build bridges from schools to politicians to policies.

    From the classroom to the world and back: educators take on a global perspective
  4. Trade union rights are human rights 3 May 2017

    Putting teachers at the heart of education systems the focus in Rotterdam

    The message on day one of the Unite for Quality Education and Leadership Conference was clear, with educators looking at making sure that teachers themselves are the architects of the profession and of education systems.

    Putting teachers at the heart of education systems the focus in Rotterdam
  5. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 12 April 2017

    New Zealand: a voice for the “silent army” of education support personnel

    Together with Education International’s Antonia Wulff, Jane Porter, from the New Zealand Educational Institute - Te Riu Roa discusses challenges for the education support personnel to see their contribution to quality education for all acknowledged.

    New Zealand: a voice for the “silent army” of education support personnel
  6. Trade union rights are human rights 7 March 2017

    A ‘woman’s place’ is…in her union for economic justice and empowerment!

    As the international community celebrates International Women’s Day, this year, Education International and its affiliates reaffirm that trade unions are key actors in advancing women economic empowerment.

    A ‘woman’s place’ is…in her union for economic justice and empowerment!
  7. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 7 March 2017

    Unions are a ‘woman’s place’ for economic justice and empowerment

    To celebrate women around the world, Education International and its affiliates are throwing the spotlight on the role that unions play as key actors working to advance the rights and economic empowerment of women.

    Unions are a ‘woman’s place’ for economic justice and empowerment
  8. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 15 February 2017

    Canada: school counsellors take on a central role within school communities

    From emotional support to preparing students for future careers, Canada’s school counsellors are experiencing a shift in school practice to see them increasingly become more integral to the lives of young people.

    Canada: school counsellors take on a central role within school communities
  9. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 6 February 2017

    Giving a voice to the “silent army” of education support personnel

    In every school teams of education support personnel work alongside teachers to ensure that all students have the opportunity of a quality education, but too often their work and contributions remain out of sight.

    Giving a voice to the “silent army” of education support personnel
  10. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 29 September 2016

    Quebec union celebrates National Day for education support personnel

    The Centrale des syndicats du Québec is celebrating the work and commitment of the province’s education support personnel, who are integral to transforming schools into communities and greatly contribute to students’ success.

    Quebec union celebrates National Day for education support personnel
  11. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 29 February 2016

    UK: Education support personnel crucial for quality education

    The idea of schools as a communities that support the whole child is reaffirmed as study after study continue to highlight the importance of education support personnel in boosting learning outcomes for students.

    UK: Education support personnel crucial for quality education
  12. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 18 August 2015

    United States: Education Support Personnel hit hard by budget cuts

    The educaction community in the United States highlights a worrying trend: shrinking budgets or ending grant money push Education Support Personnel (ESP) into unemployment, reducing overall education employee capacity.

    United States: Education Support Personnel hit hard by budget cuts
  13. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 6 February 2014

    EI Education Support Personnel Task Force meets in Brussels

    Education International’s (EI) newly established task force on Education Support Personnel met for the first time in Brussels on 28-29 January 2014. The task force, composed of representatives of 10 affiliates, will advise EI on issues around the status, rights and conditions of education support personnel.

    EI Education Support Personnel Task Force meets in Brussels