Tag: Education Workforce

Teachers in the spotlight for education transformation: Hope for learning and care during emergencies

by Baela Raza Jamil | Aug 7, 2023 | Teachers

Teachers are the largest workforce in Pakistan, as they are in many countries of the world. According to the latest Economic Survey of Pakistan 2022-23, there are 1.82 million teachers across all sub-sectors of education, a conservative estimate of under-documented data. There have been significant shifts in this profession, elevated… Read More

Education systems including workforce and curricula – interview with convenors of UKFIET conference theme

by Claire Hedges and Purna Shrestha | Feb 27, 2023 | 2023 UKIFET Conference

Interview with theme convenors of one of six 2023 UKFIET conference themes, ‘Education systems including workforce and curricula’: Claire Hedges, Senior Programmes Manager, International Development Office of The Open University, and Purna Shrestha, Global Technical Lead for Resilient and Inclusive Education Practice Area at VSO International. Read More

Why should we invest in the middle tier for improved teaching and learning?

by Guglielmo Fasana, Barbara Tournier and Charlotte Jones | Oct 18, 2021 | 2021 UKFIET Conference, Learning, Teachers

This blog was written by Guglielmo Fasana, Intern, UNESCO’s International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP-UNESCO), with inputs from Barbara Tournier, Programme...

Rethinking the Education Workforce: Making the Invisible Visible

by Claire Hedges and Katie Godwin | Oct 11, 2021 | 2021 UKFIET Conference, Teachers

This blog was written after the 2021 UKFIET conference by the co-convenors of one of the six conference themes: Rethinking the Education Workforce. The co-convenors are Claire...

Rethinking the Education Workforce – what to expect from the 2021 UKFIET conference

by Claire Hedges and Katie Godwin | Jul 12, 2021 | 2021 Conference Themes, 2021 UKFIET Conference

This article summarises an interview with co-convenors of one of six 2021 UKFIET conference themes: Rethinking the Education Workforce. The co-convenors are Claire Hedges, Senior...

Harness the Education Workforce. Build teams.

by the Education Commission | May 6, 2020 | COVID-19, Learning

This blog was written by the Education Commission and first published on the Education Commission website on 24 April 2020. As of April 24, 2020, schools in over 190 countries...

School systems are changing, and school leadership has a vital role to play

by Charlotte Jones | Feb 18, 2020 | Policymaking

This blog was written by Charlotte Jones, Global Head of R&D at Education Development Trust. It was first published on 17th February 2020 on the Education Development Trust...

Supporting teachers so they can teach

by Freda Wolfenden | Aug 21, 2018 | Teachers

This blog was written by Freda Wolfenden, Professor of Education and International Development at the Open University, and Chair of the Executive Committee for UKFIET. It was...