Article: Teacher Care is a Lot More Than Self-Care
Published 2 November 2021, on EdSurge In the article “School Leaders Take Note: Teacher Care is a Lot More Than Self-Care” the author, Sean Slade, stresses the importance of improving …
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Addressing hate speech through education – Multi-stakeholder online forum
Hate speech is on the rise worldwide, with the potential to incite violence, undermine social cohesion and tolerance, and cause psychological, emotional and physical harm based on xenophobia, racism, antisemitism, …
Webinar Strategies for School Health Promotion during COVID-19 – 30 September 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted schools all over the world. Schools in many countries closed in haste and had to create virtual learning opportunities for their students. The reopening …
Survey on the UNESCO Strategy on Education for Health and Well-being
UNESCO is currently assessing its Strategy on Education for Health and Well-Being (2016-2021) with a view to updating it to reflect changes in the international health and development agenda, including …
Say no to discrimination in education! – UNESCO #RightToEducation campaign
The year 2020 marks 60 years since the adoption by UNESCO’s General Conference of the UNESCO Convention against Discrimination in Education. This Convention highlights States’ obligations to ensure free and compulsory education, …
UNESCO and WHO urge countries to make every school a health-promoting school
On 22 June 2021 UNESCO and the World Health Organization launched the Global Standards for Health-promoting Schools, a resource package for schools to improve the health and well-being of 1.9 …
Article: Co-operation and consistency: a global survey of professionals involved in reopening schools during the COVID-19 pandemic
During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, schools closed in haste and were expected to create virtual learning opportunities for their students while they waited to see when and how they might …
Making every school a health-promoting school
Virtual meeting organised by WHO and UNESCO – 22 June 2021 13.00 – 14.00 CEST The health, well-being and education of children and young people are closely intertwined. With a …
Education provides a path to reduced child mortality, new CHAIN-IHME study finds
A comprehensive analysis has found that each year of parental education is associated with lower risks of childhood mortality. Published in The Lancet, the study is the largest to date to …
Education for the future – healthier pupils, better learning outcomes – UNESCO Chair speaking
Dutch regional seminar: Education for the future – healthier pupils, better learning outcomes (Onderwijs van de toekomst: gezondere leerlingen, betere leerprestaties). Online event organised by Regional Health Service Zuid Holland …