Teacher Representatives

Teachers are an essential resource for ensuring a quality education for every child and a critical part of the Global Partnership for Education.

Teachers are represented in GPE through Education International, the world’s largest sectoral organization of teacher unions.

Government-led education sector plans set out sector reforms and strategies with significant implications for teachers. It is therefore critical that teachers be involved in the country-level dialogue and decision-making processes supported by GPE.

At country level, GPE supports the development, implementation and monitoring of government-led education sector plans. GPE is committed to working with teachers in the long term to promote their effective inclusion in local education groups across GPE partner countries.

The role teachers play in GPE at country level differs from context to context depending on how teachers and local education groups are organized and how open governments and other partners are towards the engagement of teacher organizations.

Through representation in local education groups, teacher organizations can be helpful in sector diagnostics, policy development, and monitoring of implementation.

Given their presence in schools, teachers can quickly identify shortcomings in the implementation of a new policy or identify unintended consequences of new approaches that require remedial action.

There are various ways to find out how to connect with GPE processes in a specific country.

When trying to engage in policy dialogue, teachers’ organizations are often faced with structural, cultural and practical challenges.

GPE promotes and monitors meaningful inclusion of teacher organizations in local education groups.

It is important to open the door to teacher representation and to then support building trust and meaningful engagement over time.

GPE has varying degrees of influence across different partner countries, but the power of partnership can make a difference.