UNESCO and Education International call on governments to consider teachers and school personnel as a priority group in COVID-19 vaccination efforts
As countries begin to administer
COVID-19 vaccines, UNESCO and Education International, the global federation of
education unions, are calling on governments and the international community to
consider teachers and school personnel as a priority group in vaccination
efforts.
“Reopening schools and education
institutions safely and keeping them open as long as possible is an
imperative,” said UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay and Education
International’s General Secretary David Edwards in the joint video message ”In
this context, as we see positive developments regarding vaccination, we believe
that teachers and education support personnel must be considered as a priority
group.”
Over 100 million teachers and school
personnel were impacted by educational disruptions due to the COVID-19 crisis
around the world. UNESCO’s latest data indicates that schools remain
fully closed in 27 countries affecting over 300 million learners.
Closures have a negative impact on students’ learning, safety and well-being,
affecting the most vulnerable students the hardest. It also brings adverse
social and economic consequences on societies.
The message, released on the 60th
anniversary of the Convention that promotes the right to education, praises
teachers for their dedication throughout the period of school closures. “When
schools and education institutions closed, teachers and support personnel
remained on the frontline. They reinvented the way we teach, the way we learn.
They supported their students – too often with no training or adequate tools.”
The Global Education Meeting convened by UNESCO in October
2020, heads of state and ministers committed to support all teachers and
education personnel as frontline workers and to prioritize the health and
safety of students and educators.
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