Commonwealth Teachers Group (CTG) First Edition, March 2025
The presentation by CTG focused on a few demands which included, increasing of public education to 20% or 6% of GDP for all member countries, Reviewal and an implementation of the Protocol for Recruitment of Commonwealth Teachers and UN High Level Panel on Teacher Professionalism, support of mechanisms and structures (including Teacher Unions) that influence policy development, use of technology and AI to enhance teaching and learning not to replace teachers, investment in professional development and human capital development inclusive school leadership development, ensure that schools are safe havens for teaching and learning, access to internet should be declared a human right to ensure that even teachers and learners in rural areas have access and other issues. Our observations and Wayfoward The Commonwealth Secretariat is involved in number of developmental programs with various stakeholders such Commonwealth youth and others. Some of these programs get recognition and funding from the commonwealth secretariat. CTG is not getting any funding from secretariate, yet some groups are. That CTG was not well presented to can be able to attend all break-away sessions. We hope to suggest the CTG be given a full participatory status in both the meeting of the senior officials and the education ministers. Further that if the CTG be granted the number of delegates that is congruent to the number of break-away sessions for representation in all thematic discussions. CTG will need attend all strategic meetings of the Commonwealth and should develop an annual program to advocate and campaign to influence policies in favour of commonwealth teachers and children. This may require funding hence we request unions to assist where possible. As of now SADTU and NEU are jointly funding attendance of CTG to meetings. CONCLUSION Overall, the conference proceeded very well. Presentations and discussions were indeed of high quality. To the extent that CTG does not only influence Education Ministers but Head of states as well we need to ensure that CTG is visible and influence at all CHOGM meetings.
Prepared by CTG Secretariat
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