/ 5 October 2009

Happy World Teachers’ Day

Happy World Teachers Day!

October 5 marks World Teachers day, an annual event that puts the spotlight on educators around the globe. Initiated by Unesco this year’s World Teachers’ Day will focus on the role of teachers within the context of the global financial and economic crisis and the need to invest in teachers now as a means to secure post-crisis regeneration.
In South Africa various provincial education departments will be holding events to acknowledge the role that educators are playing in shaping the futures of their learners and the country.

Each year, Education International provides a theme for the event, and this year’s theme is “Build the Future: Invest in Teachers Now”. This calls for ongoing development of teachers from the pre-service to the in-service phase.

The theme also a call on governments to increase investment in education to improve the quality of education provided to the world’s young.