In 2021, the celebrations of World Teachers’ Day will focus on the theme “Teachers at the heart of education recovery”. The events will be held online.
The official celebrations event on the 5th October will be opened by Ms Audrey Azoulay, UNESCO’s Director-General, followed by statements from the Heads of Co-Convening Partners – namely UNICEF, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and Education International (EI). You can consult the programme, all the concept notes and register through the links given below next to each event. All events will have simultaneous interpretation in one or more UN languages and will be recorded.
Calendar of global and regional events – Paris time (GMT+2)
- 5 October, 13:00-15:00 – Opening of 2021 commemorations of World Teachers Day.
– Register - 5 October, 16:00-18:00 – The teaching profession in the post-pandemic era – Regional webinar for Central America
- 6 October, 11:00-12:30 – Webinar to celebrate World Teachers’ Day 2021 in the Arab Region. Agenda in English and Arabic
– Register - 6 October, 14:00-16:00 – Leveraging technology for educational recovery: Innovations in teacher development
– Register - 7 October, 12:00-13:30 – Unlocking teachers’ innovation to drive educational recovery
– Register - 7 October, 15:00-17:00 – The future of teaching: reflections from the Committee of Experts on the Application of the Recommendations concerning Teaching personnel (CEART)
– Register - 8 October, 11:00-12:30 – Financing teachers and teaching in the post pandemic recovery
– Register
