Teachers' Occupational Safety and Health Website
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ETUCE and Teachers' Occupational Safety and Health
ETUCE was created as the teachers' social partner at the European level and as a defender of teachers' interests and spokesperson to the European Commission.
ETUCE's commitment to teachers’ occupational safety and health
ETUCE believes a school should be a safe, healthy and propitious place for teaching and learning. Schools are the workplace of teachers, but first and foremost they are educational institutions for young students. Occupational safety and health problems can thus be harmful not only for the workforce (teachers and other staff in education), but can indirectly harm the pupils and put at risk the quality and efficiency of the education provided. ETUCE's policies on safety and health issues are expressed through action plans on specific safety and health issues. ETUCE has an action plan on teachers’ work-related stress and an action plan on preventing and tackling violence in schools.
ETUCE projects on teachers’ occupational safety and health
Through various projects, ETUCE seeks to raise awareness, increase knowledge and facilitate exchange of experience and good practices on teachers' safety and health issues among its member organisations. So far the ETUCE projects have focussed on the issues of Work-related Stress, and Harassment and Violence at work, seeking to implement the European Social Partners' Framework Agreements on the same issues. Read more about the ETUCE projects on teachers’ occupational safety and health here.
Co-operation
In its efforts to improve the safety and health of teachers in Europe, ETUCE seeks to co-operate and share knowledge with relevant experts, institutions and stakeholders in the education sector. Among these can be mentioned: the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA), the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI), the European Federation of Education Employers (EFEE), the Network of European Psychologists in the Education System (NEPES), the Organising Bureau of European School Student Unions (OBESSU), and the European Parent Association (EPA).
Publications
ETUCE's work on teachers’ occupational safety and health is documented in various publications including conference and seminar reports, reports on surveys, and interpretation guides. See and download ETUCE publications on teachers’ occupational safety and health here.
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