Every year, on October 5, the world celebrates World Teachers’ Day, established by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 1994 to commemorate the signing of the 1966 Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers. This year’s celebrations reflect an international call to place teachers at the heart of educational policies, guarantee their professional and living rights, and enhance their role in building societies.
The Syrian Future Movement, in commemorating this occasion with appreciation and pride, affirms that Syrian teachers have been and continue to be a pillar of national resilience. They have faced years of war, displacement, and institutional collapse, continuing to fulfill their educational mission despite grave challenges, in schools, camps, and homes, both within the country and abroad.
In light of the transitional phase Syria is undergoing, the Syrian Future Movement believes that rebuilding the nation begins with restoring respect for teachers, through a comprehensive national vision that places education at the forefront of reconstruction priorities and establishes a new social contract based on knowledge, justice, and citizenship.
The movement emphasizes the following:
- The need for radical reform of the education system, including updating curricula, developing infrastructure, and ensuring the independence of educational institutions from political or security exploitation.
- Adopting a national charter to protect teachers’ rights, guaranteeing fair wages, ongoing training, and health and social insurance, and recognizing their role in building the new Syria.
- Calling on the Syrian government to fully adhere to UNESCO and ILO recommendations on the status of teachers and activating partnerships with relevant international organizations.
- Launching psychosocial support programs for teachers who have been subjected to violations, lost their families, or been displaced, as they are a central group affected by the Syrian conflict.
- Involving teachers in formulating educational policies and empowering them to express their views and demands within a pluralistic, democratic framework that respects experience and knowledge.
The Syrian Future Movement emphasizes what it emphasized in the study published on our official website, entitled “The Syrian Teacher in the Context of National Transformation,” dated August 16, 2025. Honoring teachers should not be done with slogans, but rather by restoring respect for their role in building the Syrian individual and instilling the values of citizenship, justice, and dignity. The movement renews its commitment to working for a free, civil, and pluralistic Syria, in which education is a tool for liberation and teachers are a pillar of national renaissance.
