Summit no-show sidelines UK

The refusal of Education Secretary Gillian Keegan to take part in 2024 International Summit on the Teaching Profession has meant the UK is being sidelined at one of the most important gathering of educational professionals from the top-performing countries in the world.

On Monday trade unions and Government ministers from across the world will gather in Singapore for the 14th International Summit of the Teaching Profession.

The summit is the opportunity to bring nations together to highlight good policy, explore issues affecting the education of children and young people and discuss and develop new policy and strategy to improve and secure world class education for all.

But by refusing to attend, Gillian Keegan has ensured the profession in the UK is not represented as a delegation cannot include trade unions without the Minister. This is the second year running Ms Keegan has not taken up the opportunity to take part in the Summit.