June 25, 2020 at 3:17 pm
The MUT held another meeting with the Hon. Minister and Permanent Secretary at the Ministry for Education and Employment where the anomaly of LSE2s in Church schools has been discussed again. Following representations made by the MUT and a series of discussions between the Church Secretariat and MEDE, MUT is informed that this issue is […]
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June 25, 2020 at 11:42 am
The MUT has reached an agreement with MEDE and the Health authorities regarding collection of books, which shall be carried out at the start of the next scholastic year. Nonetheless the union received information whereby some schools are receiving instructions to collect books, exposing personnel to unnecessary risks. In view of this, and to respect […]
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June 25, 2020 at 11:34 am
The MUT has just communicated with the MCAST Principal and CEO to inform him that the proposal it just received related to the managers ongoing negotiations is unacceptable. The union stated that in it there was no consideration of the requests made by the MUT regarding the structure, allowances and progression. MCAST made no efforts […]
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June 24, 2020 at 2:48 pm
The MUT received several communications from schools whereby they were receiving requests from respective Colleges to list the end of year activities and to forward them so that Ministry officials can attend. Whilst this request pressured schools to make arrangements and provide lists, it was clear that this exercise was useless as it was humanly […]
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June 23, 2020 at 11:58 am
The MUT has just published the Calendar for State Schools for the Scholastic Year 2020-2021. Please click HERE to access the members’ area of the website.
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June 22, 2020 at 1:30 pm
The MUT received information that some colleges are pressing schools to organise end of scholastic year online activities. Whilst the MUT agrees in principle about ways to close the scholastic year, such activities cannot be enforced and participating educators must be in agreement about them. The MUT notes that all such live or recorded activities […]
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June 22, 2020 at 1:27 pm
The MUT refers to the circular issued by DES/DSS 01/2020 regarding student transport requests. The MUT notes that the circular, which includes new procedures which have not been discussed with the union, refers to the procedure to assign transport to students. This has become more complicated with even a shorter deadline. The MUT has communicated […]
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June 19, 2020 at 4:47 pm
Following the meeting with members on Skolasajf, the MUT held a number of meetings with the Ministry for Education and Employment to discuss all issues highlighted by members regarding the opening of Skolasajf. Today a meeting was held between the Ministry, the Health authorities and the MUT whereby the proposed protocol was presented. The MUT […]
read more »June 19, 2020 at 3:01 pm
Following the declaration of trade dispute with MCAST on the agreement of managers (read HERE for more information), the MUT received an updated financial proposal from MCAST after a conciliation meeting before the expiry of the ultimatum. This proposal is currently being evaluated and affected members shall be informed accordingly. The dispute is therefore being […]
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June 19, 2020 at 2:43 pm
The Directorate for Digital Literacy and Transversal Skills in collaboration with PWC would like to invite educators to participate in this Research Study on the Possible Introduction of Portable Technology in Middle and Secondary Schools. This survey is intended for all educators in Year 6 and in the Middle and Secondary schools, including Education Officers, […]
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