February 5, 2020 at 10:44 am
The MUT has communicated with the educational authorities regarding serious shortcomings in the sanitary infrastructure at Paola Primaries A and B. The situation has been going on for months whereby the water pressure in these schools is making sanitary facilities practically useless. The MUT received reports that educators are being forced to use public convenience […]
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February 5, 2020 at 10:40 am
The MUT is receiving consistent information about pressures being made by personnel during class visits with expectations beyond the parameters of agreements. The level of scrutiny on educators on one side, and the breach of terms of the agreements on the other, calls for an immediate action to protect educators and to address the scrutiny […]
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February 3, 2020 at 12:11 pm
The MUT has been communicating with the MEDE Permanent Secretary after it received consistent information from schools regarding a third party contractor in charge of a new risk assessment being carried out in State schools. Unidentified personnel by the contractor have been visiting schools and educators have flagged many issues related to this. The MUT […]
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January 31, 2020 at 4:16 pm
The MUT has been complaining for months after newly recruited educators and educators whose laptops had a malfunction have not been provided with new laptops. The information which reached the Union is that there were delays with the respective tenders and which caused the delay in the provision of new laptops. However, after the drive […]
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January 29, 2020 at 2:51 pm
The MUT notes that some members are being expected to use assessment for learning techniques which were never agreed upon with MUT. The Union is thus directing members to refrain from providing any such assessment modes and to stick with the assessment modes as outlined in the respective syllabi. Update 31/01/2020: The MUT had discussions […]
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January 29, 2020 at 11:10 am
The MUT has been in communication with the DLAP within MEDE whereby it requested an extension to the marking days. It was agreed that the marking days shall be extended from 6 (six) days from the date of the exam to 10 (ten) days from the date of the exam.
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January 29, 2020 at 10:12 am
The MUT has requested a meeting with the DES Director General in relation to checklists (forms) being used in most schools for class visits. The Union has objected about the said forms, which have never been agreed upon, and stated that such initiatives are increasing the workload on all educators including SMT. They also increase […]
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January 24, 2020 at 4:29 pm
Today UNESCO is celebrating the International Day of Education, which acknowledges the role of education for peace and development. UNESCO holds that without inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong opportunities for all, countries will not succeed in achieving gender equality and breaking the cycle of poverty that is leaving millions of children, youth and […]
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January 24, 2020 at 4:16 pm
The MUT this morning met the new Minister for Education and Employment Hon. Owen Bonnici together with the Permanent Secretary and the Head of Secretariat in a cordial introductory meeting at the MUT headquarters in Ħamrun. Apart from congratulating him, a number of issues were discussed, including the role of MUT as the recognised trade […]
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January 23, 2020 at 4:54 pm
Following meetings held between MUT and MCAST, MCAST has finally confirmed that it received the clearance to issue arrears to lecturing grades to compensate for the additional load which they had. MCAST assured MUT that arrears shall be issued in the next or the following payrolls.
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