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Issue with laptops for newly employed educators

November 13, 2018 at 3:36 pm

Issue with laptops for newly employed educators

The MUT notes that there is a number of newly employed educators across the country, including teachers, LSEs and KGEs, who are still without their laptops. The MUT has been in contact with the Ministry for Education and Employment on this issue since September after it was informed that these newly employed grades were being […]

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KGE meeting per term unchanged

November 13, 2018 at 3:30 pm

KGE meeting per term unchanged

The MUT would like to note that the meeting held by KGEs one per term in the afternoon, where pupils are sent home earlier, can still be held as per previous years and will be part of the 40 hours of CoPE. This is apart from the Curriculum Time as stipulated in the Sectoral Agreement. […]

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Researcher looking for teachers to participate in comparative study on streamed and mixed ability classes

November 7, 2018 at 3:48 pm

Researcher looking for teachers to participate in comparative study on streamed and mixed ability classes

A University of Malta student reading for a Masters Degree in Comparative education is conducting a research study focusing on the experiences and perceptions of Maltese educators of streamed and mixed ability classrooms. The research project is entitled “Maltese Educators’ experiences and perceptions of streamed and mixed ability classes. A comparative study.” The aim of […]

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Reminder about Voluntary Feedback for Parents’ Days or Evenings

November 7, 2018 at 10:36 am

Reminder about Voluntary Feedback for Parents’ Days or Evenings

As already reported in previous years, the Union reminds members that feedback for parents’ days or evenings is voluntary and not obligatory. Furthermore: (1) teachers are not obliged and may rightly refuse to give personal e-mail addresses; (2) are not obliged to enter comments for students; (3) are not obliged to adopt a classification system […]

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MUT announces conference on International Studies

November 5, 2018 at 2:41 pm

MUT announces conference on International Studies

The Malta Union of Teachers (MUT) is hereby announcing a National Conference entitled “The role of international studies (TIMSS, PIRLS and PISA) in providing a true picture of Maltese Students’ Attainment”. This conference will include the presentation of a study and analysis conducted by Dr. Vincent Marmara’ on behalf of the MUT together with subsequent […]

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