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MUT congratulates Labour Party on Electoral Result – ready to initiate discussions on implementation of education electoral proposals

June 7, 2017 at 7:55 am

MUT congratulates Labour Party on Electoral Result – ready to initiate discussions on implementation of education electoral proposals

The Malta Union of Teachers would like to congratulate the Labour Party upon the electoral result and its second mandate. The Union followed proposals presented by the Labour Party in relation to the educational sector and is willing to initiate discussions with the newly elected Government in order to implement proposals within the context of […]

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SEQUENCES project holds Study Visit in Dublin

June 2, 2017 at 3:54 pm

SEQUENCES project holds Study Visit in Dublin

During the recent study visit to Dublin, hosted by Early Childhood Ireland, the European partners visited award winning early years’ settings in North County Dublin. Partners were warmly welcomed by the educators and the children. During their time in the settings they engaged in informative discussions about the ECCE sector in Ireland and observed the […]

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Directive to all Heads of State Schools and Centres – MEDE KPIs

June 2, 2017 at 3:02 pm

Directive to all Heads of State Schools and Centres – MEDE KPIs

The MUT communicated with the Directorate for Educational Services regarding a communication received by schools on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). The Union is objecting to a direction which is expecting schools to implement KPIs within a short time-frame, when the said KPIs were introduced a few weeks ago and the Union had no discussions whatsoever […]

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Understanding teachers’ professional lives and careers: A Maltese case study

June 1, 2017 at 10:09 am

Understanding teachers’ professional lives and careers: A Maltese case study

Two researchers from the Department of Leadership for Learning and Innovation, Faculty of Education, University of Malta, are conducting a research study focusing on the professional experience of teachers and educators in Malta. The research project is entitled “Understanding teachers’ professional lives and careers: A Maltese case study”. The aim of this research is to […]

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Call for Teaching Practice (TP) mentors – an update

June 1, 2017 at 9:28 am

Call for Teaching Practice (TP) mentors – an update

The Union notes that despite being informed about an agreement between the University of Malta and MEDE about compensation for TP mentors, the new call does not specify the said compensation. The Union has now communicated with the Directorates to request that it is included in discussions and for the inclusion of terms agreed upon […]

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Update on Redundancies at Mariam Al Batool

June 1, 2017 at 9:20 am

Update on Redundancies at Mariam Al Batool

The MUT wrote to DIER following meetings held some weeks ago at the DG’s office (DQSE) regarding Mariam Al Batool, after which a list of ‘redundancies’ from the school was submitted followed by feedback by the DQSE. The Union stated that it is still concerned about the situation and requested DIER to provide its position […]

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