September 19, 2017 at 5:14 pm
Following the declaration of a trade dispute with the Secretariat for Catholic Education on the unjust deployment of two LSAs at St Angela, Zabbar, this morning the two LSAs involved started following the Union’s directive to report at this school. During the morning personnel from the Secretariat handed a letter to the two LSAs at […]
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September 19, 2017 at 5:10 pm
The MUT contacted the Directorate for Educational Services after it received a number of reports from members who, in the last minute, are being either not deployed to services due to lack of replacements or else are being requested to relinquish a post of responsibility to take a teaching load due to shortage of teachers. […]
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September 19, 2017 at 5:03 pm
The MUT would like to extend its warmest wishes for a successful year to all educators, who have, by now, started working on the new scholastic period. In the past months the MUT has been working incessantly on many fronts, including negotiations related to State, Church, MCAST and ITS Collective Agreements among other things. In […]
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September 15, 2017 at 12:14 pm
The MUT has been making representations for months about the pending issue of laptops for KGAs and LSAs in church schools and is once again in contact with the DG DES at the Ministry for Education and Employment and the Secretariat for Catholic Education about the matter. Some weeks ago the Union was informed that […]
read more »September 15, 2017 at 12:06 pm
The MUT has declared a trade dispute with the Secretariat for Catholic Education, which is responsible for St. Angela Kindergarten. Earlier this summer, the Union objected to the transfer of two Learning Support Assistants from St. Angela, Żabbar, to other schools as the reasons provided by the Secretariat were unjustified. Following a series of correspondence […]
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September 12, 2017 at 2:24 pm
The MUT is once again receiving information from members about meetings being organised by State and Church schools to be held during the holiday period. A meeting for State Heads of School, for example, was cancelled following representation by the Union. The Union reiterates that there is no agreement on such meetings and therefore they […]
read more »September 11, 2017 at 12:46 pm
Last October, the MUT had settled the issue related to the “Performance Management Skills Training Course for Supervisors” course. The Ministry for Education and Employment had in fact identified the persons who should attend these courses organised by the OPM and agreed that Heads, Assistant Heads and HODs were advised that they need not attend […]
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September 11, 2017 at 11:04 am
The Secretariat for Catholic Education has issued a number of calls for applications for posts as follows: 1. Allied Health Professional (Occupational Therapist) 2. Education Support Practitioner (Counsellor) 3. Literacy Support Teacher for Core Competences 4. Learning Support Assistant II 5. Support Teacher of E-Learning For more information about it please click here. This vacancy […]
read more »September 7, 2017 at 11:52 am
The MUT is informed that a number of church schools are expecting LSAs to attend meetings during this period. The Union reminds members that it cannot accept that any new practices, which are initially introduced on a voluntary basis outside agreements, are eventually automatically considered as part of normal duties. Members are invited to seek […]
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September 7, 2017 at 11:33 am
The MUT is inviting members aged up to 35 years old to be part of a sub-committee on youth issues, which will be working on initiatives and events related to young people. Interested members should send an email to communications@mut.org.mt by Friday 29th September with their name, membership number or ID number and an optional […]
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