October 7, 2016 at 8:58 am
The MUT would like to remind members that the directive for complementary teachers to refrain from carrying out in-class visits is still in place until an agreement on the way forward is reached and a respectable balance found. Issues related to the role of a complementary teacher, along with related issues such as the role […]
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October 5, 2016 at 3:07 pm
Mariam Al Batool School is currently inviting applications for the posts of Learning Support Assistant. Interested persons are invited to ask for more information by sending an email to albatool@melita.com. Closing date for applications is Monday, October 10, 2016. This vacancy is being forwarded as requested by this third party and members should kindly note […]
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October 5, 2016 at 9:00 am
The Malta Union of Teachers is commemorating World Teachers Day 2016, held annually on 5th October, with the theme “Valuing Teachers, Improving their Status”. This is the official theme adopted by UNESCO and Education International, and is an opportunity to celebrate the teaching profession and to promote the ILO/UNESCO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers […]
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October 3, 2016 at 4:58 pm
Following the Union’s actions, the DIEr finally set a date to start the verification process, with the logistics meeting being set for the 13th of October. In this light the MUT is suspending directives as a gesture of goodwill while expecting that the process is carried out sooner than later following the logistical meeting. Meanwhile, […]
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October 3, 2016 at 12:38 pm
The University of Malta Cottonera Resource Centre contacted the MUT to help it in information dissemination as it is seeking volunteer mentors to help Form 4 & 5 in Maltese, English, Physics, Biology, Italian and Chemistry. The revision classes will be held on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays afternoon between 16.00 and 19.00, with each session […]
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September 30, 2016 at 12:59 pm
Following the declaration of disputes with MCAST and Church authorities as published here, the MUT notes that on some issues little progress has been achieved and has no option but to issue directives as follows: a) MCAST – dispute on the process of recognition of technical grades All persons in technician grades should not reply […]
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September 30, 2016 at 11:39 am
The Secretariat for Catholic Education has issued various calls for applications – including posts of Assistant Head at St Albert the Great College and the post of shared IT Technician with Systems Administration duties at St Monica School Birkirkara and St Francis School Birkirkara – and has asked the Union to circulate them. For more […]
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September 29, 2016 at 2:37 pm
The MUT has once again contacted the DG Operations as it is highly disappointed that issues related to lack of resources for educators remain pending. The Union stated that it is not acceptable that teachers, KGAs and LSAs have to buy basic everyday resources out of their own pockets to be used at their workplace […]
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September 29, 2016 at 2:32 pm
The MUT wrote once again to the Ministry for Education and Employment about the issue of recruitment of LSAs. The Union was in fact informed that from the successful interviewees for the grade of LSA1 there are still persons, already employed by the PSC as supply, who are still awaiting their employment as LSA1. Also, […]
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September 29, 2016 at 2:28 pm
In a reply on the issue as reported here, the DG DQSE replied stating that extensive efforts have been invested by the Directorates for Education to ensure that the classification, deployment and timetabling exercises were completed successfully weeks if not months earlier than previous years, agreeably, with the evident benefits for school communities in particular. […]
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