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August 18, 2015 at 11:45 am

The MUT part of Erasmus+ project on Peer Review in Adult Learning

The MUT is currently part of the Erasmus+ project entitled “Peer Review in Adult Learning to Improve formal and Non-formal Education”, which aims at developing innovative and sustainable initiatives to support Adult Learning providers, specifically those of the non-formal domain, in approaching Quality Assurance in their organization and training provision. Partners in this project amount […]

July 31, 2015 at 11:00 am

MUT Signs Agreement on Mobility of workers

The Union and the Government have signed an agreement on the principle which will enable all Teachers, Kindergarten Assistants and Learning Support Assistants to retain their salary progression if they are employed with another employer. The agreement, which was signed on Wednesday 30th July, is also inviting all the other employers, including Church and Independent […]

July 31, 2015 at 10:55 am

ATTENTION all State School Primary Teachers – update on checklists

After discussions held yesterday between Union officials and the DQSE, it was agreed that checklists in the primary sector should NOT BE filled in following testing or special assessment methods. The DQSE had already made this clear in Circular DCM 074/2015 issued on 6th March. Class teachers in tandem with complementary teachers are to fill […]

July 31, 2015 at 10:50 am

MUT on Shutdown

The MUT will be on shutdown for two weeks starting on Monday 3rd August 2015 and will re-open (summer opening hours) on Monday 17th August. Also please note that the MUT summer opening hours will continue as from Monday 17th August until Friday 11th September both days inclusive. During this period, the Union will be […]

July 31, 2015 at 10:00 am

Basic Training Course in Applied behavioural Analysis-Verbal Behaviour

The MUT has been requested to circulate this for the attention of Educators. The University of Malta, Faculty of Education, Department for Inclusion and Access to Learning in collaboration with Equal Partners Foundation and The Walden Institute, ABA Centre, Rome are organising a Basic Training Course in Applied behavioural Analysis-Verbal Behaviour ABA-VB. This is being […]

July 27, 2015 at 11:30 am

MUT requests implementation of changes as per Student Services Agreement

The MUT has asked the DG DES and the DG Operations why it appears that the changes brought about by the Student Services Agreement are still not implemented. The MUT mentioned the salaries, which have not changed at all for anyone under the agreement, and the new nomenclatures which should now be used. Following this […]

July 27, 2015 at 11:25 am

MUT requests setting up of board for career advisors as per Student Services Agreement

The MUT has written to the Minister for Education and Employment to ask the Ministry to look into setting up a board for career advisors as per Student Services Agreement. The Union stated that the idea was that since there are neither laws nor warrants covering Career Advisors, there should be a board set up […]

July 22, 2015 at 10:00 am

ETC logbook

The MUT and MCAST discussed at length the issue of the ETC logbook. MCAST will be stopping the use of ETC logbooks for all apprentices with the exception of those students who still fall under the old ETC system and needs their apprenticeship to be assessed by the old trades committee, which is still a […]

July 14, 2015 at 11:25 am

Delay in interviews for Assistant Heads and LSAs

The MUT wrote to the DGs DES and the DG Operations on behalf of various members who applied through the PSC call for the positions of Assistant Head and LSA. The Union stated that it appears that, notwithstanding the amount of weeks that have elapsed since the submission of the application, nobody is yet informed […]

July 14, 2015 at 11:20 am

Early Intervention Teachers overloaded with cases

The MUT wrote to the Minister for Education and Employment as it is concerned with the plight of Early Intervention Teachers working within state schools. The MUT stated that these teachers, at least those working in Malta, are overloaded with cases of all sorts and natures. Moreover, in spite of having a number of teachers […]