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UPDATE (2): MUT appeals for Church Schools Recruitment Reform – to meet Archbishop

September 18, 2015 at 1:00 pm

UPDATE (2): MUT appeals for Church Schools Recruitment Reform – to meet Archbishop

MUT appeals for Church Schools Recruitment Reform – requests urgent meeting with Archbishop (16-09-2015 10.30am) The MUT has appealed to Archbishop Scicluna to enter into serious discussions with the view of reforming the process of recruitment in Church Schools to reflect honesty, transparency and good practice. The Union, while requesting an urgent meeting with the […]

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UPDATED: Some Members of Staff at ITS not following procedures

September 15, 2015 at 4:40 pm

UPDATED: Some Members of Staff at ITS not following procedures

The Union is currently looking into instances at ITS whereby some members of staff are not following procedures and direction of their immediate superiors in order to absent themselves from the Institute. More information will be provided as soon as the Union receives any feedback from the ITS management. *Update on ITS Members of Staff […]

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Teachers for the Visually Impaired in State Schools

September 15, 2015 at 4:30 pm

Teachers for the Visually Impaired in State Schools

The MUT wrote to the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry for Education and Employment after is was made aware that the team of teachers for the visually impaired has been reduced to only one full timer and one teacher who will be working for two days out of five weekly (the person is on reduced […]

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Parents expecting Schools to accept late or invalid medical certificates to receive the €400 child benefits – Directive to Heads of Schools

September 11, 2015 at 10:15 am

Parents expecting Schools to accept late or invalid medical certificates to receive the €400 child benefits – Directive to Heads of Schools

The MUT is informed that a number of parents are going to schools with late or invalid medical certificates to cover students’ absences in order to receive the €400 benefit recently introduced. Reports received from schools indicate that this occurred since parents, who contacted Social Security offices, were told to go to schools to seek […]

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Schools not obliged to accept personal unofficial electronic devices

September 11, 2015 at 10:10 am

Schools not obliged to accept personal unofficial electronic devices

Given that there is no agreement on the matter, the MUT would like to notify all schools that they are not obliged to accept students’ personal unofficial/unauthorised electronic devices including tablets and mobiles. Any instances of pressure on Union members should be reported to the Union.

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MUT Representatives treated with suspicion at MCAST

September 11, 2015 at 10:05 am

MUT Representatives treated with suspicion at MCAST

The MUT has written to the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Education and Employment as the Union is highly concerned with very negative developments occurring at MCAST which are putting an added strain on bilateral relations between the MCAST top management and the MUT. Simple requests by MCAST staff to be accompanied by an […]

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Church School Call for Assistant Head

September 11, 2015 at 10:00 am

Church School Call for Assistant Head

The Secretariat for Catholic Education has issued a call for applications for the post of Assistant Head at Sacred Heart College, St. Julian’s (Senior School) and has asked the Union to circulate it. For more information about it please click here. This vacancy is being forwarded as requested by this third party and members should […]

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MUT requests evaluation and accreditation of prior learning and industrial/work experience of members at ITS

September 9, 2015 at 12:50 pm

MUT requests evaluation and accreditation of prior learning and industrial/work experience of members at ITS

The MUT has written to the National Commission for Higher and Further Education (NCFHE) and requested, on behalf of its members at the Institute for Tourism Studies (ITS), to evaluate their prior learning and industrial/work experiences so that official accreditation and certification is issued in this respect. The Union also included respective CVs with this […]

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