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Directive for State School Teachers on Half-yearly Exams

July 8, 2015 at 10:20 am

Directive for State School Teachers on Half-yearly Exams

The Union has been informed that in various Colleges Primary School teachers have been asked to work on their half-yearly exams during the summer recess. This has apparently been the case also in some Secondary Schools. Moreover it appears that teachers are being told that the deadline for this is in September or October. Members […]

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Some of the venues for In-service Courses inadequate

July 8, 2015 at 10:10 am

Some of the venues for In-service Courses inadequate

The MUT wrote to the Minister for Education and Employment after it received complaints from various members with regards to the choice of venues for in-service courses. It appears that a number of centres that are being utilised are not equipped for the summer heat and are hardly fit for hosting groups of professionals for […]

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The Sectoral Agreement does not mention transfer parameters

July 8, 2015 at 10:00 am

The Sectoral Agreement does not mention transfer parameters

The MUT has written to the Head of School at Victoria Middle School after it was informed by members that in a meeting she apparently declared that requests for more teachers at the school are being held or jeopardised by the MUT. The Union stated that this completely untrue as the MUT does not interfere […]

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Directive for ITS staff not to adjust marks on request

July 8, 2015 at 9:55 am

Directive for ITS staff not to adjust marks on request

The MUT has written to the Executive Director at the ITS after it received complaints from a number of lecturers that they are apparently being asked by the Registrar to adjust students’ marks so that they can obtain a pass mark. The Union stated that this is not acceptable and asked him to look into […]

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Meetings and requests during holiday periods

July 6, 2015 at 12:25 pm

Meetings and requests during holiday periods

The union received reports about requests to teaching grades including SMT members to attend meetings during holiday periods. The MUT would like to remind all members that they cannot be requested to attend meetings during holiday periods. Any pressure to attend such meetings should be reported to the union. Further to this, any communicated requests […]

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Youth section publishes fourth e-Newsletter for 2015

July 3, 2015 at 2:25 pm

Youth section publishes fourth e-Newsletter for 2015

The MUT Youth section has just published the fourth issue of its e-newsletter for 2015, which is the seventh one for the current term. Articles focus primarily on “Making Science Accessible” and on “6th Form Wildlife Conservation Expeditions for Lecturers, Biology, Geography, and Environmental Science Student”. Click here to download.

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Information request about H&S and Catch them Young Interviews

July 3, 2015 at 2:20 pm

Information request about H&S and Catch them Young Interviews

The MUT wrote to the DGs at the Directorates to ask for information about when the interviews for the post of H&S teachers and Catch them Young will take place in Gozo. The Union noted that after a month applicants are still to get any kind of information. Members will be updated accordingly.

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