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Various Church School Vacancies

May 5, 2022 at 9:57 am

Various Church School Vacancies

The Secretariat for Catholic Education issues various calls for applications from time to time and has asked the MUT to circulate the following: – Social Worker (full-time, indefinite contract) – Social Worker – Gozo (full-time, definite contract) – Assistant Head Primary at Our Lady Immaculate School for scholastic year 2022-2023 For more information, the vacancies […]

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Investigation on a State Schools College Principal

April 29, 2022 at 9:58 am

Investigation on a State Schools College Principal

The MUT has requested the Ministry of Education to initiate an investigation on the alleged abuse of position carried out by a College Principal (HCN). The case relates to alleged coercion of educators in management posts to fill transfer forms despite their unwillingness to request a transfer to another school. This included also alleged discussions […]

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UPDATED: MUT objects to reduction of supervision points

April 28, 2022 at 12:58 pm

UPDATED: MUT objects to reduction of supervision points

The MUT was in communication with the Department for Strategy and Support within the Ministry for Education after it was informed that there was a direction to a number of secondary schools to reduce the number of supervision points after Easter, claiming that Year 11/Form 5 students would not attend. The MUT objected about this […]

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International Workers’ Memorial Day

April 28, 2022 at 12:05 pm

International Workers’ Memorial Day

On International Workers’ Memorial Day, the MUT joins the ETUCE to honour the lives of education workers lost to workplace accidents and illness. Each year almost 2 million workers lose their lives to work-related causes, according to alarming estimates by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and World Health Organisation (WHO). The terrible war in Ukraine […]

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CCP tasks during exams – ongoing issue

April 26, 2022 at 4:56 pm

CCP tasks during exams – ongoing issue

The MUT communicated again with the respective directorate to seek a solution regarding CCP students who shall not be sitting for annual exams. The union has never agreed about tasks being held during exam sessions hence the need for further discussions to seek a solution. Affected members shall be updated.

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Comments requested – no change in practice

April 26, 2022 at 4:55 pm

Comments requested – no change in practice

The MUT would like to clarify that the inclusion of comments by teachers for parents days/ school leaving or other instances cannot be enforced. The position has always been that the writing of such comments is at the teachers’ discretion.

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Fondazzjoni Sagħtar tniedi app għas-Sagħtar

April 26, 2022 at 2:01 pm

Fondazzjoni Sagħtar tniedi app għas-Sagħtar

Ir-rivista popolari Sagħtar maħruġa mill-Fondazzjoni Sagħtar nediet applikazzjoni diġitali. Din l-inizjattiva saret b’investment ta’ €20,000 mill-iskema VOPS, maħruġa mill-Ministeru għall-Inklużjoni, Għaqdiet Volontarji u Drittijiet tal-Konsumatur. Elaine Germani, iċ-Chairperson ta’ Fondazzjoni Sagħtar, spjegat li din l-app li hija b’xejn hija kontinwazzjoni naturali tal-proġetti mwettqa mill-Fondazzjoni sabiex is-Sagħtar jasal għand it-tfal tal-lum. “Mit-twaqqif tal-Fondazzjoni kellna idea ċara […]

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Directive to all schools re VET invigilation

April 25, 2022 at 3:10 pm

Directive to all schools re VET invigilation

The MUT is being informed about cases where invigilators provided by the examinations department and/or exam coordinators did not turn up for VET examination sessions. The direction to schools was that schools have to make up for such absences. Since this is unacceptable, the MUT is directing all educators in all schools to refrain from […]

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UPDATED: Deployments of Gozitan SMT issue

April 25, 2022 at 8:26 am

UPDATED: Deployments of Gozitan SMT issue

Following reports of a massive deployment exercise affecting SMT in Gozo, and a meeting about the matter which has been scheduled by the College this morning, the MUT objected about this process and a meeting between the union and Ministry is being held. Meanwhile the Ministry suspended the meeting which was organised by the College […]

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