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April 30, 2020 at 12:42 pm

Rikonoxximent lejn il-ħaddiema u xi riflessjonijiet mill-Forum Unions Maltin

Stqarrija tal-1 ta’ Mejju – L-MUT hija membru affiljat tal-Forum Unions Maltin: Fl-okkażjoni tal-1 ta’ Mejju, il-Forum Unions Maltin jixtieq isellem lill-ħaddiema u l-familji tagħhom matul dawn iż-żminijiet li huma diffiċli ferm għal xi wħud filwaqt li joffru sfidi kbar għal ħafna. F’pajjiżna, fejn ir-riżorsa ewlenija hija l-ħaddiema, kulħadd irid jirrikonoxxi li s-suċċessi li kiseb […]

April 29, 2020 at 4:23 pm

Update about the collection of books in Primary State Schools

The MUT is following the procedure regarding the collection of books from primary schools and is issuing this clarification based on discussions with the Ministry for Education and the Health authorities as reflected in the respective circular which has been issued. Reference to educators includes SMT. – The procedure for the collection of books applies […]

April 29, 2020 at 3:05 pm

Vacancies with the Malta Institute of Management

The Malta Institute of Management (MIM) is issuing a call for part-time teachers/tutors who are interested in carrying lectures and tutorials about the list of modules listed below: – Tourism and Hospitality Business Management – Services Marketing and Customer Service – Accounting and Finance – Academic and Professional Development – Events Management – Development of […]

April 28, 2020 at 4:22 pm

Work-life balance during COVID-19: an MUT Survey

The MUT is currently conducting a survey to analyse the work-life balance of educators following the closure of schools effective from 13th March 2020. The work-life balance is the division of an employee’s time and focus between work and family or leisure activities. This survey is completely anonymous and all educators are welcome to provide […]

April 28, 2020 at 12:48 pm

Clarification regarding collection of books from Primary State schools

The MUT wrote to the Permanent Secretary in relation to the circulars issued regarding collection of books in primary schools. The issue is that the Union is hearing all sort of directions from schools, some of which are outright misinformation. These include, for example, that parents will visit classrooms in the presence of teachers or […]

April 28, 2020 at 12:30 pm

Teleskola.mt launched by MEDE

The Directorate for Learning and Assessment Programmes within MEDE has launched a new curriculum website called Teleskola.mt. This website contains a large number of lesson resources provided by education officers, heads of department and teachers including Digital Literacy Support Teachers. Thanks to these educators, the website contains over 1000 lessons/themes across most of the subjects […]

April 24, 2020 at 5:00 pm

Administrative and clerical duties cannot be delegated to teachers

The MUT is receiving reports about administrative/clerical duties being delegated to teachers. This includes inputting of emails to create online groups. The MUT notes that teachers are expected to carry out teaching but cannot be expected to carry out administrative/clerical duties. Members are requested to report any undue pressure to the union.

April 24, 2020 at 2:40 pm

MUT to meet Ministry in relation to the Education Hub

The MUT will be meeting with the Ministry for Education and Employment following its protest in relation to the lack of consultation with the Union on the proposed closure of the Education Hub in Msida. The MUT objected to this, and while it expected MEDE to initiate immediate discussions, the union stated that it is […]

April 24, 2020 at 2:24 pm

MUT requests issuing of call for KGE3

The MUT has requested MEDE to issue the call for KGE3 immediately so that it is aligned with the scholastic year. In a communication, the Union stated that there is a new cohort of university students completing a B.A. ECEC this academic year and they rightly want to join employment as KGEs. Unfortunately last year […]

April 23, 2020 at 10:40 am

Showing solidarity through the donation of special leave

The MUT refers to the issuing of HR/04/2020 entitled “Donation of Vacation Leave from the Teaching grades” by the Directorate for Human Resources within MEDE. The MUT encourages all state educators to be generous and show solidarity with public sector and public service colleagues in need by donating any number of hours from their remaining […]