April 17, 2020 at 5:11 pm
The COVID-19 pandemic and the quarantine measures implemented by most European governments are especially hard on women, as recently pointed out by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE). Women are more likely to face a significant increase in unpaid care work, precarious employment schemes, and an increase in gender-based violence and harassment. 73% of […]
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April 17, 2020 at 1:50 pm
Following the objection with the Church Secretariat on the consent forms issue, the MUT is please to note that the Secretariat clarified what happened and the issue is now settled. In a circular being issued to Church schools, the Secretariat stated that the issuing and collecting of consent forms is not to be conducted by […]
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April 15, 2020 at 5:00 pm
The MUT is currently in discussion with the Directorate for Educational Services after a communication was sent to LSEs through the respective HODs inclusion. This communication stated that HODs have been given instructions to inform LSEs that they are to fill in reviews of IEPs and send a copy to the parents by email. It […]
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April 8, 2020 at 3:07 pm
The MUT is informed that teachers and lecturers are receiving pressure to add administrative personnel to their respective virtual learning environment so they can monitor what is being carried out. This confirms the level of mistrust of some administrators in education. In one particular case the rights were changed centrally to give access for monitoring […]
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April 8, 2020 at 1:49 pm
The MUT intervened and stopped an online meeting which was called by a particular State school during the holiday periods. This is the second reported case where meetings were called during holiday periods or weekends. The MUT also intervened to stop another meeting which was being planned for tomorrow. This is unacceptable and the MUT […]
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April 7, 2020 at 4:42 pm
As part of the Easter recess, the MUT will be closed on Thursday 9th, Monday 13th and Tuesday 14th April 2020. While the Union takes the opportunity to wish all educators Happy Easter, we urge everyone to stay safe and to continue following all instructions and recommendations by the health authorities. Please also make sure […]
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April 7, 2020 at 3:56 pm
L-ewwel nett l-MUT tixtieq tirringrazzja lil kull min qiegħed juri interess fil-portal il-ġdid saghtar.org.mt, li jinkludi l-edizzjonijiet passati tas-“Sagħtar” fil-format diġitali. Ir-rispons kien pożittiv u inkoraġġanti ferm. Sabiex inkomplu nħeġġu l-qari u anki ngħinu billi nipprovdu materjal tajjeb bil-Malti għat-tfal, l-MUT se tkun qiegħda ttella’ recordings ta’ qari mis-“Sagħtar”, kemm awdjo kif ukoll video, fil-paġna […]
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April 7, 2020 at 3:26 pm
The third circular agreed upon by the Working Group, entitled, “Online teaching during the third term 2019/20” (DCLE 08/2020) has just been issued by the Directorate for Curriculum, Lifelong Learning and Employability within MEDE. This working group was set up following the closure of schools last month and is made up of representatives from the […]
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April 7, 2020 at 11:56 am
The Secretariat for Catholic Education has issued various calls for applications including the following and has asked the Union to circulate them: – Assistant Head at De La Salle College Junior School – Deadline is 14th April 2020 – Assistant Head at Stella Maris College Junior School – Deadline is 14th April 2020 For more […]
read more »April 6, 2020 at 2:39 pm
The MUT is informed that some private companies providing services to students with disabilities are bypassing schools and communicating directly with LSEs of students. The MUT is informed that these companies are placing additional demands on LSEs by assigning work to LSEs. These instructions are not passing through schools and are therefore not approved. In […]
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