July 5, 2016 at 9:41 am
The MUT and the Ministry for Education and Employment (MEDE) met on the situation at Għarb Primary and a way forward was discussed and agreed. The Union and the MEDE noted that various serious problems needed to be addressed urgently while at the same time safeguarding the integrity of persons who acted professionally throughout the […]
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July 5, 2016 at 9:07 am
Following the launch of the amendments to the Education Act for consultation, the MUT will be reviewing the proposed documents in detail and will be issuing its detailed position in the coming weeks. As an initial reaction, the MUT welcomes the adoption of two of its proposals: 1. The inclusion of Kindergarten Assistants and Learning […]
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July 4, 2016 at 12:54 pm
The MUT wrote to Archbishop Scicluna to remind him that 10 months have already passed since the meeting held on the issue of recruitment reform to address current questionable practices in some Church Schools. The Union is informed that an inquiry was held and that its results and any related actions are being kept under […]
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June 30, 2016 at 4:10 pm
Mariam Al Batool School is currently inviting applications for the posts of Teacher of Mathematics, Teacher of French and Learning Support Assistant II. Interested persons are invited to ask for more information by sending an email to albatool@melita.com. This vacancy is being forwarded as requested by this third party and members should kindly note that […]
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June 30, 2016 at 3:00 pm
The MUT wrote to the DG DES and the DG DQSE after it received reports that the 6 working days for return of scripts and the 5 working days before 7th July dedicated to corrections/recording/reporting are not being respected by some Secondary Schools. The Union is informed that annual examination scripts are being requested before […]
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June 30, 2016 at 12:52 pm
The Malta Union of Teachers would like to clarify the following points: a) The Union agrees with the concept of mentoring of student teachers; b) The Union proposed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to the MEDE and the UoM to spell out conditions of these mentors, including remuneration and duties related; c) The MUT drafted […]
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June 27, 2016 at 2:16 pm
The MUT wrote to the Minister for Education and Employment to congratulate the Directorate for Educational Services for the achievement made this year whereby for the first time in recorded history state school transfers were issued before the start of the summer recess to the benefit of most. Whilst the Union is still in the […]
read more »June 27, 2016 at 11:51 am
The MUT wrote to the Permanent Secretary at MEDE on behalf of members who served at Għarb Primary during the last scholastic year. The Union stated that it has been informed that it appears that a decision has been taken for most of the teachers at this school to be transferred without any reason whatsoever. […]
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June 27, 2016 at 11:36 am
The MUT wrote to the MCAST Principal after being informed by various members about a recent decision to introduce a 4th sit for students who fail their units. This 4th sit will apparently be carried out in September. The Union stated that it is in total disagreement with this initiative because from a professional point […]
read more »June 24, 2016 at 2:15 pm
Following a meeting held yesterday with Students Services Department, it was agreed that variations between different schools and colleges in the use of templates were due to information which was not provided in a timely manner. It was therefore agreed that Guidance teachers who had already prepared or started working on previous formats of reports/templates […]
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