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June 8, 2016 at 3:17 pm

ETUCE Press Release: Effective social dialogue and collegial governance on higher education and research needs more improvement

Recently published survey report identifies the state of play of social dialogue and collegial governance in higher education and research. ETUCE lately surveyed 30 member unions representing higher education and research staff and members of ETUCE’s Higher Education and Research Standing Committee (HERSC) on social dialogue and collegial governance practices in the higher education and […]

June 8, 2016 at 3:13 pm

Session by ECDAM on Early Numeracy Concepts with Young Children

The Early Childhood Development Association of Malta (ECDAM) invites you to a Presentation/Workshop COUNTING ON PLAY: EXPLORING EARLY NUMERCY CONCEPTS WITH YOUNG CHILDREN Presenter: Professor Ray Doiron from the University of Prince Edward Island, Canada. Date: Wednesday, June 15, 2016 Venue: Gateway Building Hall E, University of Malta Time: 6pm – 8pm Session Description: Early […]

June 6, 2016 at 3:28 pm

MUT asks for clarity on future of the ITS

The MUT wrote to the Minister for Tourism after increased speculation about the future of the physical building of the Institute of Tourism Studies (ITS) following various reports on local media in recent weeks. There are various versions doing the rounds of what seems to be the plan and many Union members have expressed uncertainty […]

June 2, 2016 at 3:34 pm

Update on Recognition of new grades at MCAST

The MUT, MCAST and PACBU held a meeting yesterday where the positions with regards to the recognition of grades was discussed at length. MCAST and PACBU have pledged to re-discuss the issue internally and get back to the Union by Friday 10th June. As a gesture of goodwill the MUT is suspending industrial directives until […]

June 1, 2016 at 4:21 pm

MUT’s reaction to new Legal Notice on Protection of Minors in Education

Following a request by the media, the following is the Union’s reaction to the Legal Notice 206 of 2016 entitled “Recruitment, Initial Training and Continuous Professional Development of Personnel and Protection of Minors in Compulsory Education Regulations, 2016” just issued: The Legal Notice (L.N. 206 of 2016) establishes recruitment procedures and affirms practices which are […]

June 1, 2016 at 4:08 pm

Church School Call for Head at St. Joseph Primary School Sliema

The Secretariat for Catholic Education has issued a call for applications for the post of Head of School at St. Joseph Primary School Sliema and has asked the Union to circulate it. For more information about it please click here. This vacancy is being forwarded as requested by this third party and members should kindly […]

June 1, 2016 at 11:51 am

Press Release: Industrial Dispute on Recognition at MCAST

The MUT wrote to the Minister for Social Dialogue, Consumer Affairs and Civil Liberties and to the Minister for Education and Employment to inform them that it is registering a trade dispute with the Government over its failure to process the request for recognition with a reasonable time frame. The Union stated that it is […]

May 31, 2016 at 4:23 pm

Continuation of Survey on bullying part of campaign

As part of the research related to the campaign “Together Against Bullying” by Victim Support Malta (previously reported here), TBWA\ANG is inviting educators who are 18-60 years old to complete a very brief online survey. Victim Support Malta and TBWA|ANG would like to thank you once again for taking the time to participate in this […]

May 25, 2016 at 10:46 am

Press Release: The MUT registers industrial dispute with the Naxxar Higher Secondary

The Malta Union of Teachers (MUT) today declared an industrial dispute with the Giovanni Curmi Higher Secondary School in Naxxar and issued a directive to its members not to attend the “Open Day” being organized by the School Headmaster. The original text of the Press Release (in Maltese) can be read here: L-MUT tordna Tilwima […]

May 25, 2016 at 10:35 am

Directive on INCO Duties and Adapted Papers in Church Schools re-issued

Following information requests from Members at Church Schools, the MUT is re-issuing the directive on INCO Duties and Adapted Papers in Church Schools as per below: ATTENTION Church School Members – INCO duties and adapted papers The Union would like to make it clear, following queries from various schools, that there is no agreement with […]