November 17, 2015 at 2:41 pm
The MUT wrote to the DG DES to set up an urgent meeting on the issue of job shadowing, especially where it concerns who and how these should be found. The Union stated that the current situation is creating a conflict between guidance teachers and Career Advisors. Also, the Union would also like to finalise […]
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November 13, 2015 at 3:55 pm
The Union reminds teachers that any written feedback in the form of comments or similar are voluntary. This is being issued in view of a number of schools who request such inputting of comments, both online or on specific sheets.
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November 13, 2015 at 3:30 pm
Today the Principal for Gozo College replied to a letter by the MUT sent on 2nd October. In a nutshell he stated that it is not true that orders were issued for activities to be organised during break time. The Union reminds its members of a directive in place for Gozo College to ignore any […]
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November 12, 2015 at 4:20 pm
The union would like to clarify that LSAs cannot be requested to cover expenses to produce printed copies of IEP documents and approved resources. Printing of official documents such as IEPs must be carried out by the school.
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November 12, 2015 at 4:10 pm
The MUT would like to remind all concerned that it is not expected of teachers to carry out tasks outside of their remit – such as duties performed by LSAs – when their classes are taken over by student teachers.
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November 12, 2015 at 4:00 pm
The MUT has received the following message from Ms. Rosemarie McKay: Teachers face a lot of stress in the classroom on a daily basis. How does the working relationship between a teacher and a head master/mistress affect the perception of teachers’ job demands? How does the social support from family and friends mediate this relationship? […]
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November 11, 2015 at 4:55 pm
Following an exchange of correspondence with the MEDE the Union has a written declaration which states that in case of an incident caused by circumstances surrounding the whole day outing for children due to the fact that the school is being closed for security reasons, the Permanent Secretary will be assuming personal responsibility. Moreover the […]
read more »November 11, 2015 at 4:45 pm
The MUT wrote to the DG Operations to ask him to investigate after many members complained that they did not receive their payslip. The DG replied stating that he is looking into it.
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November 11, 2015 at 4:00 pm
Following correspondence with the Minister for Transport on the subject above, the Minister acknowledged receipt and informed the Union that this issue is being given its due attention. The Union will continue to update members accordingly.
read more »November 10, 2015 at 1:15 pm
The MUT has received the following message from Ayrton Zarb: Over the past decade we have seen a gradual increase in the number of females employed. In a dissertation that I’m currently working on, I’m studying whether the introduction of ‘Free childcare’ had an effect on the number of hours worked by Maltese mothers. If […]
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