July 31, 2015 at 11:00 am
The Union and the Government have signed an agreement on the principle which will enable all Teachers, Kindergarten Assistants and Learning Support Assistants to retain their salary progression if they are employed with another employer. The agreement, which was signed on Wednesday 30th July, is also inviting all the other employers, including Church and Independent […]
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July 31, 2015 at 10:55 am
After discussions held yesterday between Union officials and the DQSE, it was agreed that checklists in the primary sector should NOT BE filled in following testing or special assessment methods. The DQSE had already made this clear in Circular DCM 074/2015 issued on 6th March. Class teachers in tandem with complementary teachers are to fill […]
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July 27, 2015 at 11:30 am
The MUT has asked the DG DES and the DG Operations why it appears that the changes brought about by the Student Services Agreement are still not implemented. The MUT mentioned the salaries, which have not changed at all for anyone under the agreement, and the new nomenclatures which should now be used. Following this […]
read more »July 27, 2015 at 11:25 am
The MUT has written to the Minister for Education and Employment to ask the Ministry to look into setting up a board for career advisors as per Student Services Agreement. The Union stated that the idea was that since there are neither laws nor warrants covering Career Advisors, there should be a board set up […]
read more »July 14, 2015 at 11:25 am
The MUT wrote to the DGs DES and the DG Operations on behalf of various members who applied through the PSC call for the positions of Assistant Head and LSA. The Union stated that it appears that, notwithstanding the amount of weeks that have elapsed since the submission of the application, nobody is yet informed […]
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July 14, 2015 at 11:20 am
The MUT wrote to the Minister for Education and Employment as it is concerned with the plight of Early Intervention Teachers working within state schools. The MUT stated that these teachers, at least those working in Malta, are overloaded with cases of all sorts and natures. Moreover, in spite of having a number of teachers […]
read more »July 10, 2015 at 11:45 am
The MUT refers to the recommendations by the Ministry for Education and Employment in the White Paper entitled ‘Effective recruitment and selection procedures for people working with minors’. While the Union agrees with rigorous screening and procedures at all times, the MUT is against any further bureaucratic burdens placed on educators and on a system […]
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July 8, 2015 at 10:20 am
The Union has been informed that in various Colleges Primary School teachers have been asked to work on their half-yearly exams during the summer recess. This has apparently been the case also in some Secondary Schools. Moreover it appears that teachers are being told that the deadline for this is in September or October. Members […]
read more »July 8, 2015 at 10:10 am
The MUT wrote to the Minister for Education and Employment after it received complaints from various members with regards to the choice of venues for in-service courses. It appears that a number of centres that are being utilised are not equipped for the summer heat and are hardly fit for hosting groups of professionals for […]
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July 8, 2015 at 10:00 am
The MUT has written to the Head of School at Victoria Middle School after it was informed by members that in a meeting she apparently declared that requests for more teachers at the school are being held or jeopardised by the MUT. The Union stated that this completely untrue as the MUT does not interfere […]
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