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Category Archives: State Schools

New Scholastic Year

September 23, 2019 at 3:40 pm

New Scholastic Year

The MUT would like to extend its best wishes to all educators who are in the process of starting their new scholastic year. In the past months the MUT has worked on many issues and will proceed on working on many more in the near future while updating members as per usual practice. From negotiations […]

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Time-Tabling and Replacement Issues in Secondary Schools

September 18, 2019 at 2:39 pm

Time-Tabling and Replacement Issues in Secondary Schools

The MUT is often faced with issues regarding equitable distribution of replacement or cover lessons in secondary schools. In this light, the Union has always maintained the view that is good practice for schools to issue a master-time table in staffrooms together with daily replacement/cover schedule and a weekly list of replacement/cover lessons given to […]

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MUT brings about improved employment conditions of retired teachers

September 16, 2019 at 3:24 pm

MUT brings about improved employment conditions of retired teachers

Following several representations made by the MUT to adjust the conditions of work of retired teachers who choose to remain in employment, MEDE has confirmed that the new call which has been issued includes the requested adjustments. This shall mean that the salary and allowances shall reflect the years of service and qualifications so that […]

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Security in schools, update on its implementation

September 16, 2019 at 3:22 pm

Security in schools, update on its implementation

The MUT has been requested by MEDE to assist in identifying a number of schools where new security measures shall be implemented first. The MUT shall be in discussion with MEDE and with respective school administrators about this measure. The improvement of security in schools is one of the long-standing issues being discussed between MUT […]

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Proposti Relatati mal-Ingaġġ ta’ Għalliema Barranin, l-MUT kontra kull miżura ‘faċli’ li ma ssolvix il-problemi fil-qasam edukattiv

September 8, 2019 at 4:31 pm

Proposti Relatati mal-Ingaġġ ta’ Għalliema Barranin, l-MUT kontra kull miżura ‘faċli’ li ma ssolvix il-problemi fil-qasam edukattiv

F’reazzjoni għal artiklu li ħareġ illum f’gazzetta dwar diskussjonijiet bejn MEDE u MUT għall-ingaġġ ta’ għalliema barranin, l-MUT terġa’ ttenni dak li ilha tgħid is-snin u li sostniet mal-istess Ministeru. L-MUT tinsisti li biex tibda tiġi indirizzata l-problema, jeħtieġ li jiġu mwettqa l-ħafna proposti li għamlet l-MUT li bħalissa hemm diskussjoni dwarhom. Dawn il-proposti, li […]

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LSEs in Kindergarten 1 – Joint Press Release by MUT and MEDE

September 4, 2019 at 11:00 am

LSEs in Kindergarten 1 – Joint Press Release by MUT and MEDE

MEDE and MUT refer to the Class Support Learning Support Educators (LSE) to be introduced in Kindergarten 1 from the October 2019 intake and in subsequent years as stipulated in the Sectoral Agreement of 2017. This introduction is in line with and builds upon the recommendations arising from the audit carried out by the European […]

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Reminder on use of mobile phones for work-related purposes

September 3, 2019 at 9:18 am

Reminder on use of mobile phones for work-related purposes

The MUT would like to remind members that unless an educator is given funding for a mobile phone (including the mobile phone service one is using), the person is under no obligation to use his/her personal mobile phone to answer work-related calls. This applies even during working hours and applies to all educators such as […]

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Update – Changes in Kindergarten 1

August 30, 2019 at 8:37 pm

Update – Changes in Kindergarten 1

The MUT is currently holding intensive discussions with the Ministry for Education to finalise the implementation procedure regarding Class Support LSEs being introduced in Kindergarten 1 as from September. Discussions have resumed after the MUT communicated its position that it was not agreeing with the implementation as announced in a circular issued. These discussions shall […]

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Kjarifika dwar il-bidla fil-Kindergarten 1 minn Settembru 2019

August 27, 2019 at 12:25 pm

Kjarifika dwar il-bidla fil-Kindergarten 1 minn Settembru 2019

L-MUT qed tagħti l-kuntest rigward il-bidla fil-Kindergarten sabiex il-membri jkunu aġġornati bl-informazzjoni korretta minn min kien, u għadu, jirrapreżenta l-interessi tal-edukaturi kollha. Qabel ma’ tkomplew in-negozjati tal-ftehim settorali mill-amministrazzjoni tal-MUT preżenti, il-mudell li kien qed jiġi diskuss kien dak ta’ Classroom Assistant. Dan kien ser ifisser li kien ser jinħoloq grad differenti u dawk biss […]

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