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Category Archives: State Schools

MUT objects to Incredible Financial Guarantee Request on Courses

May 23, 2018 at 4:41 pm

MUT objects to Incredible Financial Guarantee Request on Courses

The MUT wrote to the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry for Education and Employment expressing its bafflement after participants for the reading recovery training have been requested to sign a contract to provide a guarantee of €20,000 or else to use the equivalent value of the family property as a guarantee. Whilst this is highly […]

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Lack of Environmental Consciousness in new Milk, Fruit and Vegetable Scheme

May 23, 2018 at 4:31 pm

Lack of Environmental Consciousness in new Milk, Fruit and Vegetable Scheme

Following considerable feedback from members, the MUT would like to share the disappointment of educators in relation to the new scheme involving the distribution of milk, fruit and vegetables in schools. Whilst praising the initiative, the main issue in this respect is the lack of environmental consciousness at a time when huge efforts are being […]

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MUT Thanks Educators for Taking Immediate Action

May 21, 2018 at 4:15 pm

MUT Thanks Educators for Taking Immediate Action

The MUT would like to acknowledge and praise the work of a group of educators who took prompt action to protect a group of students from a threatening situation caused by a person during a sports activity last week. The immediate action that they took until Police officers arrived on site shows the honorable aspect […]

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MUT objects to plans for Three LSEs in Primary Classes

May 11, 2018 at 4:15 pm

MUT objects to plans for Three LSEs in Primary Classes

The MUT received reports about plans to have three LSEs in some State School classes as from the next scholastic year. The Union has never agreed to this and the understanding has always been not to have more than two LSEs in a classroom. In view of this, the MUT has already registered its objections […]

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Reminder on Meetings During Recess Periods

May 10, 2018 at 4:23 pm

Reminder on Meetings During Recess Periods

The MUT would like to remind teaching grades members, including in SMT, that they cannot be requested to attend meetings during holiday periods. Any pressure to attend such meetings should be reported to the Union as per usual practice. The MUT would like to also note that nothing has changed in relation to this matter […]

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Update on payment for supervision at Resource Centres

May 9, 2018 at 12:59 pm

Update on payment for supervision at Resource Centres

Following representation by the MUT about the repeated failed payments for supervision for members at Resource Centres, the Union is informed that affected members will be receiving payments, not included in the last salary, by cheque in the coming days. The Union expects that the Directorates will now look into the issues which led to […]

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Situation concerning a group of LSA and KGA addressed

May 8, 2018 at 2:56 pm

Situation concerning a group of LSA and KGA addressed

Following a number of representations with MEDE and meetings held, the MUT notifies members that a solution was agreed upon for the two groups of members who are in the grades of LSA or KGA respectively and who were never integrated in the grades of LSA1, LSA2 or KGA1, KGA2 in previous agreements. These regular […]

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