October 30, 2017 at 4:38 pm
The MUT would like to remind members that no discussions on any referral documents, particularly that of SPS and that of Child protection by Appoġġ, were held and therefore members are directed once again to continue using the previous referral documents.
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October 27, 2017 at 3:49 pm
The MUT is in correspondence with the Ministry for Education and Employment in relation to the course for NQT mentors, whereby training will be provided to SMT members regarding NQT mentoring. The Union discussed at length this issue and tried to reach an agreement about this mentoring duty but it was now informed that MEDE […]
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October 25, 2017 at 4:57 pm
The MUT informed the Directorate for Educational Services (DES) that it will be directing all LSAs at Helen Keller Resource Centre to refrain from leaving their respective class/students assigned during the day. This directive shall come into effect on Monday 30th October and is being issued as a reaction of the Union in view of […]
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October 24, 2017 at 3:05 pm
The MUT notes that from time to time, some Colleges re-issue overly-complicated instructions for sick leave procedures for Peripatetic staff. The Union reminds members about a directive issued last year, whereby members are requested to ignore any new haphazard instructions and report only to the school where they should be giving service on the day […]
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October 19, 2017 at 4:22 pm
The MUT flagged a direction which was being attributed to MEDE whereby a number of schools informed teachers that there shall be three class visits during this scholastic year and that standard forms shall be used as a checklist to log observations carried out by SMT members. However the Union this morning confirmed that the […]
read more »October 19, 2017 at 4:18 pm
The Union is directing members who are not Teaching Practice (TP) Mentors, i.e. those who are not trained and will not be remunerated, not to stay in class while students are conducting their teaching practice. This scheme was issued on a voluntary basis for additional duties and members not interested in providing this service can […]
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October 19, 2017 at 4:17 pm
The Union has protested with MEDE after a communication was sent to schools in relation to fundraising events held both inside and outside school premises, which now need an additional approval from the VAT Department. Schools are also being requested to specify how they shall be using the proceeds. The MUT stated that if it […]
read more »October 14, 2017 at 10:09 am
Reference is made to Circular DS&S 15/2017 entitled “Displaying of Selection Board Results on Departmental notice boards” which states that scanned copies of result lists of calls are to be displayed on Notice Boards in all State Schools. This circular also states that it is imperative that such result lists are displayed on the schools […]
read more »October 2, 2017 at 8:46 am
The MUT wrote to the DG DES to object to a situation whereby teachers in two separate secondary schools received emails during last weekend informing them about heavy changes in timetables as from today (Monday). The Union stated that all teachers involved have already conducted their preparation for the groups assigned and have already produced […]
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September 29, 2017 at 5:23 pm
The MUT has requested an urgent meeting with the Minister for Education and Employment to discuss the following two topics of utmost importance: – The shortage of Teachers and LSAs, current figures, projections and measures being implemented to address the situation. The Union is still highly concerned about this unprecedented situation which is stressing the […]
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