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Category Archives: State Schools

Typed IEP not a requirement

October 8, 2015 at 3:35 pm

Typed IEP not a requirement

The MUT wrote to the Director at DSS after members reported that they were requested to produce a typed version of the IEP. The Union stated that this is the first time such instructions have been issued as it is understood that LSAs do not have access to a laptop to carry out such work. […]

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Clarification on Prince’s Trust XL Programme

October 8, 2015 at 3:30 pm

Clarification on Prince’s Trust XL Programme

The Union held a meeting yesterday with the Minister for Education and Employment, the Permanent Secretary, the DG DES, the Director for HRD and a representative from the Prince’s Trust from the UK. From the meeting it emerged that there appears to be a gross misunderstanding in a number of schools about who is to […]

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Trade Dispute at State Primary Schools

October 5, 2015 at 3:10 pm

Trade Dispute at State Primary Schools

The MUT wrote to the DG DQSE in relation to peripatetic teachers who are being removed from class to organise activities. The Union stated that while it has no objections if the Directorates want to organise a show for the Great Siege Anniversary, the Union can never agree that Primary School teachers are treated as […]

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BMI survey in schools: Directive to Teachers of Physical Education

October 5, 2015 at 3:05 pm

BMI survey in schools: Directive to Teachers of Physical Education

The Union is informed that Teachers of Physical Education are being requested to carry out the BMI survey in other schools and not the ones assigned to. Furthermore they are being requested to input related data even when laptops allocated are malfunctioning. In view of this practice which was not agreed upon, the Union is […]

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New scholastic year

September 25, 2015 at 2:40 pm

New scholastic year

The MUT would like to extent its warmest wishes for a successful year to all educators, who have by now started working on the new scholastic period. 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 […]

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Meeting with Minister on issues related to medical conditions

September 25, 2015 at 2:30 pm

Meeting with Minister on issues related to medical conditions

The MUT has asked for a meeting – which has been confirmed – with the Minister for Education and Employment and the Permanent Secretary to discuss issues related to pupils’ medical conditions, the various implications connected and to propose possible solutions for this ever increasing problem. The Union will keep members posted on any related […]

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Union expects implementation of Student Services Collective Agreement

September 23, 2015 at 3:50 pm

Union expects implementation of Student Services Collective Agreement

The MUT wrote to the DG Operations to ask about what stage the implementation of the Collective Agreement of the student services grades is. The Union stated that it is informed that none of the employees under this agreement have seen any change in salary or nomenclature. The Union is therefore expecting this issue to […]

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