Tag: schools
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Are Collective Agreements destroying education?
Yesterday, the government announced a Collective Agreement with the lecturers of the University of Malta. Lecturers were demanding a collective agreement with salaries up to €140,000 per year, but the problem with this request is that the University of Malta doesn’t rank on par with other national universities: it ranks on par with rural universities…
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No permission requested by Sandra Gauci to speak about behaviour issues in schools
Prior to giving an interview to Il-Każin about growing behaviour issues in schools, ADPD – Green Party Leader, Sandra Gauci, did not request a permission from the Ministry of Education. Educators have been forced by the Ministry of Education to request a permission every time they speak to the press about issues related to the…
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Exclusive: Ministry officials actively silencing educators over school issues
The Minister of Education’s policy over the ongoing debate about children’s behaviour issues in schools, is to silence educators and prevent information from being provided to the press. The Maltese Herald has been reliably informed by various sources that top officials of the Minister for education, Clifton Grima, are putting pressure heads of schools and…
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ADPD – Green Party Leader Sandra Gauci says children’s behaviour in schools is a growing issue
In an extensive interview with ADPD – Green Party Leader in the TV show Il-Każin, Sandra Gauci, gave a detailed description of the behaviour problems in Maltese schools. Sandra Gauci underlined that these issues are making the work of teachers more difficult and hindering the education process of the children. The interview was made following…
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Similar to educators, workers in public schools have had their collective agreements withheld from them
Following the publication of the collective agreement between the Malta Union of Teachers and the Ministry of Education, I have confirmed with several public school employees, some of whom have come forward themselves, that their collective agreements have been withheld from them. These employees include cleaners and technicians who recently signed agreements with the Ministry…
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Most public schools are still without air-condition
I used to remember the Labour Party hitting out at the Nationalist-Gonzi administration for failing to supply public schools with air-condition units. Apparently, most public schools, both primary and secondary, still have no air-condition units in the class rooms. Teachers state that students have difficulties doing their exams in the summer heat. The Ministry of…
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The teacher’s strike was a success
Yesterday, Prime Minister Robert Abela insisted with the Malta Union of Teachers not to go ahead with today’s strike. Minister for Education Clifton Grima also threatened teachers by refusing to negotiate with them to go ahead with a strike. The “socialist” Prime Minister even told teachers that strikes are useless. The Malta Union of Teachers…
