MUT calls for revision of syllabi
Ten years have passed since the international community met in Dakar, Senegal in April 2000 to set the challenge to change the lives of children all over the world, namely to expand early childhood care and learning, to promote free primary and secondary education to all, to promote learning of young adults and to increase adult literacy.
4 October 2010, 12:00am
Rachel Zammit Cutajar
Rachel Zammit Cutajar
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In a statement released by the Malta Union of Teachers (MUT), president John Bencini thanked all Maltese teachers, past and present, who have made this a reality.
Over the past 90 years, the MUT have been insistent on expanding quality teacher education. Although teachers in Malta are among the best the MUT is still concerned that in certain areas qualified professionals are still lacking. A case in point is the case of primary school teachers, where only 12 graduated from University this year, though this is expected to be remedied next year when more teachers are expected to graduate.
Teaching in Malta will be facing new challenges as the reform on the transition from primary to secondary education is underway. The MUT augurs that attention should be given to teacher-student ratios and an urgent review of syllabi in the primary and secondary sector be concluded.
Rachel Zammit Cutajar graduated in economics from the University of Malta...
