MUT says government ‘deceitful’ when it says there are 600 more teachers

The Malta Union of Teachers said that government is being deceitful when it says there will be 600 more teachers at the start of the scholastic year on Monday.

The government is trying to take the people for a ride as the number contrasts sharply with reality, considering that there are only 200, while another 100 will graduate this year and will not necessarily take up a teacher's job.

If what the government is saying is true, there would not have been a need for teachers who got promotions to remain in the classrooms because they cannot be replaced; students following different syllabi would not need to be grouped in the same class; no primary classes would need to be joined; no teachers would be given full load; no retirees would be asked to rejoin; no teachers would be asked to teach in different schools and no teachers would be complaining to the MUT.

The union appealed for the government to be correct in the figures given and for the profession to be shown respect.

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