A Maltese mother has taken to social media ahead of a planned educators’ strike on Monday to explain why teachers locally are facing serious issues – and they can’t be ignored anymore.

“Many teachers have lost their passion and motivation and a lot of parents are agreeing with this, not just these few weeks but all year.They deserve better, we need them, our future needs them,” Sabrina Mallia, who works with Lovin Malta, said online.

“Our kids need to be surrounded by positive and motivated leaders, not robots preaching following curriculums.”

“I don’t feel that anything is being done or enough attention is given,” she continued. “Good luck to all teachers, hope you receive the respect and support you need.”

Her support comes as the MUT ordered a number of directives came in over the last few weeks, including the below, over failed negotiations over a new financial package for educators.

List of directives:

1. All educators are to refrain from doing work or communication related to audits/reviews
2. All educators are to refrain from doing work related to international studies
3. No work and participation in subject meetings and meetings organised during curriculum time or non-contact time and IEP meetings.
4. No participation in school committees
5. Educators are not to organise and attend seminars/conferences/COPE organised by the central management (Directorates/College/Church Secretariat/IFE/agencies/entities)
6. Educators are not to act upon all external communication received by the central management (Directorates/College/Church Secretariat/IFE/agencies/entities)
7. All educators are to refrain from presenting schemes of work or planning materials
8. No external communication to be carried out through VLEs (teams, MySchool etc)
9. Educators are not to submit annual examination papers
10. No parents’ days and meetings with parents are to be held
11. No work to be carried out on assessments
12. Educators are not to submit student attendances in any form
13. No use of the communication book

All State and Church Schools will see a strike occur on Monday 27th November.

Industrial actions are applicable to the following grades (supply or regular) in State and Church Schools: KGEs, EOs, HODs, Teachers, LSEs, AHs, HOS, Trainers, MAV Centre Administrators, LSC Coordinators and Technicians grades.