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Directives

The directives listed on this page are considered as active.

Date of Directive IssuedDirective NameType of Directive
2019LSE’s members of UPE are not to fill in daily schedules.State/Church
15/10/2020 Peripatetic teachers including all services Teachers who are functioning as class teachers and who are members of the UPE are to refrain from submitting assessments related to LOFs.State
28/10/2021

UPDATED		Nurture Group Teachers, Nurture Group LSEs, Complementary Teachers, Literacy Support Teachers, PSCD Teachers and all other Support Teachers, who are members of the UPE, are to adhere to their scheduled timetable and not accept to take on any replacements.

State
03/06/2019PSCD Teachers members of UPE working in Primary State Schools are not to give PSCD lessons if they are not provided with adequate classrooms, nurtured with all the necessary resources for PSCD.State
24/11/2021PSCD Teachers members of UPE working in Primary State Schools are not to give PSCD lessons if they are not provided with adequate classrooms, nurtured with all the necessary resources for PSCD.State
24/11/2021Members of UPE are directed not to replace colleagues who are on school premises.State
24/11/2021Members of the UPE who to date have not been provided with a school laptop are to refrain from using their own personal devices.State
24/11/2021Members of UPE who have not been given a school laptop are to refrain from inputting/handing in any marks and or resources or material involving the use of such devices.State
24/11/2021Members of the UPE are to refrain from answering emails sent by the school management or their superiors in relation to non-academic importance. State
07/01/2022Members of the UPE are not to accept any delegated work which should be carried out by the SMT.State/Church
26/01/2022KGE’s members of the UPE are not to accept teaching in a split classroom unless the room is adequately separated. State
06/05/2022ITS lecturers (members of the UPE) are not to discuss, work or submit any work related to procurement.
ITS
12/05/23LSEs who are members of the UPE must not supervise students (during examination dates) in CCP classes who are not taking any exams. Instead, these LSEs should instruct the students to go to the SMT’s office for the duration of the examination periods.
State
12/05/23LSEs who are members of the UPE who were assigned to Year 11, have subsequently been redeployed to different schools throughout Malta and Gozo are not to formulate documents such as student profiles, updated IEP reviews, and comparable paperwork.
State
15/05/23Members of the UPE are not to attend any meetings, appointments, case conferences etc. held outside school.
State
15/05/23Educators who are members of the UPE are not to engage in face-to-face communication with members of the SMT. All communication between educators who are members of the UPE and their SMT is to be held via email.
State
15/05/23Members of the UPE are not to answer any calls or emails or any other means of communication sent by the SMT or Ministry after school hours, considering that educators already do work from home including lesson preparations. 
State
15/05/23LSEs of all grades who are members of the UPE are to cease all paperwork related to their personal file and are not to hand in any official documentation to the SMT. 
State
15/05/23Teachers members of the UPE are to correct their own students exam papers, and are not to follow Point 8 of DLAP 082/2023, distributed on the 28th of March 2023.
State
15/06/23Nurture Group members of the UPE will not comply with the deadline established by the Ministry of Education to submit reports on 17th June 2023, but will submit reports as per last year’s timeline.State
15/06/23Nurture Group members of the UPE will not comply with any new extensions to the deadline, but will submit reports as per last year’s timeline.State
15/06/23Nurture Group members of the UPE will not invigilate during the exam period, but on the contrary, work on their final reports.State
20/10/23Shared LSE’s members of the UPE are not to support non-statemented students, as their priority lies with their own statemented students. In the event of their students’ absence, they may only be utilized as replacements with statemented students or to cover 15-minute breaks for 1-to-1 LSE sessions.
State
20/10/23KGE and KGE Relievers members of the UPE are not to accept non-statemented students in the classroom who present a health risk or disrupt other students due to their behavior. These students should be refered to the appripriate services for statementing in order to recieve adequate assistance through established procedures. 
State
20/10/23Teachers members of the UPE are not to accept non-statemented students in the classroom who pose a health risk or disturb other students due to their behavior. These students should be refered to the appripriate services for statementing in order to recieve adequate assistance through established procedures. 
State
09/11/23Nurture Teachers and Nurture LSE’s members of the UPE, are not to accept any visits from HODs inclusion. State
09/11/23Nurture Teachers and Nurture LSE’s members of the UPE, are not to accept any instructions or submit any work to HODs inclusion. State
15/01/24All Kindergarten Educators (KGE’s) and Learning Support Educators (LSE’s) who are members of the UPE are advised not to participate in the GENE Project.
State
25/01/24Members of the UPE are instructed not to participate in projects such as Dinja Wahda and Birdlife Malta, as well as similar initiatives organized by other non-governmental organizations. 
State
25/01/24Members of the UPE are instructed not to handle any money collected for educational visits, donations, or school-based activities.
State
31/01/24UPDATED: LSE members of the UPE are directed not to replace sick LSEs or LSE’s on Special Leave as well as those on maternity leave or any other form of leave. (With the exception of LSE’s who have been deployed in year 11 and whose students would have left school). 
State
29/01/24LSE members of the UPE are only directed to replace one (1), 15-minute break (non-contact) for 1-to-1 LSEs.
State
31/01/24LSE’s members of the UPE are not to replace 15-minute break (non-contact) for 1-to-1 LSEs, during any break time. Replacements should be done during academic hours (Lesson time).State
31/01/24All members of the UPE are to refrain from answering emails sent by the school management or their superiors.State
31/01/24All members of the UPE,  are to refrain from accepting class room visits from school management or their superiors.  (This directive does not apply for Supply Teachers or NQT’s).State
28/02/24 KGE’s members of the UPE are directed not to replace sick KGE’s or KGE’s on Special Leave. (This directive is not applicable to KGE relievers.)State
28/02/24Teachers and KGEs members of the UPE are not to do replacement lessons during curriculum time. (This directive is not applicable to KGE/Teacher relievers.)State
28/02/24Members of the UPE are not to use any online platforms, such as MS Teams. State
28/02/24Teachers and KGEs members of the UPE are to refrain from carrying out lessons if students are sent to school sick. State
28/02/24Members of the UPE are not to attend COPE or SDP meetings or any other meetings.State
25/03/24Members of the UPE who are not attending COPE or SDP meetings or any other meetings are permitted to remain together in a classroom, staffroom, or any other part of the school premises.State
08/04/24LSE members of the UPE working in year 11 (Previously known as Form 5) are to remain at the school they were initially assigned to at the beginning of the academic year. Since they will not have any students, they are to provide replacements within their school only.

State
08/04/24LSEs, Teachers, and KGEs who are members of the UPE are instructed not to work on IEP reviews. This includes meetings and the typing and presentation of the final report.  

State

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