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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
16/10/24UPDATED: 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). The word ‘replace’ will also be applicable to cases in which LSE’s are requested to ‘support’ students who on the day do not have the required support. 
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
06/06/24Nurture teachers and Nurture LSEs members of the UPE are not to conduct lessons or in-class sessions from the 6th of June 2024 onwards (for the duration of the month of June). This is to allow them to finalize Boxall reports, ILPs, and other related paperwork.
State
06/06/24Nurture teachers and Nurture LSEs members of the UPE are not to do any PowerPoint presentations or any other formats of presentation related to work practices.
State
25/10/24KGE reliever members of the UPE are not to go into kindergarten classes to support other KGE’s, other than to replace class KGE’s who are on sick leave, special leave, or during curriculum time. State
25/10/24 KGE reliever members of the UPE are not to perform the duties of a Learning Support Educators (LSE).State
25/10/24Primary school teachers (Year 1 to Year 4) who are members of the UPE and do not have the support of a Learning Support Educator (class assistant) with a class of 18 students are:

a. Not to set any homework

b. Not to go on school outings

c. Not to submit or disseminate academic reports and other documentation (excluding IEP documents) to parents or school management.		State
25/10/24KGE’s (KG 1 & KG 2) members of the UPE who do not have the support of a Learning Support Educator (class assistant) for a class of 12 students in Kinder 1 and 14 students in Kinder 2 are:

a. Not to engage in academic work in class

b. Not to go on school outings

c. Not to submit or disseminate daily updates/reports and other documentation (excluding IEP documents) to parents or school management.
State
25/10/24Members of the UPE are not to attend IEP meetings. They are only to compile the IEP documents.State
25/10/24Members of the UPE are not to distribute any publications, except for official government-approved textbooks.
State
25/10/24Members of the UPE are not to collect money for any publicationsState
25/10/24LSE members of the UPE are not to communicate with parents (with the exception of non-verbal students).State
01/11/24Members of the UPE are directed to openly engage in media appearances as part of your right to freedom of expression; you are protected in opposing the restrictions of Circular DES 28.2024, and should seek support from the UPE if faced with any repercussions.
State
18/11/24Members of the UPE are not to cross streets with students during arrival and dismissal. This also applies to those kindergarten students who need to be collected from a location other than the main kindergarten building.
State
18/11/24LSEs members of the UPE are not to write, compile, or prepare the IEP document.
State
18/11/24Members of the UPE are not to sign any IEP documents.State
18/11/24Teachers and KGE members of the UPE are not to submit or distribute daily updates, reports, or other documentation.
State
18/11/24Members of the UPE are not to assign any homework.
State
19/05/25
Members of the UPE are not to admit students (mainstream or statemented) into the classroom or provide support to any student who presents a health risk to educators/students or persistently disrupts the learning environment due to aggressive behaviour. Such behaviour must first be documented through a minimum of 15 working days’ worth of incident reports. These reports are to be submitted to the school administration for review; this directive may only be followed if no adequate measures have been implemented by the administration within 5 working days of the final incident report being submitted.
State
02/06/25Nurture Group Teachers and Nurture Learning Support Educators (LSEs) are not to complete, submit, or hand in end-of-year reports or any other reports to the Wellbeing Services Directorate, school administration, or Ministry administration.
State
02/06/25Nurture Group Teachers and Nurture LSEs who are members of the UPE are not to conduct handovers of Year 6 students to counsellors.
State
02/06/25Anti-bullying, anti-substance, and child safety service teachers who are members of the UPE are not to complete, submit, or hand in any annual reporting or other documentation to the Wellbeing Services Directorate, school administration, or Ministry administration.
State
02/06/25Shared LSEs who are members of the UPE are not to assist students during peripatetic lessons, unless:

a) The student(s) have behavioural problems that pose a danger to other students or could potentially disrupt the lesson.

b) The student(s) have a medical diagnosis requiring the LSE’s constant attention.

State
02/06/25All Peripatetic teachers, including all service teachers who are members of the UPE, are not to complete or submit Term 3 ticking of Learning Outcomes (LOs), either physically or virtually.
State
02/06/25Kindergarten Educators (KGEs) who are members of the UPE are not to complete, submit, or fill in any end-of-year reporting or paperwork, either physically or virtually.
State
02/06/25Primary teachers who are members of the UPE and do not have exam corrections are not to complete or submit Term 3 ticking of Learning Outcomes (LOs), either physically or virtually.
State

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