School inspectors protest

 

SECONDARY school inspectors yesterday announced they would not submit all evaluation reports to teachers concerning the last academic year in protest at an Education Ministry plan, which they think undermines them.

Civil service union PASIDY’s school inspectors’ branch yesterday slammed a ministry scheme to evaluate teachers, charging that it completely ignored their positions.

“The plan alters some of the main provisions of our working contracts and harms public education irreversibly,” an announcement said yesterday.

The inspectors announced measures they were taking to protest at the ministry plan.

“We will not submit evaluation reports of type A and B to teachers, we will not participate in meetings of consulting committees and we are calling off planned seminars for September,” said the announcement.

The inspectors also criticised teachers’ decision to deny them access to schools from tomorrow in protest at the government’s move to go back at a promotions agreement.

“They have no right to do that,” the announcement said.

The sector threatened to “step up action if the government keeps ignoring us”.

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