Be the first to comment!Public Consultation next Wednesday on education in Gozo
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Next Wednesday, there will be a public consultation meeting on education in Gozo, at the Boys' Secondary School in Victoria, between 2.30pm and 4.00pm.
Bringing Education into the 21st century – a public consultation was launched in July by the Ministry for Education on a number of educational proposals with the aim of empowering schools, democratising the system and increasing the rights and obligations of parents.
From a substantive point of view, the new package of legislation is intended to modernise the legislation to cater for developments and to better address the challenges in the education sector in a simpler and less paternalistic way. Among the issues addressed are the following:
The role and function of the education central authorities and other entities and commissions established by law;
The rights and obligations of parents in the provision of education to their children;
Students' rights and increased student involvement;
The promotion of civic involvement, employability and active citizenship;
The better functioning and management of State Schools and Colleges;
The regulation of the teaching profession and other education providers in all sectors;
The better coordination of all actors and stakeholders involved in the educational sector, and the involvement of social partners;
The rationalisation of resources; and The reduction of bureaucracy and inefficiency.
It is being proposed that the University of Malta, MCAST, the Council for the Teaching Profession (which will become the Educators' Council) and the National Commission for Further and Higher Education be governed by a stand-alone Act.
It is also being proposed that the new Education Act deal solely with the main principles underpinning education in Malta and state schools. Moreover, the new Education Regulatory Act will deal with regulatory aspects, in particular ensuring that quality in education is safeguarded and also subjecting state schools to quality surveillance.
The full documentation can be accessed here. The consultation period is currently open and closes on the 7th of October 2016.
