The Malta Union of Teachers, in a statement has said that "the use of tablets by teachers and LSAs during this period, and until there is a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) about it, is limited to training purposes and familiarisation only."

The MUT said that this was previously agreed with the Ministry for Education and Employment (MEDE),

The Union said that "it is important that all Colleges are aware of this to avoid any issues that could affect discussions on the MOU."

The MUT added that it has asked the MEDE to ensure that statements made to the media are in line with what was agreed upon as well.

"No one can expect tablets to be used in classrooms until an MOU is in place and news statements and reports that tablets will be in all year 4 classes from Monday are highly misleading. Tablets in fact will start being distributed to children as from December 2016 and an incremental use can only be expected from January 2017 subject to an agreed MOU," stated the MUT

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