Guidance Teachers. While taking into cognisance the development and evolvement of a professional student support service, and until otherwise directed by management, colleges and schools shall be provided with a supplement of five hours of guidance services per week for every 100 learners or part thereof. These services shall be provided by Guidance Teachers who shall be laterally deployed as such, following an internal call for application giving a marked preference, which may not be less than 20 percentile points from across the assessment criteria, to teachers who have a qualification at least at MQF level 5 in a related area, as determined by management from time to time. In case of any remaining vacancies, MEDE in agreement with the Union reserves the right to issue a further internal call open to all teachers, giving a marked preference, which may not be more than 10 percentile points from across the assessment criteria, to teachers who have more than five years of teaching experience, distribution of such 10 percentile points reflecting the additional years of teaching experience the candidate possesses over and above the five years. While Guidance Teachers at the Secondary cycle shall retain at least a teaching load in their respective subject, not exceeding eight (8) hours up to a maximum of ten (10) lessons per week, Guidance Teachers from the Primary cycle shall have a maximum teaching load of eight hours per week as cover lessons, including but not limited to 21st century skills, well-being and personal growth. Guidance Teachers falling within a College shall be required to provide guidance services across the College Primary Schools for transition purposes and/or to cover lack of Primary/Secondary Guidance Teachers as directed by the Head of College Network. Guidance Teachers hailing from the Secondary cycle shall be exempted from taking cover lessons but shall dedicate all contact time, except for the hours required to teach the respective subject, for guidance services in direct contact with learners.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Agreement Between the Government of Malta and the Malta Union of Teachers, Agreement Between the Government of Malta and the Malta Union of Teachers
Guidance Teachers. (i) While taking into cognisance the development and evolvement of a professional student learner support service, and until otherwise directed by management, colleges and schools shall be provided with a supplement of five hours of guidance services per week for every 100 learners or part thereof. .
(ii) These services shall be provided by Guidance Teachers who shall be laterally deployed as such, following an internal call for application giving a marked preference, which may not be less than 20 percentile points from across the assessment criteria, to teachers who have a qualification at least at MQF level 5 in a related area, as determined by management from time to time. In case of any remaining vacancies, MEDE Church Authorities in agreement with the Union reserves reserve the right to issue a further internal call open to all teachers, giving a marked preference, which may not be more than 10 percentile points from across the assessment criteria, to teachers who have more than five years of teaching experience, distribution of such 10 percentile points reflecting the additional years of teaching experience the candidate possesses over and above the five years. .
(iii) While Guidance Teachers at the Secondary cycle shall retain at least a teaching load in their respective subject, not exceeding eight (8) hours up to a maximum of ten (10) lessons per week, Guidance Teachers from the Primary cycle shall have a maximum teaching load of eight hours per week as cover lessons, including but not limited to 21st century skills, well-being and personal growth. Guidance Teachers falling within a College shall (Primary and Secondary Schools of the same congregation) may be required to provide guidance services across the College Primary Schools for transition purposes and/or to cover lack of Primary/Secondary Guidance Teachers as directed by the Head of College Networkthe Secondary School. Guidance Teachers hailing from the Secondary cycle shall be exempted from taking cover (replacement) lessons but shall dedicate all contact time, except for the hours required to teach the respective subject, for guidance services in direct contact with learners.
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Samples: Collective Agreement