Teachers thanked for their commitment to students

Evarist Bartolo, the Labour Party’s spokesman for education, thanked teachers who, he said, made so many sacrifices for their students to progress.

In his message for World Teachers’ Day, Mr Bartolo said that it was now more important than ever to invest in the training and continuous education of teachers.

It was also important that teachers worked in the right conditions, they had a salary which reflected their commitment, their professionalism was respected and they were involved in all changes taking place in the educational system. This was because the success of change depended on their participation.

Such changes were important for teachers to educate their students better and should not serve to turn teachers into clerks who spent a lot of time filling papers rather than teaching. It was also essential that teachers were left in peace and safeguarded from all type of violence.

Teachers, Mr Bartolo said, should be given the necessary resources to do their duties, namely technological equipment and educational material.

They should be assisted by other professionals in the health, social and psychological sectors to cater for the different needs of students.