The Malta Union of Teachers said today it was satisfied with the Archbishop’s willingness to discuss and seek a solution to issues relating to recruitment in Church schools.

The union had called for an urgent meeting with Archbishop Charles Scicluna to reform the teacher recruitment process to reflect honesty, transparency and good practice.

It said that in the last weeks it was informed by various members about shambolic practices that were not only a disgrace on those schools and their heads but also a far cry from the “Catholic practice” being expected from Church school teachers. It warned it was not excluding industrial action.

Following a meeting with the Archbishop today, the union said it was satisfied with the positive outlook of the meeting and the Archbishop's willingness to discuss and seek a solution.

The MUT reiterated its collaborative stance to the Archbishop to make sure that any instances of abuse and malpractice were investigated.

It will be meeting the Archbishop again to discuss implemented changes.