There was commotion in Lilongwe this morning as police abruptly appeared at a meeting teachers were having at community centre ground to prepare for protests. The law enforcers dispersed the teachers. Police said that the teachers did not seek permission to hold demonstrations. The teachers are demanding government to give them a Covid-19 risk allowance. […]
January 29, 2021 Esnath Kalawe- Mana 7 Comments
A grouping of Concerned Teachers of Malawi have threatened to withdraw their membership to Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) citing failure by the Union to produce a report on how it (the Union) has been managing membership money for the last 10 years.
Losa: if our concerns are not addressed we will have no option but to withdraw our membership
The action is a way of pressurising the Union to release the report.
The teachers have written a follow-up letter to TUM demanding transparency and accountability in TUM’s office.
In a letter dated 18th January, 2021 the concerned teachers have requested for the financial report on the management of the membership fees which is deducted from their salaries.
Code of conduct critical to enhancing teacher accountability in Malawi
Director of Teacher Education and Development (DTED) within the Ministry of Education Misheck Munthali said “teacher standards and teacher accountability are two of the nine key dimensions that are considered crucial to any comprehensive teacher policy and the draft teacher Code of Conduct Malawi is developing should help enhance these policy dimensions.”UNESCO | Lilongwe | Updated: 10-12-2020 12:15 IST | Created: 10-12-2020 12:15 IST
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A comprehensive and broadly accepted Teacher Code of Conduct is key to enhancing teacher standards and accountability in education systems. This was the view of participants at a consultation workshop held recently in Mangochi, Malawi to review the Draft Teacher Code of Conduct (CoC).