Doing so may prevent early retirements, says body's president

GEORGE TOWN, July 7 — The National Union of the Teaching Profession (NUTP) has urged the Education Ministry (MOE) to establish a special committee to comprehensively resolve the long-standing issue of excessive teacher workloads.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 19 — The Ministry of Education (MOE) is consistently monitoring the Identity Management System (iDME) hourly to ensure its optimal performance, said its minister Fadhlina Sidek.

KUANTAN, Oct 2 — Schools are asked to comply with the set guidelines following the haze that is affecting some areas in the country, said Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 13 — The weakness in mastering the basic concepts of science and mathematics among primary school students is believed to be one of the main factors behind the decline in the number of students opting for the science stream in Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM), said academicians.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 — The National Union of the Teaching Profession (NUTP) has expressed the need for an understanding of the law related to the education sector among teachers to be enhanced in view of the increasing trend of lawsuits filed against them over the past two years.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19 — The National Union of Teaching Profession (NUTP) has urged the Ministry of Education (MOE) to ensure that the digital infrastructure under the ministry helps to ease the teachers' tasks instead of putting more pressure on them.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 — The National Union of the Teaching Profession (NUTP) has requested that the Ministry of Education (MOE) reintroduce relief teacher positions to cover the shortage of teachers, including in Sabah and Sarawak.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 — The National Union of Teaching Profession (NUTP) hopes the new Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek and the new Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin can enhance progress and improve the education system by introducing progressive policies.

KULAI, Feb 23 — The Education Ministry has given primary and secondary schools the option of having home-based Learning and Teaching (PdPR) sessions if Covid-19 cases rise drastically.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 27 — Undergoing Covid-19 screening via the use of RTK-Antigen self-test kits before attending classes will help detect infections and prevent education clusters, former Education director-general Tan Sri Alimuddin Mohd Dom said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 — The National Union of the Teaching Profession (NUTP) hopes there are no hidden conditions in the new circular which will be issued on permission for school teachers and staff of the Community Development Department (Kemas) nationwide to engage in politics.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 — The National Union of the Teaching Profession (NUTP) is objecting to the implementation of Covid-19 screening tests for primary school students every Wednesday beginning December 1.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 2 — The opening of schools nationwide, beginning tomorrow, after being closed for a long time, will create a safe environment and capable of restoring the students’ spirit, said National Union of Teaching Professions of Malaysia (NUTP) secretary-general Wang Heng Suan.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 24 — The National Union of the Teaching Profession (NUTP) has proposed that the government set up special vaccination centres (PPV) for school children only.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 22 — It has been more than a year since home-based teaching and learning (PdPR) was implemented and now the system is becoming more acceptable by all quarters with improvements continuously made to ensure its effectiveness.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 — A survey conducted by the National Union of the Teaching Profession (NUTP) Peninsular Malaysia found that most respondents want the home-based teaching and learning (PdPR) method version 1.0 to be retained with improvements and reject the implementation of PdPR version 2.0.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 25 — The National Union of the Teaching Profession (NUTP) has proposed that the timetable for students attending physical classes and those going through home-based Teaching and Learning (PdPR), be standardised for all schools nationwide.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 24 — The National Union of the Teaching Profession (NUTP) welcomes and supports the suggestion to create a special education television channel which is accessible to pupils from all income levels.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 — The implementation of home-based teaching and learning (PdPR) is seen as the best option for school students right now, following the spike in Covid-19 positive cases in the country.