**Bells Ring Again: 61,000 Maltese Students Return to Classrooms in Traditional September Rush** The familiar chorus of school bells echoed across Malta and Gozo this morning as over 61,000 students streamed through school gates, marking the official start of the 2024-2025 academic year. From the historic streets of Valletta to the quiet villages of Gozo,…
As the last festa fireworks fade over Floriana and the August sea begins to cool, Maltese parents swap bucket-and-spade emojis for pencil-and-ruler ones. But beneath the flurry of back-to-school WhatsApp groups—bus routes, book lists, “Ħu l-uniformi tal-Ġunior?”—lurks a quieter current: children’s anxiety. This year, with inflation nudging €7 for a ħobż biż-żejt and classrooms still…
**8,600 State-School Educators Return to Classrooms as Malta Embraces New Scholastic Year** The familiar hum of schoolyards across Malta and Gozo returned this week as 8,600 state-school educators headed back to their classrooms, marking the official launch of the 2024-2025 scholastic year. From the historic streets of Valletta to the quiet villages of Gozo, teachers,…
Back to school: the importance of educators’ well-being By Hot Malta Staff Valletta – While parents scramble for stationery deals in Hamrun’s back-to-school markets and children compare rainbow-coloured lunchboxes, a quieter conversation is unfolding in staffrooms across the archipelago: how are the teachers themselves doing? This year, Malta’s 7,700 state-school educators return to classrooms still…
# Record low early school leavers as government reaffirms child-focused approach Malta has hit a historic milestone in its education journey, with early school leaving rates plummeting to an all-time low of 8.2%—well below the EU target of 10% and a dramatic drop from the 21% recorded just a decade ago. The achievement, announced by…
From the honey-coloured limestone of Valletta classrooms to the sun-washed courtyards of Gozo’s primary schools, a quiet revolution is taking place. Over one hundred Maltese educators have just completed the first island-wide “Classroom Peace” training programme, an initiative that blends Mediterranean values of community and respect with cutting-edge emotional-intelligence techniques. The result? Calmer corridors, kinder…
