The Education Ministry said it was surprising that the Malta Union of Teachers (MUT) has complained that it was not invited to the launch of the Teachers’ Council.

In a statement, the ministry said the people appointed, nominated or elected to the council are representatives of all the stakeholders in the education sector, including the MUT itself.

All the members of the new council, including the two members nominated by the MUT, were invited to the launch of the council on Wednesday, the ministry said, adding that none of the officials from the entities represented on the council were invited, other than the representatives themselves.

The ministry said it could not understand why the MUT felt offended that the union’s council was not invited to the launch of the Teachers’ Council. Rather, the ministry said it would have expected the MUT to express satisfaction at the launch of the council.