Education Minister Owen Bonnici spoke about the need of educating our children against domestic violence from a young age, during a school visit, and stressed that education is one of the important tools society has to combat domestic violence.
Bonnici was speaking during a visit to the St Thomas Moore Primary School in Żejtun, as part of a series of visits in schools around Malta and Gozo.
He was given an overview of the concept of Personal, Social and Career Development (PSCD) in Primary Schools. Through this teaching from a young age, students are taught on emotions and reactions and how these can change in different situations, respect, bullying and how to address it, and respect towards people, gender and friendships, amongst others. In secondary schools, issues in relationships, domestic violence, the link between domestic violence and substance abuse, amongst others, are tackled in depth.
Bonnici also visited the school's kindergarten and primary classrooms, and held a meeting with the head of school, staff and educators at the Żejtun Primary School.
The Minister said he will continue to work towards strengthening the relationship with educators, parents and students and stressed the importance of listening to our teachers and students, to ensure a more efficient education system, aimed for the benefit of future generations.
"Our aim is to continue working to provide better environments for our students, promote digital literacy and investment in research, and several incentives to improve the students' educational journey," he said.