All our students and teachers deserve better- Mark Anthony Sammut
With Easter behind us, there is always a change in the air that signals the start of a new season. The smell of spring always fills me with a sense of renewal , but my sensory memory always triggers the feeling of a new academic term and takes me back to those months when, as a student, I would be preparing for my SEC, intermediates, A level exams and university assessments. It is a period that, for many students, is the culmination of years of hard work and diligent preparation for milestones that have long-term implications for their futures and the options that will be available to them. The students’ preparedness and confidence is only made possible by their determination, the support of their families and the hours of preparation and dedication that our teachers put in to ensure that their students are well prepared to face these exams. It is inevitably a stressful period for students at the best of times. Yet, that stress is only amplified when there is a global pandemic and, more so, when there is still no clarity as to how and where these exams will be taking place. Thankfully, Robert Abela has finally acknowledged the need to prioritise education within the gradual...