During the academic year 2020-2021, the Ministry for Education in Malta re-opened all its State Schools with all the necessary preventive measures.

The Ministry made available around 12,000 recorded lessons on demand accessible on www.teleskola.mt , free of charge, covering all syllabi from pre-primary to Year 11; opened three virtual schools for vulnerable students from primary, middle and secondary schools, and opened a summer catch up educational programme. 

Around 90 educators were engaged to run the catch up programme and 500 students from Year 1 to Year 10 are benefitting from an eight-week educational programme during the summer holidays. The lessons are being delivered face to face in 7 centres around Malta and Gozo and also online in a virtual school. The initiative set up by the Ministry for Education is another bid to help eligible students catch up on education lost through the pandemic.

The specific programme includes a variety of academic and enrichment activities, from Maths, English, Maltese, Science lessons to activities designed to build confidence, friendships and improve wellbeing.

Source: Eurydice Unit Malta