Regulations, 2000

L.N.135 of 2000

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Institute for Child and Parent Learning Support

Regulations, 2000

IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 47 of the Education

Act, the Minister of Education has made the following regulations:-

The title of these regulations is the Institute for Child and Parent Citation.

Learning Support Regulations, 2000.

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires -

Interpretation.

"the Board" means the Board of the Institute for Child and

Parent Learning Support established in terms of regulation 5 of

these regulations;

"the Institute" means the Institute for Child and Parent

Learning Support established in regulation 3.

An Institute for Child and Parent Learning Support is being Establishment of

established as an educational structure to take initiatives in support of Institute.

preventive and remedial strategies against illiteracy and failure in

schools.

Aims of the

The aims of the Institute shall be to -

Institute.

(a) empower families to aspire for a better quality of life by

facilitating the attainment of an educational and cultural level as

required in society;

(b) participate in the development and the implementation

of strategies and programmes that effectively tackle illiteracy,

absenteeism and school failure while ensuring the interest,

motivation and involvement of students, parents, teachers and

others involved;

(c) establish, develop and implement an early intervention

after-school programme for students who face difficulties in their

learning;

(d) develop, establish and implement a parent support

programme focusing on the skills and attitudes that construct family

environments that effectively nurture and support the children's

growth and learning;

(e) work closely with bodies and institutions working on

adult education, in as much as this furthers the Institute's aim;

effectively liaise with and support schools to identify,

(f)

assess and refer students at risk of failing in school to the after-

school programme;

(g) complement remedial work undertaken by the Division

of Education;

(h) collaborate with the Division of Education, the Faculty

of Education, state and non-state schools, and other local and

foreign institutions in the field, to ensure availability of research-

based information;

(i) adapt and develop, in collaboration with the institutions

mentioned above where appropriate, resources for literacy

assessment, learning and evaluation of the children's educational

and cultural development;

(j) collaborate with schools to foster the necessary

awareness on the benefits to be derived from the educational and

cultural development necessary to fully participate in society.

There shall be a Board to be styled the Board of the Institute

for Child and Parent Learning Support whose function shall be to ensure

. the achievement of the aims of the Institute and to be responsible for

the administration and operations of the affairs of the Institute.

In the carrying out of its functions, the Board shall be

accountable to the Minister and to the Director General of the Division

of Education.

The Board shall be appointed by the Minister and shall be

composed of

(a)

a Chairperson nominated by the Minister;

(b) the Director of the Department for Student Services of

the Division of Education, , or his representative, ex-officio, who

shall serve as Deputy Chairperson;

(c) a representative from the Department of Curriculum

Management of the Division of Education;

(d) two representatives from the Faculty of Education of

the University of Malta;

(e)

a parent nominated by the Association of School

Councils~

up to three other members nominated by the Minister

(f)

from amongst persons who, in his opinion, can adequately

contribute to the aims of the Institute.

The Board shall have a secretary appointed by the Minister.

Secretary to the

Board.

The functions of the Board shall be to -

Functions of the

Board.

(a) determine the policy of the Institute in accordance with

the aims of the Institute~

(b) recommend policy changes and advise on the

development of a comprehensive national strategy and plan to

combat illiteracy, absenteeism and school failure;

(c) ensure the development, implementation and monitoring

of the effective management of educational support programmes

for both children at risk of failing in school and their parents~

(d) ensure the adoption of effective approaches to empower,

support and motivate parents to become partners in the development

and implementation of educational support programmes;

(e) ensure collaboration with other bodies, local and foreign,

including non-governmental organisations, groups and individuals

working in the same field, as necessary to achieve the aims of the

Institute;

(f) ensure that the staff team undertakes training and

operational research to establish the effectiveness of strategies and

methodologies adopted to combat failure in school;

(g) ensure the proper financial and resource management

of the Institute~

(h) seek funding and other resources from any appropriate

source to carry out its plans;

(i) submit annual estimates of income and expenditure to

the Minister for his approval, and to administer its financial affairs

in accordance with estimates as approved by the Minister;

commission an annual financial and outcome audit~

(j)

(k) submit an annual report of its activities, which shall

include its audited accounts, to the Minister and to the Director

General.

In order to fulfil the aims of the Institute, the Board shall

ensure that the Institute has its own qualified personnel, and for this

purpose it may enter into the necessary agreements with the Division of

Education and other agencies.