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Kindly access the Students' Policies & Forms by clicking on the button below. The following documents, among others, can be found there: Student Handbook, Student Code of Conduct, Students' Privacy Notice, Deferral, Suspension, and Cancellation Policy, Assignment Extension Policy, Re-Sit Policy, Complaints Procedure Policy, Equality Policy, and Student Disciplinary Policy.

Students' Policies & Forms

Online Sessions Link

To join the online sessions for this module, please click on the button below. If you are not already signed in to your Zoom account, you will be prompted to register your attendance. You will also need to enter the password provided below.

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Meeting ID: 810 4264 6490
Passcode: 638423

Please ensure that your name and surname appear as registered for the study programme, as this is essential for recording your attendance.

Lecture Schedule & Notes

Lecture notes will be available during the week following the respective lecture. Schedule dates are indicative and may change. All changes, if any, may be communicated via email, SMS or telephone calls.

LectureDateTimePresentationNotes (If Any)Session Recording
Lecture 017 October 202417:30 to 20:30hrs
Lecture 0214 October 202417:30 to 20:30hrs
Lecture 0321 October 202417:30 to 20:30hrs
Lecture 0428 October 202417:30 to 20:30hrs
Lecture 054 November 202417:30 to 20:30hrs
Lecture 0611 November 202417:30 to 20:30hrs
Lecture 0718 November 202417:30 to 20:00hrs
Self-Assessment 222 November 202418:00 to 18:30hrs

Lecturer/s  

Mr Angelito Sciberras

Dr Steve Zammit

 

Lecture Summaries & Suggested Reading 

Lecture 1 - Data Privacy and Education Implications Part I

Following this session students will understand the following in the context of the Maltese Education Sector:

  • The Principles of data processing
  • The Power of Data
  • The main provisions in the GDPR and the Maltese Data Protection Act
  • How to protect the data being processed and to limit the processing to what is necessary
  • To identify whether acting as a Controller or Processor
  • The Data Subject Rights.

Core Reading List

Supplementary Reading List

  • Kolah, A., 2018. The GDPR Handbook: A Guide to Implementing the EU General Data Protection Regulation. 1st ed. London: Kogan Page.

 

Lecture 2 - Data Privacy and Education Implications Part II

Following this session students will understand the following in the context of the Maltese Education Sector:

  • The main provisions in SL 586.07 Processing of Personal Data (Education Sector) Regulations
  • Extent of Monitoring Employees and Students
  • Conducting a Data Privacy Impact Assessment
  • Investigating a Potential Data Breach
  • Responding to a Subject Access Request

Core Reading List

Supplementary Reading List

  • Kolah, A., 2018. The GDPR Handbook: A Guide to Implementing the EU General Data Protection Regulation. 1st ed. London: Kogan Page.

 

Lecture 3 - The Acts Regulating Education in Malta Part I

During the this and the following session the student will be introduced to

  • the core legislation that regulates the delivery of Educational Services in Malta,
  • other legislation that also has a direct impact on the key players involved in this fundamental sector for society
  • Education Law
  • other laws and practices that need to be understood before the student can grasp the importance of understanding the law of education in a context.

Core Reading List

Supplementary Reading List

  • Bonnici, U.M. (2013) An introduction to the law of Education. Msida M: Malta Univ. Press.

 

Lecture 4 - The Acts Regulating Education in Malta Part II

During this session and the previous one, the student will be introduced to

  • the core legislation that regulates the delivery of Educational Services in Malta,
  • other legislation that also has a direct impact on the key players involved in this fundamental sector for society
  • Education Law
  • other laws and practices that need to be understood before the student can grasp the importance of understanding the law of education in a context.

Core Reading List

Supplementary Reading List

  • Bonnici, U.M. (2013) An introduction to the law of Education. Msida M: Malta Univ. Press.

 

Lecture 5 - The Role, Rights and Responsibilities of the Teacher

A very important aspect in Education is the role and responsibilities of teachers in the Education sector. The professional standards that the teachers will be expected to meet will be analyzed.

The responsibilities of teachers and the school will also be discussed.

Core Reading List

Supplementary Reading List

  • Sultana, R.G. (1992) Education and national development: Historical and critical perspectives on vocational schooling in Malta. Msida, Malta: Mireva Publications.
  • Partington, J.A. (1984) Law and the new teacher. London: Holt, Rinehart and Winston.

 

Lecture 6 - The Academic Freedom and other Freedoms, Liabilities and Standard of Care

This session will be a continuation of the previous once since once again the student will be introduced to a crucial concept in Education Law: the standard of care.

However, this lecture will also cover the freedoms allowed to educators that are part and parcel of a meaningful teaching (and learning) experience, particularly what is called the academic freedom.

Core Reading List

  • McCarthy, M.M., Cambron-McCabe, N.H. and Eckes, S. (2014) Public school law: Teachers' and students' rights. Boston: Pearson.

Supplementary Reading List

  • Mangion, J.Z. (1992) Education in Malta. Valletta, Malta: Studia Editions.

 

Lecture 7 - Teachers Employment, Contracts and Collective Bargaining

Very often this aspect of Education Law is neglected, mainly due to two reasons: the major employer in our education sector is the Government and professionals in the education stream rarely view their employment contract as a contract at all. Nevertheless, when issues arise, and although they are not very common, they do in actual fact arise, one has always to resort to the contract regulating that employment in order to resolve that dispute.

Core Reading List

  • Adams, N. (1984) Law and teachers today. London: Hutchinson.•
  • Ford J. Hughes, M. May, K. Shaughnessy, M. Gill and Morrison, J. (2016) Education Law and Practice. 4th Edition London Jordan Publishing

Supplementary Reading List

  • Sultana, R.G. (1992) Education and national development: Historical and critical perspectives on vocational schooling in Malta. Msida, Malta: Mireva Publications.

 

Methods of Assessment

Self Assessment 20% of final score, covering the data privacy part of the module only - Students will be expected to sit for a multiple-choice test during the module's first lecture on October 7, 2024. Students will be handed out the test sheet and their answers on November 22, 2024, and they will be asked to correct their own submission.

1 Assignment 80% of final score

Assignment

You are required to choose one of the three questions available in the Assignment Submission Form made available by clicking the button below. The assignment must be submitted no later than Thursday, 23 January 2025, along with the Assignment Submission Form. Please ensure that you indicate the question you have addressed on the Assignment Submission Form.

The Assignment Submission Form will be made available here at a later date

For guidance on how to plan, draft, and submit your assignment, please refer to the 21 Academy presentation on Writing and Submitting Your Assignment by clicking the button below.

Writing and Submitting Your Assignment

We are also providing the 21 Academy's Assignments Rubric for your reference. This rubric is a performance-based assessment tool that tutors will use for grading, and it will help you understand the requirements of the assignment and how it will be assessed.

Assignments Rubric

For referencing purposes, please use the OSCOLA Referencing Guide available by clicking the button below.

OSCOLA Referencing Guide

Submitting Assignment - Turnitin

The Academy will notify you via email when the assignment questions become available. Shortly after, you will receive another email from Turnitin, likely on the same day, confirming your enrolment in a "class" where you can upload your assignment(s).

Please ensure that your assignments are submitted no later than 23:59 on the assignment submission deadline, as indicated on the Assignment Submission form or in the Turnitin "class."

At 21 Academy, you have the option to submit multiple drafts before the final submission deadline. The version uploaded at the deadline will be treated as your final submission for assessment. Please note that Turnitin evaluates the same assignment twice within a 24-hour period, so any additional submissions during this time will not be reviewed until the 24-hour period has passed. Ensure that your final submission does not exceed 20% similarity, particularly when using direct quotations.

Follow this very short video to understand how to submit your assignment through Turnitin

Submitting a Paper

To understand the similarity report generated by Turnitin follow this 1 minute video

Understanding the Similarity Report

 

Referencing Style

Law students should use the OSCOLA referencing style as it is the standard citation system for legal writing in Malta. It ensures consistency, accuracy, and clarity when referencing legal sources, which is essential for academic and professional work. The video below provides detailed guidance on how to reference using OSCOLA. Please also refer to the OSCOLA Referencing Guide by clicking the button below

OSCOLA Referencing Guide