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SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.191
INSTITUTE FOR CHILD AND PARENT LEARNING 
SUPPORT REGULATIONS
1st August, 2000
LEGAL NOTICE 135 of 2000.
Citation.
Parent Learning Support Regulations.
Interpretation.
"the Board" means the Board of the Institute for Child and Parent
Learning Support established in terms of regulation 5;
"the Institute" means the Institute for Child and Parent Learning
Support established in regulation 3.
Establishment of 
Institute.
3. An Institute for Child and Parent Learning Support is being
established as an educational structure to take initiatives in support
of preventive and remedial strategies against illiteracy and failure
in schools.
Aims of the 
Institute.
4. The aims of the Institute shall be to -
( 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 aims;
( f ) effectively liaise with and support schools to identify,
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;
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( 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.
Establishment of 
the Board.
5. 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.
Accountability of 
the Board.
6. 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.
Composition of the 
Board.
7. 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;
( f ) up to three other members nominated by the Minister
from amongst persons who, in his opinion, can
adequately contribute to the aims of the Institute.
Secretary to the 
Board.
8. The Board shall have a secretary appointed by the
Minister.
Functions of the 
Board.
9. The functions of the Board shall be to - 
( 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
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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;
( j ) commission an annual financial and outcome audit;
( k ) submit an annual report of its activities, which shall
include its audited accounts, to the Minister and to the
Director General.
Staffing.
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.
