Opposition leader Alex Borg has warned that Malta’s latest PISA results should serve as a wake-up call for the country’s education system, as students prepare to return to state schools.Speaking during a PN discussion in Għajnsielem, Borg pointed towards declining performance in the international assessment, which measures the reading, mathematics and science skills of 15-year-olds.Education spokesperson Jerome Caruana Cilia said the results should not be considered in isolation but argued that Malta must take PISA and other educational research seriously when deciding how to strengthen its schools.Caruana Cilia also highlighted concerns reportedly being raised by parents and educators ahead of the new scholastic year, including uncertainty over whether some children will have the Learning Support Educators they require.He read out a message from the parent of a child starting Kinder 1 who said they had still received no confirmation about whether their daughter would have an LSE or even be able to start school. Other concerns raised included schools reportedly still waiting for assistant heads, books and workbooks.Borg called for educators themselves to have a greater role in shaping policy, arguing that education should not be treated as a partisan issue and that schools need modern, properly equipped environments for both students and teachers.Caruana Cilia also proposed holding a national conference on education to establish a clearer direction for Malta’s education system.What needs to change most in Malta’s schools?•