Spring 2010: Recent News
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The number of male primary teachers in Wales currently stands at 2,140, compared to 11,807 women.
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Hoan was one of two male students among thousands of females but his determination showed men can be kindergarten teachers too.
As a self-employed joiner, Co Down man Patrick Coulter used to spend his working life organising sub contractors and chasing clients for unpaid bills. Now he earns a wage from, among other duties, icing fairy cakes, putting plasters on knees and telling stories.
Infant kindergarten teacher Greg McGlynn stands among a group of students after receiving the Magic 100 Golden Apple Award on Thursday.
Primary school children risk facing a lack of adult male role models, as fewer than 20 per cent of primary school teachers are male.
Children face going through school without ever having a male teacher because of falling numbers of men in primary schools.
Fewer than one in five students studying teaching in the state's universities and TAFEs are male as the exodus of men from schools worsens.
Fewer than one in eight Sheffield primary school teachers is a man - sparking new fears boys are not interacting with the male role models they need during their most formative years.
Chu Hoang Tung's parents were very surprised to see a man teaching their son's class when Tung entered the fifth grade at Le Ngoc Han Primary School.
Jim Hopkins strolls through the playground outside of Stuart Baker Elementary School. The sounds of children playing fill the air as school buses roll into the parking lot and students prepare to head home for the day.
A Kindergarten teacher is using a scholarship to encourage other men into the profession. 
Speaking of kindergarten nannies, the first picture that pops into our heads is usually of those tender, versatile female nannies. But in a kindergarten in Nanjing, a male nanny is doing a great job.
These young men are pioneers in child care, one of the few professions dominated by women.
Minister of Education and Human Resource Development, Ronald Jones, made this admission yesterday, while saying that more men were applying to teach.
Almost one million primary school pupils are taught in schools without a male teacher - fuelling concern for the performance of boys in the classroom.
The Malaysian Education Ministry will set a quota and take in a stipulated percentage of men every year for teaching posts to address the dearth of male teachers in schools.
Recently, a young teacher friend of mine, mentioned her brother's wish to be a teacher. Having seen his sister's wonderful involvement with her students, it dawned on him that teaching would be a good career. Yet, the advice given by my friend to her sibling was nonetheless a reality that has to faced:
Scottish men are beings urged to take on key jobs with young children, such as nursery and primary school teachers - roles they avoid for fear of being suspected as paedophiles.
A campaign was launched to encourage more men to become primary school teachers to counteract the shortage of male role models in schools.
A major new drive to recruit more male staff to primary schools was launched today as it emerged just one in eight teachers is a man.
In June 2004 KKCCC hosted the first Men in Childcare Conference which examined the issues of achieving a gender balance within the sector. Out of that conference a Men in Childcare Network was established and they have gone on to host two further conferences each year since.
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