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Male teachers face shocking prejudice

Men deserve a break. Normal men. Not the Mitchell Pearces’ of the world, who are a disgrace, but the men who are trying to make a difference in our kids’ lives every day. Men like our own husbands, brothers and sons. Thousands of Perth parents are breathing an almost-guilty sigh of relief this morning as […]

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Too few men want to teach, United Arab Emirate (UAE) minister says

No Emirati men have enrolled for degree courses in teaching at United Arab Emirates University in the past three years, the Education Minister told the FNC yesterday. “It is a big challenge,” said Humaid Mohammed Obaid Al Qutami. “We have been recently working with helping pupils to go into education. Hopefully in the next phase […]

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Where are the men in Israel’s early childhood education?

Israel is lagging behind other Western countries with regard to gender balance in early childhood education, according to Dr. David Brody, academic dean at Efrata College of Education in Jerusalem. Brody has spent most of his career focusing on early childhood education, teacher training and academic research. He recently sat down with The Jerusalem Post […]

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How to encourage more men to take up teaching as a career

“It is challenging to be a minority group and it would be great to see more men in a primary setting,” says Broome Primary School’s Simon Zuvich who teaches physical education and literacy. Figures from the WA Education Department show that 17.2 per cent of teachers in state primary schools are men, down from 19.9 […]

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Scottish Men urged to take up childcare career

More Scots men will be encouraged to take up a career as nursery teachers and childminders as part of a Scottish Government drive announced today. Ministers today set out their vision for an overhaul of the country’s early years workforce which will also look at ensuring that the profession is better paid for those involved. […]

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England national men in early years conference launches in 2016

Held in Southampton next February, the conference will also introduce a charter for early years settings that welcome male practitioners. Currently less than 2 per cent of the early years workforce is male and the aim is to build up a national resource bank to lobby the Government to encourage men to enter the profession. […]

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