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Estonia has the lowest share of male teachers in European Union
According to Eurostat, in Estonia is just every eighth schoolteacher is male, which is the EU’s lowest indicator, LETA/Public Broadcasting reports. Based on the data of 2013, the share of female teachers is high besides Estonia (88.2%) in the other two Baltic States too. In Latvia the proportion of female teachers is 83.2% and in […]
Read MoreWhat’s behind the shortage of male teachers?
New research by the Australian Catholic University (ACU) of ABS Labour Force data has revealed that for the last 20 years as few as one in five Australian primary school teachers have been male. The ACU reviewed the country’s most populous states and found that in 2014: 16 per cent of NSW primary school teachers […]
Read MoreSport brings male teachers together in New Zealand
Blokes are strapping on their boots and going from the classroom to the rugby field for friendship and support. Counties Manukau Men in Education is helping form networks of male teachers for sporting events and professional development. The group formed in May and is one of three such support networks around the country. Drury School […]
Read More2015 Conference in Norway: Boys and Girls in No Man’s Land
Many children will never encounter a male employee in their early years of care and education. Does it matter? Asker municipality in Norway has labored for many years to increase the number of men in childcare. It is our belief that children should be entitled to meet both men and women as teachers and caregivers. […]
Read MoreMale teacher drought may hurt boys in Australia
There’s plenty to be said for life as a primary school teacher: a decent starting salary, quick career progression, enviable working conditions and more leave than you can shake the proverbial stick at. Add to that the low barrier to entry, with teaching degrees having among the lowest Australian Tertiary Admission Rank scores, and you’d […]
Read MoreMales in childcare in Australia
My names Jeremy and I’m a 25 year old male working in a long day care centre. I have been doing so for about 6 years and have 2 modules left in my diploma and I’m smashing through it. I have had it for about 3 months and I’m nearly done. I’m just wondering if […]
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