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Top male teachers at Erdiston College in Barbados praise programmes

Principal of Erdiston Teachers’ Training College, Barbara Parris is always happy when male teachers participate in the programmes offered by the College. She is even happier when they gain distinctions and top classes, which are year by year, female dominated. This Saturday, the College will have a graduating class of 243 teachers, out of that […]

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Male teachers for kindergarten schools in Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh City is seriously lacking in qualified nursery male schoolteachers, since there are few takers for kindergarten teaching, said the city Department of Education and Training. Figures from the Department show that out of 10 preschool-trained graduates, two quit their jobs while eight male teachers give up the profession altogether. As a result, […]

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Male educators sought in south New Zealand

Educators are urging more Southland men to train as early childhood education teachers, with only three working in the region. The latest Annual Census of Early Childhood Education Services figures, released by the Ministry of Education and relating to June 2012, show only three of the 367 licensed early childhood teachers working in Southland were […]

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Research: Why female teachers predominate in France

In France, male teachers are disappearing, especially in kindergartens and primary schools, where they now make up less than 18%. The percentage of male teachers is slightly higher in junior and high schools. This has been a trend for at least 60 years and at national level, only 30.8% of staff in public education are […]

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Black male headteachers in England’s state schools number just 30

There are just 30 black male headteachers in England’s 21,600 state schools, official figures obtained by the Guardian show, triggering accusations that the country’s education system is “institutionally racist”. The Department for Education (DfE) revealed that there are 20 black Caribbean or black African male heads in state nurseries and primaries and 10 in secondary […]

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Teacher winner of a NZI Sustainable Business Network Award

Auckland kindergarten teacher Adam Buckingham has won one of New Zealand’s top environmental awards. The NZI Sustainable Business Network Awards, which have been running for 10 years, are the pre-eminent and longest-standing sustainability awards in New Zealand. Adam Buckingham’s “Turning Trash into Treasure for Young Children” won in the Community Impact Category. Each of the 230 entries […]

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