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Women teachers on the rise in Congo, Africa
At the Itsali primary school, on a dusty road near Brazzaville’s airport, all but one of the 20 teachers are women, a sign of the major gender shift in the Republic of Congo’s educational system over the past two decades. The small school employs almost exclusively women, from its directors and teachers to administrators and […]
Read MoreAzerbaijani women prevail over men in teaching
The Ministry of Education has cited the reasons for the number of male teachers being below that of female teachers in the secondary schools of Azerbaijan. Besides the salary, the small number of men involved in teaching is being influenced by other factors related to business activity and other issues, the ministry said on August […]
Read MoreTeacher believes no job is more important than teaching
Schoolchildren in Crawley could be growing up with a lack of male role models in their lives. Less than a quarter of teachers in town are male and four Crawley schools have no male teachers whatsoever. An independent report has said that, nationally, many children are in “man deserts” with one in four state primary […]
Read MoreSalaries of up to $99,000 and 12 weeks vacation
Salaries of up to $99,000, 12 weeks holiday and the chance to shape the next generation: they’re the selling points that will be put to WA students to boost the number of men taking up teaching. In the wake of new lows in male teacher numbers, Education Minister Peter Collier met the heads of the […]
Read MoreFrom Rugby to Kids: Tackling the Little Issues
He’s tackling a new career – but this time the team is a whole lot smaller. Former Sharks NRL star Colin Best has traded football for childcare – and loves it. “It is so rewarding to see the older kids getting ready for big school,” he said. “My main involvement is the maintenance and accounts […]
Read MoreCanadian School trustee calls for study on male teachers
Not long after public school board trustee Mike Ramsay raised concerns that male teachers are vastly under-represented in elementary schools, emails began to flood his inbox. “The response was overwhelming,” said the Waterloo Region District School Board trustee. Although the issue has been on Ramsay’s radar for nearly two decades, even he wasn’t prepared for […]
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