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London Early Years – Men in Childcare Report
At London Early Years (LEYF), we have always been proud of our reputation for employing more male practitioners in our nurseries than is normally the case across the sector. We have also been a keen supporter of initiatives promoting the benefits of men in childcare, both in the UK and overseas. So we are particularly […]
Read MoreWith Perks And Privileges, Tajikistan Seeks To Draw Male Teachers Back To Schools
It’s been less than a year since Sidiq Abdulloev got a job in a school in the southern Tajik town of Qurgon-Teppa. But the 24-year-old teacher is leaving for Russia, swapping his chosen profession for manual work on a construction site or potato farm. The reason? Abdulloev says wages are unrealistically low in Tajik schools. […]
Read MoreIndia: Male teachers in city schools feel stigmatised
One of the guidelines issued to schools by the Department of Public Instruction, following an increase in cases of sexual assaults, was mandatory police verification of all male staff in schools. Steps include ascertaining the antecedents of the teacher, by conducting background checks with their neighbours. These measures initiated by the Police has put the […]
Read MoreCould more men in childcare have a real and lasting effect on the inherent prejudices of society?
Was it fortuitous or bad timing that we launched the London Network of Men in Childcare amid the Jimmy Savile scandal, not to mention the misguided Philip Schofield/David Cameron television interview and the Newsnight debacle? Ironically perhaps, we actually chose November 19 for the London Network launch because it was International Men’s Day! Either way, […]
Read MoreIncrease in male trainee teachers in United Kingdom
Rising numbers of men are signing up to become primary school teachers, official figures show. But the data, published by the Teaching Agency, also shows there has been a fall in the number of trainee maths teachers. One in five of those on primary teacher training courses this year were male – about 4,100 men […]
Read MoreWhy I became a teacher: I changed career to do something memorable
I did psychology at Birmingham University, but I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life. My final year project was on dyslexia and I really enjoyed the time I spent in classrooms working on this but at that point I didn’t think of teaching. When I left university I spent seven […]
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