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Numbers of Manitoba (Canada) male child care workforce increasing
I just got these numbers (see below) from my contact within our Provincial government of Manitoba (Canada). I certainly am encouraged as the trend seems to be in an upward direction. The fact that our government even cares enough to keep these numbers is amazing in its own right. Ron Blatz, Executive Director Discovery Children’s […]
Read MoreThe Innovators – Men in Child Care Conference in Scotland
A groundbreaking International Conference hosted by two of the World’s most innovative projects. If we can create confidence in a child at an early age, if we can make childcare more adventurous, outgoing and jointly enjoyable, if we can provide a positive male role model, will this help in creating a more positive teenager/adult with […]
Read MoreMale teachers in Australia
The number of male teachers has grown 25 per cent since 2001. At the same time, the number of male teachers has dropped 2 per cent at the nation’s public schools, Australian Bureau of Statistics figures reveal. Schools have struggled to attract male teachers to the female-dominated profession. Teachers can earn more money in the […]
Read MorePolicies needed to employ men in ECE
Employers and a lack of policy are to blame for the shortage of male teachers in early childhood education, says a leading ECE expert. Dr Sarah Farquhar, the national coordinator of ChildForum, has spent many years researching the role of men in ECE. She says there are plenty of men wanting to work in early […]
Read MoreGetting guys back into NZ education
If you live in New Zealand, there is every chance that your child will not have a male teacher until they reach high school. Startling. But is it important? Education Minister Hon Hekia Parata argues that it is the effectiveness of the teacher, rather than the gender of the teacher, that makes a difference to […]
Read MoreMale teachers finding more roles in private schools
Just like the rest of the nation, Canberra’s non-government schools have proven they’re outstripping the public sector in attracting male teaching staff. Latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show the ACT’s non-government schools have recorded a 27 per cent increase in male teaching numbers since 1997 compared with an increase of just 1 […]
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