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Blokes-in-kindy challenge
Marlborough’s only male kindergarten teacher is encouraging other men to “throw the stigma out the window” and join the profession. Michael Clark, the head teacher at Springlands Kindergarten, said he wanted men to forget about what people might think about them being in early childhood education. “If it’s something you really want to do and […]
Read MoreMore male teachers are needed in Victorian schools to help boys perform better, a new teacher survey shows
The survey shows teachers believe little is being done to address the performance gap between girls and boys. The Sunday Herald Sun can reveal the findings of the latest Staff in Australia Schools survey, which asked more than 15,000 teachers and principals about their working conditions. The report found fewer than one in five primary […]
Read MoreMale teacher ‘only planned a small stint’
Peter Harper moved to Methven with the intention of only staying a couple of years. Now, 31 years later, he’s ended his career at Mount Hutt College and finds himself in a strange place – the job market. His departure isn’t retirement; it’s just a change of scenery. Mr Harper came from a teaching family […]
Read MoreMen in Early Childhood Education in Austria
Spring 2010: Recent News In Austria, public debate about Early Childhood Education and Care continues. Plans to offer at least the last year of pre-school education free of charge, as well as steps to raise vocational education from secondary to tertiary level, are in broad discussion now. Our research confirms the importance of looking at […]
Read MoreA man in a female dominated profession in Vietnam
Tran Do Hoang Anh has been teaching preschool kids at Vanh Khuyen Kindergarten in Thu Duc District, HCMC for the last 7 years. Tran Do Hoang Anh changes the common perception that only women can be preschool teachers. Hoang Anh, who has been teaching preschool kids at Vanh Khuyen Kindergarten in Thu Duc District, HCMC […]
Read MoreAttracting More Men to Child Care – How to…and why you should
It’s a well known fact: the vast majority of people working in child care are females. Figures from the ABS show that at least 95 per cent of the working population of child care workers are female. Attracting men to the industry is difficult and complicated: there are issues surrounding parental suspicion of men and […]
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