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58% rise in Welsh male graduates opting for teaching
Wales has three times as many women teachers as their male counterparts and the gap is growing, says the General Teaching Council for Wales (GTCW). The GTCW said the situation was worse at primary level where women teachers outnumber men by more than five-to-one. Women now make up 55% of headteachers in Wales, but mainly […]
Read MoreMale teachers in Malta
University gender ratios show women overtaking men in humanities, education, laws and business degrees With women outnumbering men by a ratio of four to one among aspirant teachers, the male teacher is at risk of becoming a dying breed. Statistics issued by the university from its 11 faculties show that only 265 of 1,418 students […]
Read MoreKidsfirst leads the pack in boosting men in ECE in New Zealand
Men make up just 1.6 percent of New Zealand’s early childhood workforce, one of the worst male participation rates in the western world – but the South Island’s largest kindergarten provider is taking a strong stance in addressing this statistic, and enriching the early childhood education environment with a greater gender balance. Kidsfirst Kindergartens was […]
Read MoreCall for men to teach, become role models
They are the minority in every staff room but are highly in demand. Male teachers make up just one-fifth of the teaching population in Victorian state schools. In the Grampians region, there are 700 male teachers and 1328 female teachers in state schools. For the Catholic diocese of Ballarat, there are 934 female teachers and […]
Read MoreSeeking more male teachers in Barbados
. . . The whining schoolboy with his satchel and shining morning face, creeping like snail unwillingly to school. – William Shakespeare There are just not enough male schoolteachers, says Captain Errol Brathwaite. And it won’t be the first time the utterance has been made by an educator. The new principal of Ellerslie Secondary School […]
Read MoreUniversity Sees More Men Applying to be Primary Teachers
The number of men applying to Bath Spa University to be primary school teachers this year has risen dramatically. The 66% increase in applications mirrors a national trend: figures announced by the Training and Development Agency for Schools ( TDA ) show a 52% rise in the number of men applying to primary teacher education […]
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