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90% of Korean Teachers Back Quota for Male Teachers
Nearly 90 percent of elementary and secondary schoolteachers in a selective survey said schools should establish a quota for male teachers to correct the gender imbalance. The Korean Federation of Teachers’ Associations (KFTA) surveyed a total of 549 teachers; 433 males and 116 females across the nation between July 3 and 6. Most of the […]
Read MoreMale teacher makes a difference in West Indies
With the absence of men in most households in Jamaica, Kayson Jones said a male teacher was very important in his mentoring process. “I find that the children (boys) are excited to have a male role model, someone they can talk to, someone who look like them, someone who smell like them,” said the educator. […]
Read MoreMen welcome at nursery
A new recruit makes up a quartet of men working in a south London nursery. Ruskin House School, a family-run childcare business in Herne Hill, has had men on the staff for the past ten years. For Howard Blackman, age 25, who started at the nursery earlier this month, it is his first job in […]
Read MoreTeenager urges men to try out the world of childcare
A teenage would-be teaching assistant has added his voice to calls for more men to work in the early years sector. Scott Davidson, from Blaenclydach, Rhondda, is currently undertaking a childcare course at Tonypandy College and encouraged others to consider following suit in a bid to address the low number of men entering the profession. […]
Read MoreRecord numbers of men are training to be primary school teachers at the University of Exeter
What was once a female-dominated profession is becoming increasingly gender-netural, and more men than ever before are applying for post-graduate certificates of education (PGCE) in the field. The university has launched Men in Primary, a scheme offering support for male students through a mentoring programme and a series of workshops. Two male primary school teachers […]
Read MoreJust a quarter of teachers are men in UK, research shows
A generation of boys will encounter barely any male role models throughout their education, opposition MPs warned. In primary schools just one in ten teachers are male and in secondary schools just under half are men – a dramatic change from 20 years ago when men had a majority in secondary staff rooms. Figures disclosed […]
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