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Record 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 […]
Read MoreUnited Kingdom Department of Education failing to bring men into schools
Almost 40% of primary schools now have no male teachers on their staff. New figures obtained under the Freedom of Information Act show 1,238 of the state’s 3,248 national schools have an all-female line-up in the classroom. The revelation means that the Department of Education’s expensive efforts to attract men into primary school teaching have […]
Read MoreSchools Employ Bouncers Instead of Teachers
Schools in the UK have started employing hired muscle in order to control rowdy classrooms across the country. A London teacher revealed at the annual conference of the National Union of Teachers that bouncers were being taken on as supervisory staff to instil discipline in children and oversee crowd control. The initiative comes just months […]
Read MoreMore men applying for childcare courses
Men are making up ground on women when it comes to working with children, according to Kingston College. The college has had more applications from blokes for its childcare courses than ever before. Despite talk of streams of redundant bankers moving into the industry because of the economic downturn, evidence from the college suggests men […]
Read MoreIt’s raining men
Andrew Hall says some of his footy mates find his choice of being a prep teacher “a bit funny”. Probably because these days only 20 per cent of primary teachers are men and even fewer want to spend each day battling a bunch of five-year- olds. But Hall, 26, fits in well at Darley Primary […]
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