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Primary schools seek male teachers
Watch TV Interviews of five male teachers More than a quarter of primary schools in England don’t have a single male teacher. Research shows men are important for building confidence and providing role models for children. But figures show the staff in 4,587 out of 17,205 primary schools in England are all-women. There are […]
Read MoreMale teachers are in the minority in the classroom – both gender and ethnicity
Nearly one in 10 pupils at the Sunderland secondary school where Amer Sheikh works are from black and minority ethnic (BME) backgrounds, and yet he is the only black teacher out of 100: “I’m constantly aware of my ethnicity. For the black students, I feel I need to be a role model and for the […]
Read MoreCanada: Bridging daycare’s gender divide
There are the same little wooden cubbyholes, small jackets and frayed scarves hanging from hooks that you find in any child-care centre. The same book corner and tiny plastic couch. The same miniature chairs around miniature round tables. What’s most striking about Beatty Buddies Daycare is the men. Big strapping men. Men like Geoffrey Brown, […]
Read MoreNumber of male primary school teachers rising
Headteachers say the number of male teachers working in Cumbria’s primary schools is growing despite new Government figures which reveal men account for fewer than 30 per cent of staff in more than 200 schools. According to new figures released by the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) male teachers account for fewer than […]
Read MoreNew Zealand Teacher calls for more men to join the profession
New Zealand children are disadvantaged by a lack of male early childhood teachers, a North Shore teacher says. Adam Buckingham wants men to become early childhood teachers after learning that fewer than 2 percent of preschool teachers in New Zealand are men – the lowest rate in the world, he says. Government statistics show there […]
Read MoreBritons flock to teaching in hunt for new career
Recruitment drives and the downturn have led to a flood of applicants from the private sector seeking greater job security and satisfaction Thousands of bankers, IT workers, PR executives and journalists are turning to teaching, figures show today. The recession has made private sector workers think again about their working lives, with 13,500 “career changers” […]
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