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50% rise in men applying to be primary teachers
The number of men applying for teacher training has risen sharply because of the recession, says the body responsible for training teachers. There was a 52% rise in the number of men wanting to be primary school teachers – more than 4,700 in 2009/10, up about 1,500 compared with 2008/09. Redundancies in the City have […]
Read MoreMore than a quarter of England’s primary schools have no male teachers
More than a quarter of England’s primary schools do not have a single male teacher, it has emerged, with 4,587 school staffrooms populated solely by women. The figures are despite a multi-million pound Government campaign to encourage men back into what is now seen as a “feminine” career. Men also tend to shun working with […]
Read MoreScottish project to recruit young men to work in childcare
A project in Scotland, aimed at recruiting young and unemployed men into the childcare sector, has received 50,000 pounds of funding to increase training opportunities. The Coalfield Trust awarded the money to the Men into Childcare project, which aims to help young and unemployed men in former mining areas in East Ayrshire. The Trust was […]
Read MoreIrish Men In Childcare
Dublin City Childcare Committee & its neighbouring CCC’s operating in Dublin are seeking to make contact with men working in Early childhood Care & Education in Dublin. The Men in Childcare Network which is based in Waterford seeks to encourage more men to consider childcare as a career. The Network is about getting more men […]
Read MorePlease, sir! We need you to teach us
The children in Year 5 at St Elizabeth’s, in Litherland, are in a lucky minority. Their teacher, Thomas Cox, is male and their teaching assistant is a man, too. With soaring numbers of family break-ups, for some of these children these are the only adult males they’ll have regular contact with. But, despite the demand […]
Read MoreCan bankers make the grade as teachers?
The room was packed so full that they were standing at the back, but we were an orderly and attentive lot. “Hands up those of you who’ve been into a school recently,” our facilitator requested. A good number of hands shot up. “Those of you who didn’t put your hands up need to get into […]
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