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More men teachers: Back to class for men in Australia
An Ipswich school is defying trends and putting men back in front of the class with more male teachers than women. St Edmund’s College has 33 male full-time teachers (57 per cent) and 25 female teachers (43 per cent) this year. But in comparison, there were almost seven female full-time teachers to one male teacher […]
Read MoreMale city primary school teachers in UK
Tim Caldwell is something of a rarity in Nottingham – a male primary school teacher. City council figures show he is one of only 161, compared to 1,052 women. In 2004, there were 187 male primary school teachers and 1,048 female. But Mr Caldwell believes more men should follow his example. He said: “It is […]
Read MoreVisiting the other hemisphere: New Zealand’s Men in Early Childhood Education
I’m in New Zealand right now getting ready for a presentation to the 4th Annual Men in Early Childhood Summit. I’m spending time with one of the guys, Robin Christie and his wife and kids I met in Belfast, Ireland – the World Forum. I’ve been to New Zealand before and love the country. Robin and his […]
Read MoreDavid Elkind to speak at MenTeach – New England – USA
David Elkind will attend our MenTeach-New England reception at the MassAEYC conference March 26 in Westford. He is a longtime professor at Tufts University and well known author of the Hurried Child and other books. He is past president of NAEYC as well. The reception is Friday March 26, 2010 – 5PM to 7PM. We […]
Read MoreMore men turn hand to teaching
The economic downturn is believed to be behind a jump in men training to be teachers – a welcome development for schools trying to even up the gender balance. But while secondary schools are pleased to see more male teachers coming through, they say recruiting and retaining enough suitable staff remains a problem. Massey University’s […]
Read MoreBringing men into nurseries
Contact with male role models is a vital part of growing up. Outside their own family, the best places for young children to meet such role models are nurseries and schools. But while a new survey has found that 55 per cent of parents, and 66 per cent of single parents, want a male childcare […]
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