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Male Secondary Teachers and Child Care Workers on the increase
The percentage of Male Secondary Teachers and Child Care Workers increased from 40.5% to 41.3% and for Male Child Care Workers from 5.4% to 5.7% moving towards pre-pandemic levels of greater than 6% that hasn’t been seen since the 1970s. The numbers were 940,000 to 1,000,000 for Secondary Teachers and 974,000 to 1,007,000 for Child […]
Read MoreKennesaw State in Georgia summer program aimed at increasing minority educators
Building on the success of an initiative to increase the number of Black male teachers, Kennesaw State University is giving younger local students of color a chance to explore life as education majors and teachers. The Future MISTERs Academy, a three-day summer camp hosted at KSU, invites middle and high school students from metro Atlanta […]
Read MorePostcast: Why are we losing so many male primary school teachers in Australia?
The most recent Australian Bureau of Statistics data reveals that the male primary school teacher rate has now fallen below 18% for the first time in our nation’s history. Former teacher and now CEO of Real School Adam Voigt reveals the real fears male teachers now have when teaching young female students and how many […]
Read More“He Deserves It”: Cheers as Dedicated Nigerian Teacher Wins Cambridge Award
A Nigerian teacher, Akeem Badru, has been announced as the regional winner for central and southern Africa, of the Cambridge Dedicated Teachers Award. Correspondingly, Badru is in line for the overall winner honour of the 2023 Cambridge Dedicated Teachers Award, alongside 5 other regional winners, The Punch reported. Badru is a teacher in Ogun state, […]
Read MoreIn Ireland teaching needs to be more ‘attractive’ profession for men
Department of Education Statistics have revealed that men make up only 20% of primary-level teachers in Ireland and Mary Immaculate College has launched a campaign to encourage more to enter the profession. Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast, the Education and Training Boards of Ireland General Secretary, Paddy Lavelle said: “The first challenge is to make it […]
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