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Bucking the trend over male teachers
Tyneside is bucking the trend when it comes to the number of male primary school teachers – but they still make up just over a quarter of the workforce. Just 15 per cent of teaching staff in primary schools are male, according to the Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA). But figures from South […]
Read MoreMen Answering My Childcare Ad
I posted an ad on Craigslist this week and found myself in the new economy. With my older son leaving for college soon, I need to hire afternoon help, someone to drive my younger son from school and to activities, and to do cleaning and shopping and errands to round out the job. It has […]
Read MorePrimary schools launch drive to recruit more male staff
A major new drive to recruit more male staff to primary schools was launched today as it emerged just one in eight teachers is a man. Experts said the shortage of male primary teachers was affecting boys and denying them vital role models. New figures show the number of male school teachers is running at […]
Read MoreWhere is YOUR bumper sticker?
Here’s a recent photo of my brother Brett posed next to my brother Jeff’s race car and a familiar bumpersticker. Look closely at the car door. It says: Men Who Change Diapers, Change the World! Thought you might appreciate the humor. Kitt Cox
Read MoreWhen it comes to childcare, I prefer a manny
It comes as no surprise to me that a male nanny is up for the childcare industry’s biggest gong. Like Madonna and Gwyneth Paltrow, Jemima Khan and Britney Spears, who all have given birth to boys and pretty quickly hired mannies, I’ve known that males make the best nannies for years. No disrespect to the […]
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