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Students explore urban teaching – young men teach

Marquise Cottman knows he wants to become a teacher, but not just anywhere. His dream is to help students who have to overcome the challenges of growing up in an inner-city neighborhood, like the one he was raised in just blocks from Temple University in North Philadelphia. Cottman, 17, took his first step on that […]

The energy of young male teachers

Betrayal of boys: A new report says white boys need father figures at school. But the male education crisis is far more complex

Any parent will recognise Peter Smith’s assessment of the boys he teaches at Hampton School in south-west London: ‘Boys are like greyhounds. They love the chase and the race, and they don’t care if the prize is a fake rabbit.’ Mr Smith had invited me into one of his English classes at this single-sex private […]

Blokes can do it as well

Craig d’Arcy, facilitator of the Newcastle Males in Early Childhood Network Group, discusses the barriers that men often face in early childhood and why it’s crucial we work to remove these obstacles. Early childhood carers and educators strive to avoid stereotypes and ensure that all children are presented with healthy and diverse messages about gender […]

Childcare: the last gender barrier to break

It’s a woman’s world, to misquote the famous song. While gender barriers are being broken down in almost all walks of life, attitudes about childcare have not been so quick to follow. All too often eyebrows are still raised when men choose to make a career working with and nurturing children, but there are signs […]