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 something I really enjoy. I originally went into teaching at secondary schools, but it wasn't for me - I found it more like crowd control at times.
