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Men In Childcare Network in Ireland
In June 2004 KKCCC hosted the first Men in Childcare Conference which examined the issues of achieving a gender balance within the sector. Out of that conference a Men in Childcare Network was established and they have gone on to host two further conferences each year since. The Men in Childcare Network support and encourage […]
Read MoreMen urged to teach in primaries
A drive has been launched to attract more men into becoming primary school teachers in England. The Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA) says four in five applicants are women, though it has seen a rise in male applicants of 30%. The TDA is bringing teachers into classroom events to encourage more men to […]
Read MoreSchools launch drive to recruit male teachers
A major push to increase the number of male teachers in primary schools is being launched this week in an attempt to overcome a serious shortage which experts say is affecting boys. Hundreds of men will attend events in schools, where heads, deputies and teachers will try to persuade them to join the profession. The […]
Read MoreMale teachers in the Phillipines
In the last Licensure Examinations for Teachers (LET), a total of 26,812 took the elementary level test while 23,975 took the secondary level exam. Only one male examinee — Gian Carlo Auxilian, a graduate of St. Anthony’s College in Antique—made it to the top 10 in the elementary level. In the secondary level, 11 of […]
Read MoreMen of learning in Australia
Thirteen is the lucky number for Berwick Primary School, where 13 of the school’s 40 staff members are male. Principal Kaye Seton said the male teachers, often rare in a Primary School setting, provided positive male role models for students. “This has not been a deliberate staffing decision but over the years the number of […]
Read More90% of Korean Teachers Back Quota for Male Teachers
Nearly 90 percent of elementary and secondary schoolteachers in a selective survey said schools should establish a quota for male teachers to correct the gender imbalance. The Korean Federation of Teachers’ Associations (KFTA) surveyed a total of 549 teachers; 433 males and 116 females across the nation between July 3 and 6. Most of the […]
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