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Bringing men into nurseries
Contact with male role models is a vital part of growing up. Outside their own family, the best places for young children to meet such role models are nurseries and schools. But while a new survey has found that 55 per cent of parents, and 66 per cent of single parents, want a male childcare […]
Read MoreParents want more male primary school teachers
Parents want more men to work in nurseries and primary schools so youngsters can have access to male role models from an early age, according to two new reports. Research by the Children’s Workforce Development Council found that lone parents were particularly keen to see men involved in early years childcare. A survey of more […]
Read MoreMale teacher: a most wanted man
There is currently such a shortage of male primary school teachers that when one starts working at your child’s school he is often welcomed with the kind of fanfare usually associated with the discovery of a new species. “I was so excited when I heard that Daniel would be having a male teacher in year […]
Read MoreMatthew is only man out of 70 childcare students at University
When Matthew Ruddy saw his primary school’s first male teacher walk through his classroom’s door he knew he wanted to work with children. More than 10 years later 19-year-old Matthew is training at the University of Teesside to work in childcare. But he is only one man in a group of 70 students in his […]
Read MoreMums want more male nursery staff
Parents are calling for a fresh recruitment drive of male teachers as a survey shows most children from single mother households have little contact time with a male role model. Single mothers expressed concern about their children having little contact with men in a caring capacity. A majority said they would like a man to […]
Read MoreCan men really work with toddlers?
Hardly any men work as early years carers, and more are wanted. But can they cope with the glitter, paint and mashed potato? Apparently, I didn’t miss a food fight. This is just what lunch for a group of two and three-year-olds is like. Peas and things, strewn across the floor. Matter everywhere, which may […]
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