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‘Paedophile hysteria’ is putting men off teaching says Boris Johnson
Men are being scared away from joining the teaching profession by a wave of “paedophile hysteria”, a leading Tory has warned. Boris Johnson said school staffrooms are increasingly dominated by female teachers because men are afraid of attracting false child abuse allegations. He spoke out after figures revealed women now outnumber men by 13 to […]
Read MoreBringing Together Men in Early Education and Care Professions
Massachusetts Association for the Education of Young Children Annual Conference Westford, MA, USA Two Days/Two Events: Men in Early Education and Care Interest Forum Reception- Friday, March 30 5-7PM Join Men from all over New England to discuss the initiation of a regional Men’s Interest Forum. Interest Forums are organized by groups of NAEYC members […]
Read MoreMale presence good for school
Kaikoura Primary School’s newest teacher is bright, full of energy and loves his job. Mike Judd sits in his classroom with his two little goldfish swimming around a tank, and bright pieces of artwork hang from the walls. Books in little boxes sit beside a fancy looking wicker teacher’s chair and athletic looking Mike seems […]
Read MoreMale teachers are a rare breed – particularly when it comes to early years classrooms
Brendan Creaney is a man without fear. He is lying on his back, mouth wide open, on a pretend dentist’s chair while a group of three and four-year-olds poke about in his mouth and examine his teeth. Eventually, his dental appointment is over and he is allowed to get up. Role-playing is all in a […]
Read MoreSchool pays student loans to recruit male staff
A SCHOOL in Melbourne’s west is offering to pay its former students’ HECS debts and guarantee employment to graduating male primary school teachers, as it tries to recruit male teachers and tackle gender imbalance in the staffroom. At Westbourne Grammar School in the outer western suburb of Truganina, male students who go on to study […]
Read MoreShortage of male teachers
Ashburton Intermediate School principal Gavin Cooper has just six males on his teaching staff of 20, and would prefer a higher proportion of men. Ministry of Education figures show there were 12, 175 male and 27,361 female permanent teachers in New Zealand schools at April 2006. Mr Cooper said many boys were not experiencing male […]
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