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Male 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 […]
Read MoreMen in Early Child Care and Teaching Summit – New Zealand
“Kiwi Men Can Do Anything” The Childforum Research Network warmly invites you to the inaugural national meeting of men in early childhood care and education services. This is a very important event for the sector. Please help by spreading the word and forwarding this notice to people you know who will be interested, and especially […]
Read MoreCity boys’ schools happy with male teacher numbers
The principals of two Hamilton boys’ schools are happy with their male staff numbers, and will not consider in-house training to encourage more men into the profession. Nelson College principal Gary O’Shea is so worried by the shortage of male teachers he has suggested an in-school teacher-training facility at the college. It would give a […]
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