Friday, September 03, 2010

Decline in number of Male teachers in state nursery schools reported by Richard Garner in the Independent

Richard Garner reports that 28% of the country's primary school pupils do not have a male teacher, and even less children in state nursery schools.

Jamie Wilson, reported as the only male teacher under the age of 25 in a state nursery school, is advocating for more males to enter the teaching profession, in a project with Edge Hill University.

Wednesday, September 01, 2010

Possible gender bias in children's perceptions of behaviour and competence

Hartley & Sutton found that children perceive girls to be more clever and better behaved than boys, Jessica Shepherd reports in the Guardian.