Friday 5 March 2010

Male Teachers in Primaries

I am interested in the BBC news item here that, as a consequence of the recession, there has been a 50% rise in applications by men to become primary school teachers. I beleive that men in primary schools are important role models for boys, where a significant proportion are now being brought up by their mothers alone. I hope larger numbers of men in the classroom will help provide a better balance to our youngsters in their formative years.