Scotland Promotes Gender Balance

Today at the Scottish Government's Children's Summit, Adam Ingram, the Scottish Minister for Children and Early Years, will address the need for increasing the number of male teachers in early childhood settings.  In an interview with Herald Scotland Ingram observed...

"The early years set a large part of the pattern of an individual's future life and development.  Improving children's early years experience is the key to enabling us to address some of our most entrenched problems in Scotland — poverty, poor health, poor attainment, and anti-social behaviour.  Having a balance of male and female role models for young children during this crucial phase can only help children develop in the way they should.  Some children have few male role models in their lives and therefore having more men working in nurseries and family centres can help us achieve this balance."

This article goes on to recognize the work of Men in Childcare, led by Kenny Spence, which has trained over 1,300 men to work in early childhood education.  Spence is also a co-leader of Men in Early Childhood Education, the working group of the World Forum Foundation working globally to achieve gender balance in the early years workforce. 

Recruiting & Retaining Men in Early Childhood Education

The powerful video, Expect Male Involvement: Recruiting & Retaining Men in Early Childhood Education, explores the positive benefits of having men in your Early Childhood Education program. Watch it to learn why men choose Early Childhood Education as a career, best practices for recruitment and retention, and the significance of men in young children's lives.

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