16/07/2012
50% Increase In Male Primary Teachers
Newly published figures show that the number of men training to become a primary school teacher has increased by more than 50% in England.
The Teaching Agency said over the last four years, men starting a career in primary teaching was growing at five times the rate of women.
There were 3,743 male trainee primary teachers in 2011-12 compared to 2,476 in 2008-9, the agency reported.
Interim chief executive Lin Hinnigan said primary teaching was becoming a more attractive option as a career.
She said: "Primary teaching is increasingly a career for the most able graduates. It offers the opportunity to earn a good salary and progress quickly."
Last year figures from the General Teaching Council (GTC) showed that one in four primary schools in England still had no male registered teacher.
Education Secretary Michael Gove said at the time that more male teachers were needed but they were put off by worries that teacher-pupil contact was a "legal minefield".
The Teaching Agency replaced the GTC as an executive agency of the Department for Education in April, responsible for the awarding of qualified teacher status.
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The Teaching Agency said over the last four years, men starting a career in primary teaching was growing at five times the rate of women.
There were 3,743 male trainee primary teachers in 2011-12 compared to 2,476 in 2008-9, the agency reported.
Interim chief executive Lin Hinnigan said primary teaching was becoming a more attractive option as a career.
She said: "Primary teaching is increasingly a career for the most able graduates. It offers the opportunity to earn a good salary and progress quickly."
Last year figures from the General Teaching Council (GTC) showed that one in four primary schools in England still had no male registered teacher.
Education Secretary Michael Gove said at the time that more male teachers were needed but they were put off by worries that teacher-pupil contact was a "legal minefield".
The Teaching Agency replaced the GTC as an executive agency of the Department for Education in April, responsible for the awarding of qualified teacher status.
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