50% more men go into teaching [guardian.co.uk]
- Published: 04 March 2010
The number of men applying to become teachers leaped by almost 50% last year, figures revealed today.
And the total number of would-be trainees increased by more than a third, fuelled in part by career-changers reconsidering their jobs in the light of the recession.
The changing profile of the teaching applicant comes after years of calls for more men to go into the classroom, particularly in primary schools, to provide role models for young boys.
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