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Sun, 2007-04-01

by Jarrod Booker

Maori are showing how New Zealand can improve its dire shortage of male teachers in early childhood education, says a world authority.

Less than 1 per cent of New Zealand’s teachers in early childcare centres are men, one of the lowest rates in the world, says Jan Peeters, co-ordinator of the Resource and Training Centre for Child Care at Belgium’s University of Ghent.

The sex abuse convictions of creche worker Peter Ellis 13 years ago still cast a long shadow over men in the industry and male teachers are often viewed as a risk to the toddlers they work with.

Those in the industry agree that children are missing out on male role models because of the lack of male teachers.

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Minutes for the ‘Men in Early Childhood Education Workshop’ held at the Annual Conference of the Early Childhood Council, 30 March 2007

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History taken from the proceedings of the 1st Men in Early Child Care and Teaching Summit in New Zealand. 2007 by S Farquhar.

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A steep tramp above Akaroa Harbour Canterbury, during the 5th Men in ECE Canterbury Hui, 5th-8th May 2000
David baxendell – Teacher
Anton Wartman – Senior Teacher
John Grater – Teacher
Russell (forgotten surname) – Teacher
Photographer – Duncan Fisher – Head Teacher

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