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A case study of gendered play in preschools how early childhood educators perceptions of gender influence children s play

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Working with Fathers

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Boys working together to build a car

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Early Years Foundation Stage: Children build a vehicle

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Adam, Ethan and a group of enthusiastic helpers create a car.

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A Different Perspective on Gender Roles Within the Media

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The hidden meanings in kids' movies | Colin Stokes | TEDxBeaconStreet

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Never miss a talk! SUBSCRIBE to the TEDx channel: http://bit.ly/1FAg8hB Update: check out Colin's sequel, "How the Hero's Journey Led Me Astray, at http://youtu.be/OyM-2_5cmkA Watching "The Wizard of Oz" and "Star Wars" with his son and daughter made communications expert Colin Stokes wonder about the stories we celebrate.

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Alliance CEO Neil Leitch talks to Jane Garvey on BBC Radio 4 about men working in childcare.

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MCI video

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A video highlighting men working in Montessori Early Childhood Education in the UK. Montessori Centre International (MCI) is working towards making their program more inclusive to bring more men into the Early Years sector.

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Dimensions of Early Childhood (2011)

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Brighton and Hove

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DfE Early Years Foundation Stage Profile Results

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DfE Early Years Foundation Stage Profile Results

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2015/16

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EYE Article

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Gendered dimensions to the inequalities of schooling

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Gendered dimensions to the inequalities of schooling

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The impact of identities

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Including dads factsheets & resources for practitioners

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Ryle, R. (2012) Questioning Gender: A Sociological Exploration London: Sage

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Have schools become too feminised? Sir Michael Wilshaw, principal of Mossbourne community Academy in Hackney, east London, and Harriet Sergeat from the Centre for Policy Studies, debate whether there are enough male teachers.

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Have schools become too feminised? Sir Michael Wilshaw, principal of Mossbourne community Academy in Hackney, east London, and Harriet Sergeat from the Centre for Policy Studies, debate whether there are enough male teachers.

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Have schools become too feminised? Sir Michael Wilshaw, principal of Mossbourne community Academy in Hackney, east London, and Harriet Sergeat from the Centre for Policy Studies, debate whether there are enough male teachers. Get in touch with Today via email , Twitter or Facebook or text us on 84844.

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Pre School Learning Alliance

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Evening Standard 2011

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Almost all parents would be happy for their children to be looked after by male nursery workers, new research shows.

There has been a "sea change" in attitudes since a survey six years ago found that only 55 per cent of parents accepted the idea of men working with their children.

The latest study, carried out on behalf of the major day nursery groups, found 98 per cent of mothers and fathers were in favour of men caring for children between the ages of three and five. Currently, less than three per cent of nursery staff are men.

Neil Leitch, chief executive of the Pre-School Learning Alliance, said: "Parental attitudes have long been held to be a barrier preventing men working in childcare. Our survey suggests this is no longer the case. The vast majority of parents and female childcarers want more men as trained professionals."

He said many men do not work in childcare because it is low paid and seen as low status. James Tweed, of the alliance, added: "It is felt there has been a sea change in society. Parental roles have become more equally divided in the home with men taking on more responsibility. There is a feeling it should be reflected in the sector." This week ministers published a document saying they wanted to tackle gender imbalance in the early years sector.

But Carol Edmonds, managing director of childcare provider Bright Horizons Family Solutions, said: "Until there is a fundamental rethink about the status and value of those already working in the sector, it is unlikely we will get many more men in childcare, even though this is what parents want." More than 1,000 parents and 700 staff were questioned for the latest poll.

In 2005 a survey by the Children's Workforce Development Council found 55 per cent of people wanted men to work in nurseries.

'With a man in the job you get a different perspective'

Wayne Robson, 43, below, has run a parent and toddler group in Croydon for 10 years. He has three children and is a househusband, with his biochemist partner the main breadwinner.

"I was brought up in children's homes and foster care and wanted to give children the upbringing I didn't have," he said.

"When the toddler group I went to was threatened with closure I offered to run it. At first people didn't trust me. At the time there was a lot of hype about paedophiles. I got a woman to help run it and it worked really well. As parents get to know me they keep coming back.

"With a man you get a different perspective. When children are misbehaving and I say something they stop immediately."

"I'd absolutely recommend this job to men. You won't get well paid and you won't get recognition, but if you have a lot to give, it's a good place to start."

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Parents welcome men into childcare: 98% now happy to let them work in

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Almost all parents would be happy for their children to be looked after by male nursery workers, new research shows. There has been a "sea change" in attitudes since a survey six years ago found that only 55 per cent of parents accepted the idea of men working with their children.

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Supporting boys achievments: Guidance for Practitioners