Episode 8: Where are the men in early years education?

Recent data from the Department for Education suggests only 2% of the people who work in early years education in England are male. This episode of the Froebel Trust podcast asks - why does early childhood education continue to have one of the most gender imbalanced workforces? And what would Froebel, inventor of kindergarten, have made of this?

Presenter Colin Kelly and his panel of guests consider how nursery school and early years setting leaders could support more men to work in early education.

"... if we really believe in giving children equal opportunities... it's all about challenging stereotypes. And we do that on a day to day basis within our settings. But our workforce is this giant stereotype, we've got a lot of work to do to challenge that..." Pete Moorhouse

In this episode of the Froebel Trust podcast you'll hear from:

• Matt Langton - educator at Outdoor Owls and Nursery World Awards 2023 Practitioner of the Year
• Pete Moorhouse - Froebel Trust Travelling Tutor and early years creative consultant
• Dr Shaddai Tembo - lecturer in Early Childhood Studies at Bath Spa University
• Louie Werth -  Froebel Trust PhD bursary student at the University of Cambridge 

Visit the Froebel Trust website to find out more about our guest speakers and to access the free resources mentioned in this episode. 

www.froebel.org.uk