Male Teacher Numbers Are Falling

4 September 2018, 09:07 | Updated: 4 September 2018, 09:24

Just twenty four per cent of teachers are male in Cambridegshire and twenty six per cent in Peterborough.

Men are being encouraged to think about a career in the classroom as dozens of schools in #Cambridgeshire aren't employing any male teachers. 

Maria McCardle is a teacher, and she says: "If we want to recruit more males into teaching, we need to see that postive role model. If young children aren't seeing males, they won't aspire to teach themselves." 

Maria Mcardle runs teacher training courses, and she's worried it could leave young boys without role models.#HeartNews pic.twitter.com/GYpTpVt7Dk

— Cambridgeshire News (@HeartCambsNews) September 4, 2018