The 12- to 18-month salaried training programme, which will offer experience and training in one of LEYF’s 39 London-based settings, will be run in partnership with the University of Wolverhampton from this month.
The male-only cohort will also run alongside a female-only cohort, and aims to encourage apprentices to share and discuss personal experiences among peers while also learning about child development and education.
Upon successful completion of the programme, all apprentices will be guaranteed an interview for a LEYF teacher post.
LEYF currently has a male workforce of 8.2 per cent, above the sector average of 3 per cent.
Chief executive of LEYF, June O’Sullivan, said, ‘We have been campaigning for over 10 years to increase the number of men in childcare and build a more gender inclusive environment.
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