This year's student essay competition asked students to outline how they would attract more men into childcare and early years education. We had a huge response with some innovative ideas - here are the winning entries
Jerry Aldous
1st prize - 1,000
Working with children in the early years - Open University
When you tell someone you're a teacher, the first question is invariably, 'What do you teach?' It is fascinating to watch reactions when I talk about early years and explain that it is skills-based and not so much subject-based, that the curriculum (distinct, and quite separate from the National Curriculum) is broad, and that the development of personal and social skills are as important as anything else we promote.
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