Men in Primary Education

Mike Keys is a primary teacher and assistant headteacher with over 17 years of classroom experience. He has taught in schools across Hertfordshire, Nottinghamshire and South Yorkshire, as well as spending time teaching at an English language college in Western Australia. Alongside his teaching role, he has a particular interest in developing teachers and shaping school curricula. In 2020, he co-founded Men Teach Primary, a social media network created to build a global support network for men to share and celebrate their passion for primary teaching.

Part 1: Setting the scene Chapter 1 Why the story of men in primary matters Chapter 2 Who are the men teaching primary? Chapter 3 What motivates us to teach? Chapter 4 Facing the facts: what do the statistics reveal? Part 2: The challenges Chapter 5 A wake-up call Chapter 6 Our survey says...what do educators think? Chapter 7 Our gendered world: the real villain? Chapter 8 A brief history of men in primary Chapter 9 Separating fact from fiction Chapter 10 The social stigma Chapter 11 Advantages of being a man in primary Part 3: The way forward Chapter 12 The case for more male primary teachers Chapter 13 Breaking the cycle Chapter 14 Rethinking retention and recruitment: a conversation with Claudio Sisera