The male only apprentice group

We have been campaigning for over 10 years to increase men into childcare to build a more gender inclusive workplace. We have asked parents and children and they are all in favour so we have to try as many things as possible. 84% parents want to see more men working in childcare. That’s a pretty positive number!

We know from colleagues in Scotland such as the work done by Alice Sharp that having dads only training cohorts helps. Work done by Men in Childcare Scotland and Men in Childcare Ireland as well as our European colleagues has also shown that training male only groups tends to deliver a more positive outcome. The Fatherhood Institute, funded to lead the MITEY campaigns, also supports the idea of male only groups. It works for training students in colleges so let’s try it with male apprentices. The University of Lancaster is currently doing more research on the issue, led by Dr Jo Warin.