The Training and Development Agency, which is responsible for teacher training, has recorded a 49 per cent increase in the number of men applying to become teachers, from 7,885 in 2008/9 to 11,721 in 2009/10.
The surge in applications for primary school training has been even greater, with a 52 per cent increase recorded during the same period.
A TDA spokeswoman said that the recession and a ‘culture shift' among men in their perception of teaching as a career path had caused the increase.
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