The funds will come from Montessori St Nicholas charity’s existing bursary scheme in an effort to boost widening participation and offer more balanced role models for children in early years settings.
Historically, about one to four per cent of qualifying students at MCI are male.
The charity hopes that the Male Practitioner Bursary Scheme will continue an upward growth in numbers of men at Montessori nurseries. Three bursary places are available.
Stephen Tommis, CEO of Montessori St Nicholas said, ‘In September 2015, our male entrants made up an impressive 17 per cent of all students studying at MCI. Typically we see only one to four per cent of male students qualifying with us, reflecting a wider gender imbalance across the early years workforce. This group of men, nearing completion of their training together, represents a one per cent overall increase of men in the entire Montessori workforce in the UK.
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