The Bristol Men in Early Years Blog
Gender in Early Years – Ideas Into Action Conference 10th July 2018
Members of the Early Years Consultants' team and Lead Teachers attended this conference which was organised by the Men in Early Years Network. The network seeks to create a space for discussion around gender in the Early Years. It looks at how the imbalance in the...
Details of the 3rd National Men in Early Years Conference announced for Tuesday 10th July 2018, City Hall, Bristol
Please see this message from Bristol Men in Early Years Network Dear friends, We are incredibly excited to announce the full details of the 3rd National Men in Early Years Conference, on Tuesday 10th July 2018, City Hall, Bristol. This has been the result of months of...
Bristol Men in Early Years to welcome Professor Gina Rippon – Tuesday 16th January 2018
2.30 pm Tuesday 16th January 2018, Filton Avenue Primary School, Lockleaze Road. Bristol Men in Early Years (BMIEY) are excited to welcome Professor Gina Rippon, Aston University to the next Network CPD Meeting: Professor Gina Rippon is an international...
Bristol Men in Early Years launch new website
Bristol Men in Early Years (BMIEY) are a city wide network of men and women who work with children aged from birth to seven. Consisting of early years practitioners, teachers, head teachers, governors, childminders and family support workers, they meet four times a...
Quarterly Network Meeting January 2017, Guest Speaker Yuwei Xu
The network was fortunate enough to welcome Yuwei Xu, who delivered a session on 'Rethinking Men's Participation in Early Years Educations and Care'. See full minutes here.
10th Annual Early Years Conference, Doncaster – November 2016
Bristol Men in Early Years were fortunate enough to attend the second day of the conference hosted at Doncaster University. Focusing on ‘Narrowing the Gap’, the day tackled the disparity between the achievements of girls and boys, providing some insight into the...
4th SIG gender balance research conference in Dublin, Ireland: Gender Balance in ECEC: new research perspectives
The 4rd SIG research conference invited to an open debate on gender balance issues based on reports on national and regional developments, and recent research studies. Shaddai and Oscar, from the network, were present and took part on the day. Round table talks and...
BMIEYN Men at Work – NDNA Feature – August 2016
Shaddai, on the Leadership team with the network, was recently invited to comment on the lack of representation for the low numbers of men working in Early Years Education. Read the full article
BMIEYN Network Meeting – July 2016
Dr. Jo Warin, a senior lecturer at Lancaster University, was invited down to talk about her experiences of interviewing and observing Swedish male staff in EY and discuss how the presence of men in EY can be a positive challenge to gender stereotypes.
Teachers’ TV featuring Men in Early Years
Teacher's TV made a film about 3 male practitioners working at Filton Avenue a few years ago. This can be viewed below:
Meet the male teachers changing the perception of nursery school education – June 2016
"For far too long we’ve had an upside down education system – with all the emphasis on the importance of GCSE, A Level and university,” explains Jay Ramsey, 40, a nursery teacher at St Werburgh's Park School in Bristol. “But research shows that the influence of a good...
BMIEYN Network Meeting – April 2016
Marvin Rees was the guest speaker at the last meeting of Bristol Men in Early Years Network held at St Werburgh's Park Nursery School on 19th April. Marvin spoke about his own experiences growing up as a mixed-race kid with a single mum in Bristol and the massive...
BMIEYN at National Men in Early Years Conference – February 2016
Bristol Men in Early Years Network recently made the trip down to Southampton to take part in the first ever National Men in Early Years Conference hosted by David Wright, of Paint Pots Nurseries, and Gary Crawford. The day was an overwhelming success with plenty of...
Men making a difference in early years education – February 2016
A group of highly motivated male teachers, practitioners and professionals from Bristol have joined forces to encourage more men to consider a career in early years and challenge common stereotypes about males in the profession. Read full article here.