In this blog, Dr. Simon Brownhill, one of the co-directors of the BMiEY Network, talks about his recent writing and prompts us to reflect on interesting research findings linked to the labelling of educators in early years settings and primary schools.

Men in Early Years Settings: Building a Mixed Gender Workforce is the brand new offering from David Wright and Simon Brownhill on the importance of having both male and female professionals within the childcare workforce. Take a look and pick up a copy!

It is with much sadness that we are saying goodbye to Shaddai (pictured left) after several years leading the Bristol Men in Early Years network. He is moving onto greener pastures to study his PhD in heteronormativity in early years practice at the University of West...

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Ahead of the the Third National Men in Early Years Conference, Nicky Oram, of Best Practice Network, discusses her workshop on 'Perspectives from recent trainees on the Early Years Teacher training (EYITT) programme'.

This information session and workshop will include...

Deborah discusses her workshop ahead of the 3rd

National Gender in Early Years Conference...

This workshop will look at practical ways to create a positive environment for children, parents and carers and practitioners when thinking about sexuality and gender and how it...

 I give full credit to Simon Brownhill, the co-author of our forthcoming book on Men in Early Years, for the great title of my workshop for this conference – Pride and Prejudice.

When Simon suggested this, I immediately realised how it aptly encapsulates the tension bet...

Shaddai Tembo is a member of the leadership team at Bristol Men in Early Years and gives a slightly different perspective on the reasons why we need to urgently do something to address gender in early years settings...

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Shaddai, from the leadership team, was fortunate enough to have been invited down to TIGER's Gender Equality Community Exhibition event, at Easton Community Centre. Shaddai spoke about the importance for address gender stereotypes in the Early Years and how these thing...