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BMIEY spotlight feature in Early Years Educator
June 03, 2018
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...
To reference: Tembo, S. (2018) Tackling the gender imbalance. Early Years Educator. 20 (3).
Third National Men in Early Years Conference Comes to Bristol
May 14, 2018
Marco, an Early Years teacher working in Bristol has been telling us about the Third National Men in Early Years Conference due to be held 10th July at City Hall…
The Third National Men in Early Years Conference is shaping up to be an exciting day, with contributions from renowned names in recent education and gender studies literature, as well as a range of workshops and stalls run by organisations with years of experience and expertise in countering gender stereotypes in early learning and practice.
BMIEY on The Victoria Derbyshire Show
March 14, 2018
Shaddai, from the network, was invited onto the The Victoria Derbyshire show to discuss how diversity in the Early Years profession be improved. You can view here.
BMIEY Featured on The Gender Knot Podcast
February 14, 2018
Shaddai, from the Leadership Team at BMIEY, was recently interviewed for The Gender Knot podcast. He discusses the difference between sex and gender, why we should be challenging the imbalance in the Early Years and the issue of status and professionalism in the workforce. Take a listen here.
Early Years Educator Workforce Feature
October 09, 2017
Bristol Men in Early Years were recently featured in October's issue of Early Years Educator, click through the gallery to see the interview and hear about the work we are doing a the moment. A big thanks to Maureen Lee for giving us this opportunity

Meet the male teachers changing the perception of nursery school education
July 05, 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 quality nursery environment continues to be felt right through to GCSEs and A Levels – and these benefits can even be measured economically.”