Palindrome wrote in
news:cfKWj.278617$i_6.29522@fe06.news.easynews.com:
> Periander wrote:
>> Palindrome wrote in news:rFEWj.736565$Gl5.696378
>> @fe02.news.easynews.com:
>>
>>> However, it is a tad unacceptable to tell half the population that
>>> they can no linger work in infants' schools.
>>
>> As you may know I am a school governor, not last year, teh year
>> before we actually had a tacher vacancy place. the advert ran ...
>>
>> "Currently men are under represented amongst our teaching staff and
>> applications from men would be particularly welcome ... blah, blah,
>> disclaimer nonesense ... employ only on merit etc"
>>
>
> That that wording was considered necessary rather proves the point.
> The situation in infant schools would be hardly different if half the
> population was indeed on the SOR.
I wondered who was going to say that :-)
Actually the real reason - if you ask teachers that is, is that teachers
in primary schools get paid far less than teachers in secondary schools
and men tend to go towards the higher paid jobs (which of course we
deserve) ;-)
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Regards,
Periander |