David Wright – Building a mixed gender workforce: changing the culture

The Early Years workforce in England comprises 98% female and 2% male practitioners in group-based settings and 97% female and 3% male when considering childminders. These ratios have remained unchanged for decades yet there are individual examples of providers who have managed to build more of a mixed-gender team. David Wright has over 30 years experience of researching and advocating for more men in early education settings across the World. In this session, he will share examples of successful changes made and actions taken to attract, recruit, retain and develop men into early years roles and the benefits this can bring for our children.

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About the speaker

David Wright is the former owner of Paint Pots Nurseries, an award winning group of 12 daycare settings based in Southampton, for whom he continues to work as an Early Years Ambassador. Amongst many roles, David is a national representative to the World Forum on Early Care and Education and an advisor to the National Association of Headteachers. He is an author, broadcaster, commentator, presenter, consultant, TEDx speaker, trainer and a trustee for several charities. He is a well-known advocate for Men in Early Years. In 2022, he was the recipient of a lifetime achievement award from Nursery World magazine. He also received a city of Southampton award from the mayor in recognition of services to ECE.

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