Mike Nicholson

Mike Nicholson has over eighteen years experience in education as an English teacher and middle leader. Early in his career, he began to develop a reputation for his ability to positively impact boys and young men deemed ‘difficult’ and ‘challenging’. Recognition of his work with this group led to a National Teaching Award nomination. In 2009, Mike took a sabbatical year to manage an education program called The English Language Improvement Centre in a rural area of Ethiopia, Africa, dedicated to developing literacy skills and employability within local communities.

Mike created Progressive Masculinity to provide boys and young men with safe, nonjudgemental spaces to explore what it can mean to be a man in today's world. Our boys are growing up in a society where they rarely hear the word masculinity without 'toxic' attached; Progressive Masculinity challenges this by adopting an aspirational approach, celebrating the joy of being a man and the incredible potential of our our masculinties. Progressive Masculinity is now a leader in this space, delivering programmes all over Great Britain, features regularly in the national media and is working directly with the government to help shape national policies around supporting boys and men.