On putting my Maternity CPD into practice

After two terms back at work, Frances Ashton (@FKAEnglish) is relishing retuning to her true love and experimenting in the classroom. Recently I uploaded a quick Tweet featuring four pictures of resources I had made my year nine class on war poetry. It garnered a lot...
Coffee and Chat in the Midlands

Coffee and Chat in the Midlands

On an overcast day, we braved the delayed and cancelled trains to meet in central Birmingham for the first @MaternityCPD #MTPTProject coffee morning in the West Midlands. As well as sharing our experiences of life with newborns, we talked about our CPD aims whilst on...
Reading for Pleasure

Reading for Pleasure

As she approaches her second maternity leave, MTPT Project Founder, Emma Sheppard, reflects on the impact of the CPD she completed whilst on leave over a year ago with her first child. It is 4:15am.  My son is sleeping soundly and will do so all the way until 6:30am...
Font, Print and Language Analysis

Font, Print and Language Analysis

Emma Sheppard, Founder of The MTPT Project, summarises her recent CPD workshop that was as good for her own wellbeing as her teaching and learning. This week, I had two options for my Friday night: the birthday party of a much-loved colleague at Katzenjammers in...