The Power of Motherhood

Inspired by one woman’s decision to take her baby to work this week, Frances Ashton (@FKAEnglish) reflects on owning your power as a mother. Yesterday, Australian senator Larissa Waters stood in front of congress and rose to explain her motion. She was calm,...

Happy 1st Birthday!

It is a year since the conception of The MaternityTeacher PaternityTeacher Project – an easy birthday to remember as it coincides with a sunny May half term and precedes my son’s first birthday.  Like him, the project has developed from a seed to a very...

The Return to Work: A Survival Plan

Eight months into Maternity Leave, Frances Ashton (@FKAEnglish) is starting to think about the return to work. And true to form, she’s made a plan… My Maternity Leave is ebbing away now. Although I won’t be ‘properly’ back until September, I need to start adapting and...