Flexible Working for School Staff

Andrea Jennings is the Director of Support Services at Frederick Bremer School in East London, the school that featured in the CH4 documentary, Educating the East End.  She has two children, aged 10 and 5 and, in response to Hayley Dunn’s overview of...

Family Friendly Schools

Hayley Dunn, @ShropshireSBM, a School Business Manager recounts her own experience balancing an SLT role and parenting, and offers tips for schools wanting to foster a more family friendly culture. My husband and I work well as a team to balance the obligations that...

The Hard Won Right of Parental Leave

It is 5:02am.  My son has just begun to sleep all the way from 8:00pm to 4:00am and for the first time in five months (let’s be honest – longer – sleeping from seven months pregnant onwards was hit and miss) we are getting between five and six hours sleep in a row,...

Learning Outside of the Classroom

A few weeks ago, I offered some tips and advice about how to make outings as beneficial for your baby’s development and entertainment, as your own CPD.  If nothing else, planning a day trip or two whilst on parental leave is a great way to get out of the house,...

EdTech and Inclusivity

Since the conception of The MTPT Project, technology has been integral in connecting members of our community across the country, and enabling access to events and CPD opportunities that would otherwise potentially be off limits, especially to very new mothers. For a...