by @maternityCPD | Mar 26, 2018 | Family Friendly Schools
Frances Ashton (@FKAEnglish) reflects on the satisfaction of putting theory into practice and helping shape her school’s ‘Family Friendly’ philosophies. Since I’ve been back at work, flexible working has been at the forefront of my mind. With the...
by @maternityCPD | Mar 9, 2018 | Motherhood and Headship
In her game-changing book, Lean In, Sheryl Sandburg explores the phenomenon of women in all sectors of the workforce ‘leaving before they leave’. Sandburg presents research showing that women choose certain subjects at university; go on to take on certain professional...
by @maternityCPD | Feb 5, 2018 | Motherhood and Headship
In her game-changing book, Lean In, Sheryl Sandburg explores the phenomenon of women in all sectors of the workforce ‘leaving before they leave’. Sandburg presents research showing that women choose certain subjects at university; go on to take on certain professional...
by @maternityCPD | Jan 1, 2018 | Parental Leave CPD
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...
by @maternityCPD | Dec 14, 2017 | Parental Leave CPD
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...
by @maternityCPD | Nov 15, 2017 | Family Friendly Schools
Frances Ashton (@FKAEnglish) explores what ambition looks like, beyond the ‘big dream.’ I advocate passionate dedication to the pursuit of short-term goals. Be micro-ambitious. Put your head down and work with pride on whatever is in front of you… you...
by @maternityCPD | Nov 5, 2017 | Parental Leave CPD
This week, I travelled to the West Country to visit my parents and to join our South West Representative, Kate Fiddian, and other members of The MTPT Project in Bristol for a spot of lunch at the M Shed – a fantastically family friendly venue packed with paid and free...
by @maternityCPD | Oct 26, 2017 | Parental Leave CPD
MTPT Project blogger, @Lucy_Braidley reveals her feelings after preparing and applying for promotion whilst on maternity leave. This post also features on the new WomenEd blog platform. I didn’t get the job. I really wanted the job. I really, really wanted the...
by @maternityCPD | Sep 25, 2017 | Parental Leave CPD
MTPT Project blogger, tweeter and South West Representative, Kate Fiddian (@kfiddian) shares her key takeaways from one of her first solo CPD trips on parental leave. This post featured on Kate’s own blog, which you can explore here. It has taken me nearly two...
by @maternityCPD | Sep 25, 2017 | Family Friendly Schools
Following a spontaneous Twitter chat on flexible hours, part time positions and job shares, with expertise provided by Flexible Teaching, we found that many of our community interested in requesting flexible working were not even sure where to start with their Head...
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