by @maternityCPD | Apr 4, 2017 | Parental Leave CPD
Sandra Fernandez Conde, mother to four-month-old Oliver, tells us how professional development whilst on parental leave is not exclusively for teachers: as a charity-sector employee with a history in Early Years, she is using her maternity leave as an opportunity to...
by @maternityCPD | Mar 11, 2017 | Family Friendly Schools
Working part-time hours isn’t the end of ambition. @FKAEnglish debunks the myths and gives tips and tricks for making an impression in a part-time role. As of the 11th of March there were 190 part-time teaching jobs in secondary schools advertised on the TES...
by @maternityCPD | Mar 7, 2017 | Parental Leave CPD
@FKAEnglish discusses how International Women’s Day has inspired her CPD choices this month. Last week I settled down to watch a new BBC drama ‘The Replacement.’ This, as it turned out, was not the best idea considering I am currently on maternity...
by @maternityCPD | Feb 21, 2017 | Parental Leave CPD
Frances Ashton (@FKAEnglish) finally sees the potential of Twitter and revels in the collaborative possibilities. “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much” ― Helen Keller I haven’t always understood Twitter. I couldn’t imagine using it to...
by @maternityCPD | Feb 4, 2017 | Parental Leave CPD
Today I celebrated my eldest daughter’s third birthday. She is vibrant and energetic and so far (seemingly) unencumbered by the social expectations linked to her gender. She has no interest in what she wears. She likes playing with dolls as much as she does tractors...
by @maternityCPD | Jan 29, 2017 | Parental Leave CPD
Frances Ashton (@FKAEnglish) talks ambition, confidence and Maternity Leave CPD. I want to be an Assistant Head Teacher. I’ve never actually written those words down or said them out loud to anyone other than in dinner time musings with my other half. I’ve...
by @maternityCPD | Jan 23, 2017 | Family Friendly Schools
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...
by @maternityCPD | Jan 12, 2017 | 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...
by @maternityCPD | Dec 11, 2016 | Parental Leave CPD
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,...
by @maternityCPD | Nov 23, 2016 | Parental Leave CPD
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,...
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