by @maternityCPD | Apr 7, 2017 | Parental Leave CPD
Madeleine Fresko-Brown (@M_X_F) explores some of the questions she grappled with before going on maternity leave from her role as induction tutor, English teacher and teacher coach. “When we have laughed to see the sails conceive And grow big-bellied with the wanton...
by @maternityCPD | Apr 7, 2017 | Parental Leave CPD
Emma Sheppard (@Comment_Ed) writes about yesterday’s first MTPT Project regional coffee morning and offers handy tips to organising a meet up in your region. The importance of community, support and a feeling of connectivity whilst on parental leave has been...
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 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...
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