(Whisper it) I have ambitions.

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...

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...

We Are Not Super Women

A number of things have happened this week that have prompted me to write this post that will hopefully encourage MaternityTeachers and PaternityTeachers – past, present and future – to feel empowered about their own decisions about what they choose to do...

Music Education

Today I was supposed to take my son to Rug Rhymes at the Southbank, but I was so jet-lagged from a recent trip to the US that I found myself still in my pyjamas at 2pm – normally a total nightmare for me, but not today! Today, as I was clearing out my emails...