On putting my Maternity CPD into practice

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...
Coffee and Chat in the Midlands

Coffee and Chat in the Midlands

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...
Autumn South West Lunch

Autumn South West Lunch

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...
Onwards and Upwards

Onwards and Upwards

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...
Lean In – My First Circle

Lean In – My First Circle

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...
Fruitful Conversations

Fruitful Conversations

Our MTPT Project blogger, Lucy Braidley (@Lucy_Braidley) has taken advantage of the DfE’s free coaching offer during her third maternity leave. I first heard about the DfE’s Women Leading in Education coaching scheme at a local WomenEd event. It sounded...