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...
London Summer Coffee Morning

London Summer Coffee Morning

Emma Sheppard (@Comment_Ed), Founder of The MTPT Project, summarises the conversations and reflections of the recent MTPT Project London Summer Coffee Morning. Today we hosted our second MTPT Project coffee morning in the beautiful and light (despite the rain...

Learning to Love Twitter

MaternityTeacher blogger, Lucy Braidley (@Lucy_Braidley) sums up her top 5 reasons for using Twitter as a CPD tool whilst on parental leave. Like any social media platform there are pros and cons to using Twitter, but over the last few weeks I’ve begun to see it as a...

School Governance on Parental Leave

Kate Fiddian (@kfiddian), Assistant Head, Science teacher and South West Representative for The MTPT Project explains how taking up a role as a Primary School governor has improved her understanding of whole school leadership, and enriched her experience of maternity...