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Working Mums Blog
4d ago
Just about hanging in there is probably the status I would put on social media if I had the time to look at it. Many of the parents I speak to these days seem to be feeling similarly challenged. Everyone has their head down focused on getting to Friday or the next day off, which […]
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Working Mums Blog
1w ago
Crackdowns on asylum seekers; new proposals on tightening of welfare rules? You’d think the Government was gearing up for a general election. With promises of tax breaks the usual Conservative tactic ahead of an election that means cutbacks somewhere along the line. As is the custom, it seems, the poor and vulnerable are the ones […]
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Working Mums Blog
1w ago
The Department for Education has reportedly cut funding to the successful Now Teach programme, which helped people switch careers into teaching. The co-founder of the innovative programme, Lucy Kellaway, described the decision to cut funding as ‘almost beyond belief’. Now Teach trains people from all walks of life to be teachers, offers them an extensive […]
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Working Mums Blog
1w ago
We’ve heard a lot of late about the negatives of working from home and hybrid working. There’s the impact on mental health, for one. The ability to collaborate and ‘be creative’ are cited as other casualties. But the evidence doesn’t present a clear picture. While working from home is bad for some people’s mental health, […]
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Working Mums Blog
2w ago
There are many articles about travelling with kids, giving tips on what to expect, how to manage, etc. But what about travelling without kids? I haven’t travelled without one or more kids for 20+ years, at least not outside of England, until this weekend. It felt weird. I know I’m supposed to think it was […]
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Working Mums Blog
2w ago
In the midst of an economic crisis, which is hitting the poorest the worst, the Government has chosen to focus on a benefits crackdown on the sick and disabled. Rishi Sunak outlined the plans on Friday. They had already been proposed earlier, but this time they have a ‘sicknote culture’ spin on them to be […]
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Working Mums Blog
2w ago
Are you finding it hard to pay attention to anything? What about your kids? There has been a lot of focus on the impact of social media and games etc on children’s attention spans for some years, but what about their parents? The constant demand for instant replies to everything, the frequent addition of tasks […]
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Working Mums Blog
2w ago
With Easter now done, here we suddenly are halfway through the school year. Whilst there are lots of school events to look forward to in this last big term and the improved weather means more social plans, it’s all turning out to be the cause of a severe case of mental overload. Son#1 is on […]
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Working Mums Blog
3w ago
Is it my imagination or are there more roadworks these days? I ask this as, in addition to the usual working parent logistics, roadwork logistics are now featuring ever more largely in my life. At the moment there are roadworks on the high street of the town we live near. That means huge tailbacks if […]
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Working Mums Blog
3w ago
Life is a strange thing. So much of it is about retreading things you’ve already done – emotions, events, relationships… Everything is recycled in some way. Sometimes this can be a good thing and other times not so good. On Friday, I took my partner to see Johnny Marr. It was his delayed Christmas present. […]
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