Career Progression
Retraining after having children
Training is a big issue for working mums - whether it is missing out on training and career progression due to working flexibly or retraining into a... read more
Courses
Many working parents decide to retrain in order to start a brand new career after having children, to help achieve a better work life balance. Others feel like they want to brush up on their skills, to regain confidence for their return to work or improve their employability if returning to a new job after maternity leave. Here you can read about different training options, case studies of those who changed careers, plus access a range of courses via our course partners e-careers.
Courses & Retraining
Retraining as a solicitor
When Hayley Goucher split up with her partner when her daughter was two, the separation provoked a profound feeling of anxiety. “I thought... read more
Flexible Working
Retraining in coding for a flexible career
When thinking about a career change, have you ever considered coding? Every day all of us visit different websites and use multiple apps – these... read more
Courses & Retraining
Retraining in teaching
Many women switch to teaching after having children, attracted by the prospect of term-time working and a desire to give back. But some are put off by... read more
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Courses & Retraining
Thinking of retraining?
workingmums.co.uk's surveys show a big appetite for retraining among parents. Our new resource provides details of a range of flexible courses in... read more
Career Advice
How to retrain for a new career in your 40s
Over 40 and looking for a new direction? There’s good news - your forties are a great time to retrain for a new career. At this age, many of us have... read more
Career Advice
64% of mums interested in retraining
Almost two thirds of mums are interested in retraining and 58% have considered setting up their own business, according to workingmums.co.uk’s... read more
Career Advice
Digital Mums: forging a flexible future
Nikki Cochrane (45 – left) and Kathryn Tyler (40 – right) are co-founders of Digital Mums, which they launched in 2014 to empower mums to... read more
Courses & Retraining
Retraining as an ESOL teacher
When Magdalena Horczynska first moved to the UK from Poland she really struggled to find work. After completing a CELTA course part time, however, she... read more
Further Reading
Maternity & Parental Leave
Why maternity coaching makes a real difference
Maternity coach Lucy Dennis from HR experts 10Eighty explains how their maternity coaching works and why it matters. read more
Work Life Balance
Working During Maternity Leave – what are the rules?
A lot of new mums want to keep up with what’s happening at work while they are off on maternity leave. But are you allowed to work during maternity... read more
Childcare
Vodafone extends support for carers and parents
Vodafone has extended its support for carers and for parents and has brought in a pregnancy loss policy. read more
Childcare
Holiday childcare – why flexing – if you can – can’t be the only solution
Covid has normalised the flexing that many are now doing to get around the lack of holiday childcare, but it is not a long-term solution on its own. read more
Childcare
Women and power after Covid
An event this week at the Cambridge Festival covered different aspects of the treatment of women during the pandemic and why the rush to 'return to... read more
Work Life Balance
Webinar: Return to Work with Confidence
If you have taken a career break and are looking to get back to work, join us for this webinar which aims to help you overcome barriers and return to... read more
Flexible Working Practices
Tackling mental health in the construction industry
Aggregate Industries won this year's WM People Award for Best for Mental Health for its work in addressing stigma about mental health in the... read more
Work Life Balance
The impact of children’s mental health problems on parents’ ability to work
Suzanne Alderson of Parenting Mental Health discusses how children's mental health problems impact parents' ability to work and how important finding... read more
Childcare
Are childcare ratios under threat again?
The Government is apparently considered again at increasing the number of children each member staff can care for as a way of addressing childcare... read more
Flexible Working
How To Work From Home
There’s no doubt that working from home is now a totally acceptable practice in most organisations. Most employers are now inviting their people... read more
Flexible Working Practices
Report highlights cost of not providing more flexible working
More flexible working would help women to increase their hours and stay in work, according to a new think tank report from the Centre for Progressive... read more
Employment Rights
Can I be forced out of my part-time role?
I was made redundant after 18 years with my employer. My redundancy letter yesterday stated that there is now a requirement for my role to be carried... read more
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