Return to Work Mums have kindly allowed us to re-print thier return to work homework series: for those of you who want some guidance on how to set about returning to work. Click here...
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The Sunday Telegraph ran an article on 30th May about 5 women who returned to work after a career break and how to make it happen. Key advice was to maintain your skills during a career break with part-time or charity work, or to enhance them through education e.g. MBA or retrainning. Read more the full article here.
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In a science-backed article, Julianne Miles of Career Psycologists concludes that part time work can benefit your family life more...
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The Sunday Times recently ran an article in their Style magazine about what it feels like to have children at full time school, but no career. It is an article about what many of us fear, and what Professional Identity is seeking to help people avoid. Read the article here.
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The FT recently ran an article about mothers taking on an executive MBA, quite a challenge, but an interesting way to relaunch your career after a career break
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The recent report published by the Centre for Policy Studies: "What Women Want" highlights the importance, and lack of availablilty of part time, professional roles. In another recent study, "Listening to Mother" , the author makes the point that, in order to find part time work that fits around other commitments, many people are forced to take less skilled jobs. Professional Identity is trying to help find the perfect balance with skilled, truly part-time jobs that enable us to fulfill our full potential as educated, skilled individuals with important interests outside of work.
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Here are some family-specific links you may find useful when considering your Professional Identity
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Working Families, a charity which helps children, working parents and carers and their employers find a better balance between responsibilities at home and work.
Return 2 Work Mums, a friendly, professional guidance to set you up for returning to work and careers resource specifically for women returning to work or starting their own flexible business.
Childcare
On the Spot Childcare provide childcare for newborn to 12 year olds as and when you need it for as little or as long as you want (minimum booking 2 hours).
The Nanny PA Company is an independant company that will will search across many agencies for a wider selection of childcare candidates.
Third Door , based in Wandsworth, SW London, combines professional, flexible, co-working office space, a communal social area and fully equipped Ofsted regulated childcare for pre-school children.
Want to recommend a link? Please e-mail us at contact@professional-identity.com
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