Series 2: Ep: 8 Parenting, Drama teaching and Balancing it all!

In this month's episode, Holly Barradell is in conversation with Hetty Steele (Head of Drama at Bishop Stortford High School) and Bindya Chauhan (Head of Drama at Kellett School, British International School in Hong Kong) talking all things parenting and drama teaching.  In the month that followed International Women's Day and Mothering Sunday it felt apt to discuss the difficulties and barriers many drama teachers face when having parental leave and a young family thrown in the mix. During the episode Holly, Hetty and Bindya talk about being meticulously organised to ensure the extended day can happen with the care of their own families to consider, the risk assessments made when still at work pregnant, the consideration of returning to work at various point post baby and how to continue breast feeding, the pressures faced from society, having interviews whilst pregnant and thinking about whether our views and opinions change as teachers now that we are parents ourselves.  This conversation came about through the MTPT project, which we are proud to raise awareness of, read more here: https://www.mtpt.org.uk/