Emily Aslin

Emily is a secondary science and math teacher in Australia. She enjoys blogging about her experiences, facilitating the ‘light bulb’ moment in her students, and drinking tea and wine. Emily is currently on maternity leave with her first child. She is the founder and lead writer at www.actualteaching.com, which is a place ‘real teachers’ share their stories of success, challenge, and growth. You can also read about her life as a new mum over at Actual Mums.

Returning after maternity leave: Teaching is like riding a bike

Secondary school teacher Emily Aslin talks us through returning to the world of teaching after a year on maternity leave!

5 years ago

What it’s like being on maternity leave from school

"I have worked pretty consistently for the past 15 years, so knowing that this break I would be taking is…

6 years ago

That weird end-of-term feeling

Relief and worry. I can honestly say that without these breaks throughout the year, I personally wouldn’t be able to…

6 years ago

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