When you have been working for a few years and then have to take maternity leave, this is often brings big changes t the way we look at our working priorities. Lots of women think thye’ll just take a couple of weeks off, have baby, get a few sleepless nights and then whoo, back to work after 29 weeks. It often does not work like that. Once that bundle of joy has arrived, there is more to contend with than sleepless nights. It’s a whole sunami of emotions and exhausting factors. Not everyone can go back to work or even want to. Many decide that a high flying career is not now for them and baby rearing is the thing – but with the need to have some earnings. Other women find that the caring side of their nature needs more nurturing and that a career as a teaching assistant would suit them down to the ground. There are many e-learning courses available to aid the process. Teaching Assistant levels 2, 3, 4 can be bought in a bundle – to be completed in your own time within broad timescales. Maybe you’ve had a career with special needs in a very hands on way before – how about taking a course on SEN within schools – this is becoming a vital role that schools need to fill and will be totally rewarding with the right course under your belt.