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Busy times with Bizmums

I’m not a mum. I don’t have kids and don’t intend to have kids. So it may come as a surprise to learn that I am heavily involved with a fantastic organisation called Bizmums.As you might expect from the name, most of the members are indeed mums. Bizmums is a…

Networking

Unbelievably, my businesses Little Lamb Tales and Little Lamb Phonics have been going for just over a year. As I’ve mentioned in previous blogs the transition from Early Years teacher to Business Owner has been drastic. I’ve had to learn and develop a whole host of new skills. Chief amongst…

The Merseyside Open For Business Awards

Last month I was selected to be a finalist for the Start Up of the Year category in the Merseyside Open For Business Awards. Although Lamby and I didn’t win, completing the form made me realise what we have achieved in just over a year. I often sit back and…

Life After Teaching: Part 2

As you will have gathered from my first and subsequent blogs, I used to be a teacher. Teaching Early Years children is both rewarding and inspiring and for many years I loved my job with a passion. I was dedicated, hard working and determined to do the best for the…

Life After Teaching?

This time last year, I was still teaching and getting ready to break up for the much needed and hotly anticipated school holiday. Twelve months later and my life is virtually unrecognisable. The summer term in school is crazy. There are reports to write, end of year parent’s evenings, school…

Hello from Lamby HQ

Welcome to the Little Lamb blog. I suppose I should introduce myself…My name is Jude and I was a teacher for 18 years. I won’t bore you with the many and varied reasons for leaving a job I loved (when I was with the children), suffice to say that ill…

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