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Level 7 Diploma whilst on maternity leave... has it ever been attempted?

Maria

Hi all,

I would appreciate any guidance and experience sharing on this, as I am considering taking up Level 7 Diploma studies a couple of months before my maternity leave is due to start, and then, all going well, continuing to study throughout the mat year off, with a view to make significant progress towards completing it before I come back to work.

For background, I have previously done a Level 5 and I have a degree, so I don't anticipate I'll struggle with the level of the course. I am an HRBP with management experience so I feel the Level 7 fits perfectly. 

The only thing I am worried about is how realistic it is to get anything like this done, even a couple of hours a day, maybe a few days a week when you have a newborn on your hands? It is going to be my first maternity leave so I have no clue what I am getting into. When I completed Level 5, I did it alongside full-time work in less than a year. 

So doing Level 7 on mat leave can't be much more taxing than that... Or am I being naive?

Any thoughts welcome - especially if you've done either Level 7 or mat leave (or both!) before.

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  • in reply to Maria
    Hi Maria, wishing you the best of luck with the final stages of your pregnancy and hope the birth goes well. For me I'd be asking your course provider if there would be a possibility of deferring your studies in case the demands of a first baby prove too much. While I wouldn't want to prevent you from undertaking your studies it can be hard to predict what comes after the birth, yes, it will be a baby but one which eats? Sleeps? Laughs? Cries? Fingers crossed there will be no worries but it may be worth seeing what your options are should the transition be harder than expected as it may be easier to defer your studies until the baby is in an established routine and perhaps no longer breastfed (if that is your chosen path of course). Having a Plan B doesn't mean you have to use it. :-)