Just a quick hypothetical question - If a teacher finished at the end of the year at school then there were 6-7 weeks of school holidays then the teacher started maternity leave but didn't have the baby for another month what happens then? is there no entitlement? Because a teacher cannot "work" in the holidays as the kids aren't there.

Sorry to hijack, just been wondering about this for awhile!
paid leave (rec etc) is counted as work so for teachers, school holidays where they are paid would still be counted as work

In Bun's situation, she is saying about taking leave to take her up to a point 3 months prior to EDD - she would need to have enough leave available to take her up to 8 weeks before EDD to remain qualified for PPL.