Ok, the information I have been able to find says that you need a medical certificate to work after 34 weeks. That won't be a problem because our last week of the school year is exactly when I will be 34 weeks!

I can't return exactly 52 weeks later though, duh! It does mean that I will be home until bubs is almost 1, depending on arrival date.

The other thing I need to know now is abot pay arrangements. By my calculations we get paid a full year from end Jan to end Jan so in effect my mat leave pay won't start until about a week before bubs is due. If I take it at half-pay I should still be getting paid until mid-year!