For teachers, school leaders and support staff returning to work after a period of maternity, adoption or shared parental leave.
Returning to work following a period of maternity leave can be a nerve-wracking experience, exacerbated by the emotions surrounding leaving a small baby for the first time.
But with our 90 minute workshop, we’ll get you feeling confident and prepared for your return!
As well as detailing key legal information and sharing expectations of best practice, you’ll benefit from a coaching-style approach giving you the headspace to consider what you need now, the boundaries you can set, what you want your life to look like as a parent-teacher, and the chance to share tips to get organised at home and at school.
If you can’t make our live dates, please explore the recorded version of the workshop.
All sessions are online from 09:30 to 11:00
Autumn 2026
- Thursday, 1st October
- Monday, 7th December
Spring 2027
- Tuesday, 26th January
- Tuesday, 9th March
Summer 2027
- Tuesday, 4th May
- Tuesday, 8th June
- Friday, 9th July
This workshop is fully-funded for state school colleagues in England (teachers, leaders, support staff, central Trust colleagues, and those intending to return to state school settings following parental leave / a caring-related career break.)
Case Study
As part of a regional Teaching School Hub partnership in the South East, Alban Teaching School Hub are proud to be supporting The MTPT Project’s Return to Work Workshops throughout the academic year 2024-25.
This 90 minute interactive webinar offers colleagues in the South East the opportunity to prepare logistically and emotionally for a confident return to work following a period of maternity, adoption or shared parental leave.
Ensuring the programme is fully-funded for state school colleagues is just one of the ways that Alban Teaching School Hub is addressing recommendations in the recent Missing Mothers report by The New Britain Project and The MTPT Project, which found that only 38% of mother-teachers surveyed were satisfied with the maternity leave and transition support provided by their school.
Fleur Baikie, a secondary middle leader in Hertfordshire attended a Return to Work workshop in February 2025. Fleur said she enjoyed, “having some time to really think about returning to work without interruption and with the support of Emma (the facilitator) and the other parents at the workshop.” She loved the “concrete examples” shared and says the workshop has increased her confidence about returning to work.
Find out more about The MTPT Project’s fully-funded Return to Work workshops, including upcoming dates and other regional Teaching School Hub sponsors on Eventbrite.
Emma Sheppard
Founder of The MaternityTeacher PaternityTeacher Project
Inspiring, empowering and connecting teachers choosing to complete CPD on parental leave.
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