MTPT Cradle to Classroom

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We offer a “Cradle to Classroom” package of coaching and transition support to colleagues working in education.

Our different programmes and workshops support you at each stage of your parenting journey, and help you to make choices about your personal and professional life that are right from you.

The full Cradle to Classroom programme is open to support staff, leaders and central Trust colleagues, not just teachers – this includes fathers who have taken an extended period of parental leave.

FURTHER DETAILS ON CRADLE TO CLASSROOM HERE

Emma Sheppard
Founder of The MaternityTeacher PaternityTeacher Project
Inspiring, empowering and connecting teachers choosing to complete CPD on parental leave.

Book in a call with me: www.calendly.com/emmasheppard

www.mtpt.org.uk
@mtptproject #MTPTproject
www.facebook.com/MTPTproject
Join us as a member!

MTPT Sustain and Grow Group Coaching

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Teaching and leading in our schools can feel all-encompassing at the best of times. Add a young family into the mix and life can quickly become overwhelming and stressful. At The MTPT Project, we see too many amazing, experienced teachers and leaders burn out, feeling forced to choose between their careers and their families.

But teaching and leading can be compatible with family life – even the most family-friendly career choice going!

Join us on our Sustain and Grow group coaching programme this September to take control of your work and home lives.

All sessions run online (zoom) from 3.30pm to 4.30pm

DATES FOR AUTUMN 2025 TUESDAY COHORT – ongoing

  • Tuesday 23rd September
  • Tuesday 21st October
  • Tuesday 25th November
  • Tuesday 13th January
  • Tuesday 10th February
  • Tuesday 10th March

DATES FOR AUTUMN 2025 THURSDAY COHORT – ongoing

  • Thursday 25th September
  • Thursday 23rd October
  • Thursday 27th November
  • Thursday 15th January
  • Thursday 12th February
  • Thursday 12th March

DATES FOR SPRING/SUMMER 2026 TUESDAY COHORT

  • Tuesday 20th January
  • Tuesday 24th February
  • Tuesday 24th March
  • Tuesday 21st April
  • Tuesday 19th May
  • Tuesday 16th June

DATES FOR SPRING./SUMMER 2026 THURSDAY COHORT

  • Tuesday 22nd January
  • Tuesday 26th February
  • Tuesday 26th March
  • Tuesday 23rd April
  • Tuesday 21st May
  • Tuesday 18th June
BOOK DIRECT ON EVENTBRITE HERE

Workshop places are fully-funded for state-school colleagues in England thanks to support from our regional school, MAT and TSH partners. Please do thank your local organisation on social media or in person for their support.

Emma Sheppard
Founder of The MaternityTeacher PaternityTeacher Project
Inspiring, empowering and connecting teachers choosing to complete CPD on parental leave.

Book in a call with me: www.calendly.com/emmasheppard

www.mtpt.org.uk
@mtptproject #MTPTproject
www.facebook.com/MTPTproject
Join us as a member!

Using AI in education settings: facilitation of the DfE support materials 2025-26

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Join Dan Smith, one of the contributors to the DfE teacher support materials for the safe and effective us of AI in schools, as he helps you navigate and work through the programme in a collaborative and constructive way to suit your school’s needs.

3 face to face facilitated sessions across the Autumn and Spring term of 2025-26 to take place at Sandringham School from 4:00pm to 5:30pm on the following dates:

  • Session 1: Tuesday, 14th October 2025
  • Session 2: Tuesday, 9th December 2025
  • Session 3: Thursday, 19th March 2026

Who is this course for?

All teachers and support staff in education

Resources

Resources that you will be guided through are ‘Using AI in education settings: support materials from the DfE.’

The three sessions will cover the four modules included in these support materials:

Understanding AI in education: module 1

Interacting with generative AI in education: module 2

Safe use of generative AI in education: module 3

Use cases of generative AI in education: module 4

Meet the facilitator

Dan Smith

Deputy Director of Teaching School: Early Career Lead

Previous Computing Hub lead, Dan has been at the forefront of Computing education, including Artificial Intelligence for many years. His work too as Deputy Director of the TSH has seen him lead EdTech initiatives in support of the Early Career Framework in conjunction with Best Practice Network.

Mental Health First Aid training 2025-26

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Become an accredited mental health first aider!

Alban Education are excited to work in partnership with Mental Health First Aid England to bring to you this outstanding CPD opportunity in the experienced hands of Vas Hirani.

This training will take place over two days at Sandringham School from 08:30 hrs to 16:30 hrs on the following dates:

  • Thursday, 4th December 2025
  • Friday, 5th December 2025

Refreshments and lunch will be provided.  Attendance is compulsory on both days to achieve certification.

There is a maximum number of 16 delegates on this programme.  When this is exceeded a further date will be scheduled for the Spring term to cater for all delegates.

Brief Overview

Train as an MHFAider® and you’ll get three years of MHFAider Support and Benefits to help you feel empowered and confident in your role. With MHFA England® training you will be accessing the very best evidence based MHFA® course available. Our training is grounded in research and developed with clinical practitioners. It is proven to increase MHFAiders confidence in supporting people with mental health issues. With our new offer, training doesn’t stop when the course comes to an end. We provide continuous support for MHFAiders – well beyond your initial certification – so you are confident, empowered and motivated to carry out your role.

MHFA TRAINING FLYER

FURTHER DETAILED INFORMATION HERE

Who is this course for?

This course is ideal for individuals who would like to become an MHFAider® to gain the knowledge, awareness, and skills to spot signs of people experiencing poor mental health, be confident to start a conversation, and signpost a person to appropriate support.​ Open to anyone in a school community, teachers, leaders, support staff and governors.

Meet the Facilitator

MTPT Parental Leave Group Coaching

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Colleagues in the South East currently on a period of maternity, adoption or shared parental leave can enjoy a fully-funded place on the cohorts of The MTPT Project’s group coaching programme.

This three-month programme takes place online in small groups of 8-20 participants, and explores themes of change, identity, confidence and plans for the future.

It can be easy to feel isolated or drifting on your parental leave, particularly if you are used to the bustle and pace of school and the classroom.

The MTPT Project’s Parental Leave Group Coaching programme brings you together with other colleagues on leave to share experiences, motivate yourself with personalised goals, and celebrate as you grow and flourish with your new baby.

In three 60 minute Zoom sessions, we’ll focus on key themes relevant to The MTPT Project community:

  • Transition and Identity: who am I now?
  • Limiting Beliefs: what’s holding me back?
  • Empowering Visions: where do I want to go?

DATES FOR SPRING 2026 COHORT – 09:30-10:30

  • Monday 16th March
  • Monday 13th April
  • Monday 11th May

DATES FOR SUMMER 2026 COHORT 1 – 09:30-10:30

  • Tuesday 5th May
  • Tuesday 2nd June
  • Tuesday 30th June

DATES FOR SUMMER 2026 COHORT 2 – 09:30-10:30

  • Thursday 2nd July
  • Thursday 30th July
  • Thursday 27th August
BOOK DIRECT ON EVENTBRITE HERE

Workshop places are fully-funded for state-school colleagues in England thanks to support from our regional school, MAT and TSH partners. Please do thank your local organisation on social media or in person for their support.

Emma Sheppard
Founder of The MaternityTeacher PaternityTeacher Project
Inspiring, empowering and connecting teachers choosing to complete CPD on parental leave.

Book in a call with me: www.calendly.com/emmasheppard

www.mtpt.org.uk
@mtptproject #MTPTproject
www.facebook.com/MTPTproject
Join us as a member!

MTPT Return to Work Workshops

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Colleagues returning from a period of maternity, adoption or shared parental leave this term can enjoy a fully-funded place on The MTPT Project’s Return to Work workshops. This 90 minute virtual workshop will inform you of your legal entitlements and the best practice you can expect from your school, as well as a powerful space to set boundaries and get your emotional and logistical ducks in a row before you go back.

BOOK DIRECT ON EVENTBRITE HERE

All sessions are online from 09:30 to 11:00

Spring 2026

  • Thursday 5th February
  • Monday 23rd March

Summer 2026

  • Monday 12th May
  • Thursday 16th July

Workshop places are fully-funded for state-school colleagues in England thanks to support from our regional school, MAT and TSH partners. Please do thank your local organisation on social media or in person for their support.

 

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.

Book in a call with me: www.calendly.com/emmasheppard

www.mtpt.org.uk
@mtptproject #MTPTproject
www.facebook.com/MTPTproject
Join us as a member!

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Sandringham School
The Ridgeway
St. Albans
Herts, AL4 9NX

Email: cpd@albaneducation.co.uk
Phone: 01727 799560
Laura Lusardi: ext 4251
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Phone: 01727 799560

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