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.

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 Cohorts 2024-25

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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 autumn 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 SUMMER “Coffee” Cohort

  • Tuesday 13th May, 09:30-10:30
  • Tuesday 10th June, 09:30-10:30
  • Tuesday 8th July, 09:30-10:30

DATES FOR SUMMER “Naptime” Cohort

  • Friday 20th June, 13:30-14:30
  • Friday 18th July, 13:30-14:30
  • Friday 14th August, 13:30-14:30
BOOK DIRECT ON EVENTBRITE HERE

Fully-funded for all state school teachers in Hertfordshire thanks to Alban & Chiltern TSH

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 2024-25

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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

 

DATES FOR 2024-25

Summer

Monday 12th May 2025, 09:30-11:00

Thursday 13th June 2025, 09:30-11:00

Tuesday 15th July 2025, 09:30-11:00

Fully-funded for all state school teachers in Hertfordshire thanks to Alban & Chiltern TSH

 

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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