Jul 2027 – Alban TSH

MTPT Parental Leave Group Coaching 2026-27

July 17, 2026/in Early Career Teachers, EYFS, Leadership, MTPT, Pastoral, Support Staff Aug 2027, Sept 2026, Oct 2026, Nov 2026, Mar 2027, Apr 2027, May 2027, June 2027, Jul 2027 /by Laura Lusardi

Empowering group coaching to support teachers, leaders and support staff navigating parental leave.

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?

All Coffee cohorts are 09:30-10:30

Dates for the Autumn “Coffee” cohort are:

Tuesday 15th September 2026
Tuesday 13th October 2026
Tuesday 10th November 2026

Dates for the Spring “Coffee” cohort are:

Thursday 11^th March 2027
Thursday 15^th April 2027
Thursday 13^th May 2027

Dates for the Early Summer “Coffee” cohort are:

Tuesday 25^th May 2027
Tuesday 22^nd June 2027
Tuesday 20^th July 2027

Dates for the Mid-Summer cohort, 14:00-15:00, are:

Friday 2^nd July 2027
Friday 30^th July 2027
Friday 27^th August 2027

RECORDED ACCESS Thursday, 16 July 2026 at 09:30 – Saturday, 10 July 2027 at 11:30

Fully-Funded Access

This progamme 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.)

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

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Mental Health Knowledge for Managers 2026-27

December 17, 2025/in Early Career Teachers, EYFS, Leadership, Pastoral, Primary Curriculum, Secondary Curriculum, Support Staff May 2026, Jun 2026, Jul 2026, Sept 2026, Oct 2026, Nov 2026, Dec 2026, Jan 2027, Feb 2027, Mar 2027, Apr 2027, May 2027, June 2027, Jul 2027, Jan 2026, Feb 2026, Mar 2026, Apr 2026 Online delivery /by Laura Lusardi

Mental Health Knowledge for Managers is available on a rolling basis and will be undertaken online, at your own pace, in 25 minute blocks amounting to 3 hours total training time.

Please book to the left and full instructions will be shared with you for you to undertake this programme.

Brief Overview

Designed using the latest statistics and real-world scenarios, this fully accessible course brings together seven streamlined modules in one package.

Course modules:

Supporting employee mental health.
Understanding equality.
Managing workplace stress.
The mental health conversation cycle
Understanding reasonable adjustments.
Managing performance.
Balancing life and work.

Who is this course for?

Open to anyone in a school community, teachers, leaders, support staff and governors.

Meet the Facilitator

Mental Health First Aid England.

MTPT Return to Work Workshops 2026-27

September 19, 2023/in Early Career Teachers, EYFS, Leadership, MTPT, Pastoral, Support Staff Sept 2026, Oct 2026, Nov 2026, Dec 2026, Jan 2027, Feb 2027, Mar 2027, Apr 2027, May 2027, June 2027, Jul 2027 /by Laura Lusardi

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.

BOOK DIRECT ON EVENTBRITE HERE

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

RECORDED ACCESS HERE

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.