Trust Forums 2024-25
Do you represent an established or newly formed Trust? Join us in our cross Trust discussions as detailed below.
Network | Art Teachers and Leaders 2024-25
Join our fun, creative and informal Art Network. We aim to create a supportive and creative community where art teachers can connect, share ideas and collaborate with one another. Offering opportunities for ongoing professional development through practical workshops, webinars and guest speakers and sharing our resources.
Face to face twilight sessions will be held termly from 4pm to 5.30pm at Sandringham School. The network will be charged at £30 in advance for the year or £10 per session when joining part way through.
- Session 1: Monday, 7th October 2024
Whether you’re a seasoned Art teacher or just starting out, our network meeting is the perfect place to ignite your creativity, gain valuable insights, and find inspiration for your classroom.
The meeting focus will be sharing ideas of how we can raise the profile of Art in our schools. Discover fresh ideas and innovative approaches to engage your students and foster a love for Art.
Guest artist Daisy Smith will lead a collage based workshop and sharing her creative approach to collage which can be used at both primary and secondary level.
https://www.instagram.com/daisymay.smith/
- Session 2: Monday, 3rd February 2025
Join our friendly informal and creative group of art lovers who are passionate about creativity. Next session we will be creating a textiles piece with Sara Button a local painter and textile artist.
Don’t Miss Out!
Register Today and take the first step towards enriching your art teaching journey.
- Session 3: Monday, 30th June 2025
Join our friendly bunch of secondary and primary Art teachers in our next creative workshop where we can share ideas inspire each other.
Inspired by our last visiting painter and textile artist, Sara Button we will be creating out own concertina sketchbooks. Sketchbook making is an important part of any creative process and allows us to play and explore ideas.
Please bring along a concertina sketchbook of any size.
We would also love you to bring along some student art projects or sketchbooks you would like to share with the group.
Detail from Sara Button’s sketchbook https://sarabutton.co.uk/portfolio/
Who is this course for?
- Primary and secondary art teachers from ECT to HODs.
Meet the facilitator
Sarah Gidden, Sandringham School
Sarah is a fine artist specialising in oil painting and photography. Sarah has taught art to all ages from infants to University of the third age. With over 20 year teaching experience she is passionate about art and education. After becoming a mum to twins in 2011 Sarah enjoyed a career break to raise her family and develop her art skills further. She has exhibited in many galleries including The Collective Gallery , The Nude Tin Can and St Albans Museum as well as Courtyard Arts in Ware and The Broadway in Letchworth.
Liz Kelly, Director of Learning (Visual Arts and Arts Coordinator), Sandringham School
MTPT Return to Work Workshops 2024-25
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.
NEXT SESSION: Thursday 27th March 2025, 09:30-11:00
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
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