Partnerships
The MTPT Project is proud of the formal partnerships that enable us to provide our community with coaching and other empowering networking and professional development spaces. Learn more about how we partner with different organisations below.
Mosaic by Penrose Education
Mosaic are an ed tech platform providing a centralised online space for ITT providers, trainees and their mentors.
Mosaic and The MTPT Project have a formal sponsorship arrangement, which supports us with our core costs, explores potential tech-for-CPD opportunities, and helps to support colleagues entering the profession when they are already parents.
You can find out more about Mosaic here.
CVP Group
CVP Group are an apprenticeship provider, specialising in providing a Level 5 Coaching apprenticeship, and a Teaching Assistant apprenticeship.
Having completed one or more of our coaching programmes, our MTPT community see for themselves the impact of coaching individuals and within organisations and they want the skills to make a similar difference in their networks.
We’re proud to signpost CVP Group’s coaching qualification, fully-funded by the apprenticeship levy and benefit from a referral fee when you mention The MTPT Project in your onboarding conversations!
You can find out more about CVP group here.
The English Association
The English Association are one of our subject-specific sponsors, who provide funding for their members to benefit from our 1:1 coaching programmes during parental leave, and over the return to work period.
They have a wealth of resources, publications and professional development opportunities available for English teachers. Explore their membership offer here.
Cradle to Classroom Network Funders
Our largest collaborative partnership, the funding team behind our Cradle to Classroom programme of parental transition support is made up of more than 60 organisations, ranging from Teaching School Hubs, multi-academy Trusts, existing partners, headteacher networks and NEU districts.
Our Cradle to Classroom funders believe fiercely in the importance of our parent-educator community to the health of our workforce, and many have worked with us since 2021 and before, to ensure that better provision is in place to support and retain these valuable colleagues.
Find out more about our Cradle to Classroom programme or parental transition support here.
Culham St Gabriel’s Trust
Culham St Gabriel’s Trust are one of our subject-specific sponsors, who provide funding for RE teachers to benefit from our 1:1 coaching programmes during parental leave, and over the return to work period.
Culham St Gabriel’s Trust are a charitable foundation working for a broad-based, critical and reflective religion and worldviews education contributing to a well-informed, respectful and open society.
Find out more about Culham St Gabriel’s Trust here.
The Ogden Trust
The Ogden Trust are one of our subject-specific sponsors, who provide funding for Physics teachers to benefit from our 1:1 and group coaching programmes during the parental leave, and over the return to work period.
As a charitable trust, Ogden exists to promote the teaching and learning of Physics by enabling innovative Physics teaching to take place in, and collaboratively between schools.
You can find out more about The Ogden Trust here.
Harris Federation
Harris Federation partner with The MTPT Project to provide fully-funded 1:1 coaching to staff during the parental leave period, and up to five years following their return to work.
Since 2019, we have supported Harris Federation colleagues to continue their careers in education when they become parents.
You can read more about our partnership with Harris here.
Oasis Community Learning
Oasis partner with The MTPT Project to provide fully-funded 1:1 coaching to staff over the first 12 months of their return to work following maternity, adoption or shared parental leave.
Since 2023, we have supported Oasis colleagues to continue their careers in education when they become parents.
You can read more about our partnership with Oasis here.
The Belonging Effect
As an associate for The Belonging Effect, (formerly Diverse Educators) Founder Emma Sheppard contextualises the work of The MTPT Project within the wider framework of belonging and inclusion work both in schools and other organisations.
The Belonging Effect champion the work of The MTPT Project through their blog and networking opportunities.
Find out what else The Belonging Effect offers here.
Being Luminary
Founder, Emma Sheppard acts as the pregnancy and maternity specialist associate for Being Luminary, an organisation offering DEIB training to schools in the UK and internationally.
Being Luminary support The MTPT Project’s voice in this global community by spotlighting the protected characteristic of pregnancy and maternity in their podcast, Nothing Without Us.
Find out more about Being Luminary here.