Volunteering to Build Relationships

Volunteering to Build Relationships

Claire Schnellmann, part-time primary teacher and new MTPT Project blogger reflects on how volunteering with her baby on her first maternity leave has acted as excellent informal pastoral CPD, and the lessons it has taught her about building community relationships....
Shared Parental Leave

Shared Parental Leave

Head of PE and Dance and mother of two, Helen explains how shared parental leave worked for her and her husband, also a teacher. I am currently coming to the end of my second maternity leave, and second experience of Shared Parental Leave (SPL). SPL works by enabling...
Supporting Adopters

Supporting Adopters

Alex Mason, English SLE, adoptive parent and The MTPT Project’s Adoption Advocate explains how schools can support teachers going through the adoption process. As you go through your adoption journey you are asked to create your ‘eco-map’ of people who will be...
Can a Man Do Maternity Coaching?

Can a Man Do Maternity Coaching?

Founder, Emma Sheppard, reflects on her own innate gender stereotyping as she introduces two new members of the Accreditation Coaching team. This month, we will be welcoming two new Coaches onto The MTPT Project Accreditation team, and they are male. Initially, this...