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Join in with one of our brilliant in-person or online events!  Check out the listings below or follow us on Eventbrite to keep updated with our offers and appearances.  If you’d like to receive upcoming opportunities direct to your inbox on a fortnightly basis, please sign up to our mailing list.

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January 2025

Cheltenham Afternoon Tea
Saturday 25th January 2025, 14:00-15:30, School House Cafe, Cheltenham

Join us for a relaxed afternoon of coffee, chats, and support for parents-teachers at the MTPT Project Afternoon Tea in Cheltenham, hosted by Holly Bedford and Alice Rawstorne, our Regional Representatives in Gloucestershire. 

All our events are family friendly and inclusive of teachers, leaders, support, TSH and central MAT staff and anyone currently on a caring-related career break who wants to stay in touch with an educational community.  

Tea and cake are generously sponsored by our partners, Diverse Educators, so you can enjoy a free brew!

RSVP on Eventbrite.

Sustain and Grow – January Cohorts
Begins Tuesday 28th January / Thursday 30th 2025, 15:30-16:30, online

The Tuesday and Thursday cohorts of our Sustain and Grow group coaching programme begin this week! 

If you’re a teacher, leader or support staff colleague who is also a parent to young children, join us for this six month programme of empowering coaching.  Over six virtual sessions, we explore key themes relevant to balancing parenting and working life alongside supportive colleagues who are in the same boat as you.

Sustain and Grow will support you to find a sense of balance and control, and take the next steps in your personal or professional life so that you feel more fulfilled.

Some funded places available.  Find out more about live and recorded access to the programme on Eventbrite.

February Return to Work Workshop
Monday 3rd February 2025, 09:30-11:00, online

If you’re returning to work following a period of maternity, adoption or shared parental leave this Spring, don’t miss out on The MTPT Project’s Return to Work workshop.

We share information about your legal entitlements as returning parents, and give you the opportunity to get emotionally and logistically prepared for a confident return.

Our workshops are fully inclusive of teachers, leaders and support staff of all parenting identities, including those working in central Trust roles.  Your babies are absolutely welcome in our sessions.

Places are fully-funded for state school colleagues working in England, thanks to support from our Teaching School Hub Partners, and £45 for everyone else. 

Access a live or recorded version of the workshop on Eventbrite.

East London Coffee Morning
Thursday 20th February 2025, 09:30-12:00, Young V&A, Bethnal Green

Join us for a relaxed morning of coffee, chats, and support for parents-teachers at the MTPT Project coffee morning in East London, hosted by Laura Nwanya, our Regional Representatives in North London. 

All our events are family friendly and inclusive of teachers, leaders, support, TSH and central MAT staff and anyone currently on a caring-related career break who wants to stay in touch with an educational community.  

Tea and cake are generously sponsored by our partners, Diverse Educators, so you can enjoy a free brew!

RSVP on Eventbrite.

New to the MTPT Project – Information Event
Thursday 27th February 2025, 09:00-09:30, online

HR, SLT and SBM colleagues, or anyone who is new to, or curious about The MTPT Project are warmly invited to our termly information event.

We’ll give you more information about who we are, what we do and why we do it, and share details of our two fully-funded programmes.

Register to receive Zoom joining details.

March 2025

Parental Leave Group Coaching – Spring Cohort
Begins Tuesday 4th March 2025, 09:30-10:30, online

The Spring cohort of our Parental Leave group coaching programme begins today, offering colleagues currently on a period of maternity, adoption or shared parental leave three sessions of empowering group coaching. 

We’ll explore themes of changing identity, confidence and plans for the future over three monthly online sessions.  Your babies are absolutely welcome in our sessions and make great coaching partners!

Our coaching programmes are fully inclusive of teachers, leaders and support staff of all parenting identities, including those working in central Trust roles.  

Places are fully-funded for state school colleagues working in England, thanks to support from our Teaching School Hub Partners, and £120 for everyone else. 

Access a live or recorded version of the programme on Eventbrite.

Life Friendly Leadership (Spring)
Begins Friday 7th March 2025, 09:30-11:00, online

Join us for a live cohort of our Life Friendly Leadership programme, where we’ll be supporting leaders in education to understand and address the motherhood penalty, and the damaging impact it is having on our workforce. 

This is a programme for leaders working at school or MAT level, including HR, SBM and People Management colleagues.  We also invite EDI and CPD leads, or union secretaries working at branch or district level to join us.

Cohorts begin in March, April and May and some funded places are available depending on your geographical region or employing Trust.  If you are currently on a period of maternity, adoption or shared parental leave but work in one of the positions listed above, please contact us about funding options.

Tickets are available on Eventbrite.

Missing Mothers Virtual Conference
Friday 21st March, 09:30-12:30pm, online
Saturday 22nd March, 09:30-12:30pm, online

Join The MTPT Project for our annual virtual conference, running across two mornings.

On Friday, our brilliant line up of speakers will support school, MAT and systems leaders to create more family-friendly working conditions for their staff.

On Saturday, we’ll be inspiring our grassroots community of parent-educators with a fantastic set of speakers, panel guests and keynotes.

Our Missing Mothers conference is generously sponsored by Harris Federation, the National Institute of Teaching, Edurio, ASCL, Culham St Gabriel’s Trust, United Learning and The Key Group.

A number of ticketing options are available to support you and your colleagues to access this event.  Find out more on Eventbrite.

March Return to Work Workshop
Thursday 27th March 2025, 09:30-11:00, online

If you’re returning to work following a period of maternity, adoption or shared parental leave this Spring don’t miss out on The MTPT Project’s Return to Work workshop.

We share information about your legal entitlements as returning parents, and give you the opportunity to get emotionally and logistically prepared for a confident return.

Our workshops are fully inclusive of teachers, leaders and support staff of all parenting identities, including those working in central Trust roles.  Your babies are absolutely welcome in our sessions.

Places are fully-funded for state school colleagues working in England, thanks to support from our Teaching School Hub Partners, and £45 for everyone else. 

Access a live or recorded version of the workshop on Eventbrite.

May 2025

May Return to Work workshop
Monday 12th May 2025, 09:30-11:00, online

If you’re returning to work following a period of maternity, adoption or shared parental leave this Summer, don’t miss out on The MTPT Project’s Return to Work workshop.

We share information about your legal entitlements as returning parents, and give you the opportunity to get emotionally and logistically prepared for a confident return.

Our workshops are fully inclusive of teachers, leaders and support staff of all parenting identities, including those working in central Trust roles.  Your babies are absolutely welcome in our sessions.

Places are fully-funded for state school colleagues working in England, thanks to support from our Teaching School Hub Partners, and £45 for everyone else. 

Access a live or recorded version of the workshop on Eventbrite.

Life Friendly Leadership – Summer Cohort
Begins Tuesday 13th May, 15:30-16:30, online

Join us for a live cohort of our Life Friendly Leadership programme, where we’ll be supporting leaders in education to understand and address the motherhood penalty, and the damaging impact it is having on our workforce. 

This is a programme for leaders working at school or MAT level, including HR, SBM and People Management colleagues.  We also invite EDI and CPD leads, or union secretaries working at branch or district level to join us.

Cohorts begin in May, June and July and some funded places are available depending on your geographical region or employing Trust.  If you are currently on a period of maternity, adoption or shared parental leave but work in one of the positions listed above, please contact us about funding options.

Tickets are available on Eventbrite.

Parental Leave Group Coaching – Summer “Coffee” Cohort
Begins Tuesday 13th May 2025, 09:30-10:30, online

The Summer cohort of our Parental Leave group coaching programme begins today, offering colleagues currently on a period of maternity, adoption or shared parental leave three sessions of empowering group coaching. 

We’ll explore themes of changing identity, confidence and plans for the future over three monthly online sessions.  Your babies are absolutely welcome in our sessions and make great coaching partners!

Our coaching programmes are fully inclusive of teachers, leaders and support staff of all parenting identities, including those working in central Trust roles.  

Places are fully-funded for state school colleagues working in England, thanks to support from our Teaching School Hub Partners, and £120 for everyone else. 

Access a live or recorded version of the programme on Eventbrite.

June Return to Work workshop
Thursday 13th June 2025, 09:30-11:00, online

If you’re returning to work following a period of maternity, adoption or shared parental leave this Summer, don’t miss out on The MTPT Project’s Return to Work workshop.

We share information about your legal entitlements as returning parents, and give you the opportunity to get emotionally and logistically prepared for a confident return.

Our workshops are fully inclusive of teachers, leaders and support staff of all parenting identities, including those working in central Trust roles.  Your babies are absolutely welcome in our sessions.

Places are fully-funded for state school colleagues working in England, thanks to support from our Teaching School Hub Partners, and £45 for everyone else. 

Access a live or recorded version of the workshop on Eventbrite.

Parental Leave Group Coaching – Summer “Naptime” Cohort
Begins Friday 20th June 2025, 13:30-14:30, online

The Summer “Naptime” cohort of our Parental Leave group coaching programme begins today, offering colleagues currently on a period of maternity, adoption or shared parental leave three sessions of empowering group coaching. 

We’ll explore themes of changing identity, confidence and plans for the future over three monthly online sessions.  Your babies are absolutely welcome in our sessions and make great coaching partners!

Our coaching programmes are fully inclusive of teachers, leaders and support staff of all parenting identities, including those working in central Trust roles.  

Places are fully-funded for state school colleagues working in England, thanks to support from our Teaching School Hub Partners, and £120 for everyone else. 

Access a live or recorded version of the programme on Eventbrite.

July Return to Work workshop
Tuesday 15th July 2025, 09:30-11:00, online

If you’re returning to work following a period of maternity, adoption or shared parental leave this Summer, don’t miss out on The MTPT Project’s Return to Work workshop.

We share information about your legal entitlements as returning parents, and give you the opportunity to get emotionally and logistically prepared for a confident return.

Our workshops are fully inclusive of teachers, leaders and support staff of all parenting identities, including those working in central Trust roles.  Your babies are absolutely welcome in our sessions.

Places are fully-funded for state school colleagues working in England, thanks to support from our Teaching School Hub Partners, and £45 for everyone else. 

Access a live or recorded version of the workshop on Eventbrite.