Return to Work

As part of a regional Teaching School Hub partnership in the East of England, we 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 East of England the opportunity to prepare logistically and emotionally for a confident return to work following a period of maternity, adoption or parental leave.

Ensuring the programme is fully-funded for state school colleagues is just one of the ways that we are 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.

Olivia, an Essex-based secondary class teacher attended a Return to Work workshop in the summer of 2023.  She said she “gained a sense of community” from the supportive conversations in breakout rooms, and was grateful for the opportunity to ask questions in a safe space.

Olivia found that the workshop helped her to feel confident and excited about returning to work, and helped her to have conversations with her line manager about how to support her further.  She left the workshop feeling more organised, and encouraged by the tips and ideas she had heard about how to manage home and work life.

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.