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HISP Teaching School Hub Commits to Ongoing Support for Parent-Colleagues

Colleagues on a period of parental leave, returning to work or balancing their school commitments with young children will continue to benefit from fully-funded support next academic year thanks to an ongoing partnership between HISP Teaching School Hub and The MTPT Project.

This partnership will give state school colleagues fully-funded access to The MTPT Project’s Cradle to Classroom programme of transition support – three coaching and workshop offers designed to support them as they navigate their parenting journey:

  • Group coaching during the parental leave period
  • Return to work workshops
  • Group coaching (Sustain and Grow) for colleagues back at work with children aged 5 or younger

With women aged 30-39 making up the largest group of teachers to leave the profession every year, HISP Teaching School Hub recognises the importance of supporting colleagues over this key period where more than 67% of teachers become parents. We want colleagues in our region to know how valuable they are to our schools, and to feel empowered to design careers that fit in with their new family lives.

“The programme was well structured, insightful and helped me to reflect on myself, where I am at and where I would like to be in all different areas of my life. It has given me the confidence to dream big!” – Primary Class Teacher, Winter Parental Leave group coaching cohort, 2024-25

Since 2023, more than 600 colleagues across the country have attended one or more of the Cradle to Classroom programmes thanks to support from Teaching School Hub and other partners. We look forward to supporting even more new parents next academic year.

“The workshop was very helpful and reassuring to me. It exceeded my expectations, thank you.” – Secondary ECT, February 2025 Return to Work workshop

Expression of Interest bookings are already open for the September Sustain and Grow group coaching programme. If you will be returning to work following a period of maternity, adoption or shared parental leave this September, or have a child aged 5 or younger, this is the programme for you.

“This whole course has just been brilliant, and I am so grateful to have completed it – thank you!” – Secondary Literacy Lead, September 2024 Sustain and Grow cohort

Full 2025-26 dates for the other programmes in The MTPT Project’s Cradle to Classroom package will be announced in the summer term. Keep up to date by signing up to The MTPT Project’s fortnightly bulletin.