PARENTWORKS WORKSHOPS

Practical support at every stage of the parental leave journey

Half-day workshops designed to meet parents, carers, and managers exactly where they are - whether that's preparing to leave, navigating the return, or simply doing better as a working parent or carer.

Coaching-led, not training-led
These aren't lectures. Every session creates space for reflection, conversation, and genuine insight - guided by an ICF-certified coach.
Flexible and tailored
Each workshop can be shaped around your organisation, your people, and your timing. Nothing here is off-the-shelf.
Practical tools included
Participants leave with more than good intentions - every workshop includes a coaching toolkit or resource pack to use beyond the session.

WHAT'S AVAILABLE

Workshops for every stage

These outlines give a sense of what each workshop covers. Get in touch to talk through what would work best for your people.

Before leave

Preparing for Leave

A half-day workshop for employees approaching parental or carer's leave - helping them feel confident, clear, and prepared rather than overwhelmed by the transition ahead.

Making sense of the identity shift that comes with this next chapter
Having honest conversations with your manager and team
Setting yourself up well before you go
What to think about - and what to let go of - before leave begins
Half day Coaching toolkit included
During leave

Staying Connected During Leave

Designed to sit alongside Keep in Touch days - a space for parents and carers on leave to reconnect with themselves and their careers, without the pressure to perform.

Reflecting on what's changed - and what hasn't
Maintaining professional identity during an intensive period
Thinking ahead to the return without anxiety
Community and connection with peers at the same stage
Half day Coaching toolkit included
Returning to work

The Return to Work

For employees in the early weeks and months back at work - a workshop that acknowledges the reality of the return and helps people find their footing again.

Understanding why the return is harder than expected - and what that means
Rebuilding confidence and professional identity
Navigating the tension between work and life at home
Setting a sustainable pace for the months ahead
Half day Coaching toolkit included
Open to all parents and carers

Working Parents: Thriving, Not Just Coping

An open workshop for working parents and carers at any stage - not focused on any one transition, but on the bigger question of how to build a working life that genuinely works for you.

What "balance" actually means in practice
Identifying where energy is going - and where you want it to go
Boundaries, boundaries, boundaries
Connecting with other parents and carers in your organisation
Half day Resource pack included
For managers

Supporting Parents: A Workshop for Managers

Managers are often the single most important factor in how a parent or carer experiences the leave journey. This workshop gives them the awareness, language, and confidence to make a real difference.

What parents and carers are actually going through at each stage
The kinds of conversations that genuinely help
Common mistakes - and how to avoid them
Creating a culture where parents and carers feel safe to be honest
Half day Resource pack included
For organisations

Become a Parental Champion

An in-depth programme for employees who want to become a skilled, confident source of support for parents and carers across your organisation.

Some organisations want to go further - not just bringing in external support, but building lasting capability from within. This programme equips a group of motivated employees with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to support their colleagues through the parental leave journey in a meaningful, informed way.

Participants don't become coaches - they become people who know how to show up well, what to say (and what not to), and when to refer on. Built around ParentWorks' coaching framework and delivered across a series of workshops, with participant toolkits and a resource pack for the parents and carers they go on to support.

Understanding the emotional landscape of parental leave
Coaching skills for non-coaches
Supporting before, during and after leave
Knowing when to refer to professional coaching
Building psychological safety in your team
Practice, feedback, and reflection
Multi-session programme Champion toolkit included Parent & carer resource pack included

How it works

Every workshop is shaped around you. There's no fixed off-the-shelf programme - just a conversation about what your people need.

1

Reach out

Tell me a bit about your organisation and what you're trying to achieve

2

We talk

A short call to understand your context and agree on the right approach

3

I tailor it

I design and prepare the session around your people and priorities

4

We deliver

A half-day session your people will actually remember

Not sure which workshop is right for your team?

Let's have a conversation. I can help you work out what would make the most difference for your people right now.

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