I’m due to go on mat leave in jan and I’m trying to work out how shared parental leave works. I plan on staying off work until the beginning of the 6 week holidays in July and going back so I get paid over the summer. After the summer holidays would my husband then be able to take the rest of my mat leave (about 4 weeks) as shared parental leave or would he have to do it straight after I return to work. We’re both teachers so it doesn’t make sense for us to be on mat leave over the summer.