Become an I Matter® Organisation Partner
Help your team or organisation develop an understanding of Relationship Health
Informed by the I Matter® Framework.
Join a growing network of schools, health, community and business organisations who have been developing a shared understanding of relationship health and an I Matter informed approach as a foundation for more confident neighbourhood working
The I Matter Relationship Health Learning Journey provides the public health framework that helps organisations, parents and professionals and young people understand and strengthen Relationship Health across the lifespan. Our resources complement population health initiatives and the RSHE Curriculum by giving adults the understanding and skills to model, reinforce and extend what children and young people and adults are learning.
Explore it - Learn it - Live it - Support Others
START WITH: 'Let's Talk Relationship Health'
Why This Matters
Relationship Health influences how people regulate stress, build resilience and work together.
Teams and organisations are increasingly being asked to respond to
- family stress and complexity
- emotionally dysregulated children and young people
- communication challenges with families
- staff fatigue and emotional load
- increasing demand for relationship-based support
They are also being asked to develop readiness for neighbourhood and locality working.
The I Matter® Relationship Health Learning Journey helps teams and organisations develop a shared understanding of the science of Relationship Health while building confidence and practical capability to understand how to support staff, families and communities.
Understanding Relationship Health provides a practical foundation for responding more effectively as a neighbourhood.
Phases of Organisation Development
Practical Relationship Health learning opportunities, powered by the I Matter Framework designed to support health, education and community work together under pressure.
Explore Relevance
Phase 1
Explore Starter Learning
Introduction online content or a live workshop for schools and organisations wanting to understand about relationship health as an idea
👉 Introductions / Book a Call
Build Staff Understanding
Phase 2
Team Development
Professional CPD opportunties for organisations building staff understanding of relationship health as a foundation for neighbourhood
working.
👉Become an Organisation Partner
Grow Local Capability
Phase 3
Community Development
For organisations ready to establish one or more Link Professionals and support wider engagement across staff, families and communities via microprojects.
👉Explore Local Options
Why organisations join
Teams and organisations become partners for many reasons, including:
✓ Addressing an overlooked area of practice with a structured inhouse option
✓ Developing a shared language around Relationship Health
✓ Building staff confidence without replacing existing practice
✓ Strengthening partnership with other organisations working with families
✓ Creating a practical foundation for long-term culture change in their own neighbourhood
How far on is your current team strategy for
relationship health informed practice?
Not every organisation starts in the same place.
Our free Relationship Health Organisation Strategy Audit helps you identify your current strengths, priorities and possible next steps.
START THE AUDITEvery organisation starts somewhere.
"Let's Talk Relationship Health" is designed to help you begin that conversation.
As understanding grows, more informed and effective action becomes possible.
What makes this different?
The I Matter® Relationship Health approach is:
✓ not therapy
✓ not another behaviour programme
✓ not another work-load heavy initiative
✓ designed to acknowledge overwhelm
✓ not a replacement for existing good practice
Instead, it provides an organising framework that helps people make sense of existing approaches, develop a shared language and work together more effectively. We think of relationship health and the I Matter Framework as providing an umbrella and a foundation organising idea
Our long-term goal is simple:
Let's support Relationship Health in the same way society supports Physical Health and Mental Health.
Our first Lets Talk Locality Hub is in Kendal
What Else Makes This Different?
The I Matter® Learning Journey is designed to support a structured thoughtful implementation - with the intent to build community curiosity - and assisting those who are motivated to learn. It is not designed as an unlimited access platform for all staff.
Schools and organisation are supported to introduce and embed relationship health and I Matter informed thinking through defined pathways, ensuring clarity, focus and sustainable use rather than overwhelming staff with open-ended content access.
We know that Relationship Health and I Matter Informed Learning is potentially relevant for everyone
BUT readiness for learning is a key and vital detail.
So our goal is not to 'transform everyone' but to 'strengthen key individuals'
Our primary goal is to start the conversations.
Building Inhouse Capacity to Support Relationship Health Learning
Most organisations begin by introducing key staff to the I Matter Framework and Relationship Health concepts through an Organisation Partnership.
As interest and readiness develop, organisations can identify one or more staff members to become Link Professionals.
Link Professionals support implementation by:
- Developing deeper understanding of Relationship Health
- Supporting colleagues to engage with learning
- Helping coordinate local implementation activities
- Acting as a bridge between the organisation and the wider I Matter community
- Exploring a microproject -eg supported self-help access to families who are motivated to learn
Implementation pathways are available for one or more staff members depending on the size and needs of the organisation.
Typical starting point:
- Organisation Partnership
- Get Started Workshop
- 1–2 Link Professionals
This provides a sustainable foundation for further development.
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