Relationship Health Learning Pathway for Organisations
Supporting Schools, Community Organisations and Families Under Pressure
Progress a joined up relationship health and I Matter informed education approach that helps staff and familiesWhy This Matters
Relationship Health is central to how people regulate stress and experience wellbeing.
Schools and community organisations are increasingly being asked to respond to:
- family stress and complexity
- anxious or dysregulated children
- communication strain with parents
- staff fatigue and emotional load
What Makes This Different?
Relationship Health Learning is not a therapy.
It is not another behaviour programme.
It is not extra workload-heavy training.
It is practical community learning that empowers adults to think more clearly and respond more effectively under pressure.
Phases of Organisation Development
Practical Relationship Health learning opportunities, powered by the I Matter Framework designed to support schools, staff, families, and early help capability under pressure.
Explore Relevance
Phase 1
Best for schools and organisations wanting to understand whether this approach is relevant to them
- Online introductions
- Overview of approach
- Includes starter resources
- Next step a Professionals
Get Started Workshop → Wheel Workshops - From £65pa for small school or organisation
Develop Staff Confidence
Phase 2
Best for schools and organisations building internal capability for professional learning.
- Level 1–2 CPD pathway
- Study support sessions
- Includes staff learning ideas
- Develop a more consistent team approach
- Next Step: Link Training
- From £400pa for a small school with 2 L1-2 accounts
Share with families
Phase 3
Best for schools and organisations ready to invest in developing small learning pathways for families
- Develop practice with families and young people
- Supported microproject development
- Activities license to use for Parent/YP Workshops
- Take part in Network
- License From £75pa - Costs depends on planned programme
“Schools and community organisations are dealing with increasingly complex unmet needs. Relationship Health learning can help provide shared language, structure, and confidence for working more effectively with families.”
Local education perspective
All professional practice and licensing is governed by our Summary of Roles and Permissions
How Schools and Organisations Engage with this Learning
Schools and organisations typically progress through the following stages over time after initial engagement:
Phase 1: Organisation Membership (Introductions)
Phase 2: Staff Capability Development (Key Practitioners)
Phase 3: Applied Practice - Working with Families and Young People via Microprojects
Typical Organisation Development Journey
A phased pathway for building relationship health understanding across staff, school systems, and families.
🌱 1. Organisation Starter Access (Introductions)
All schools begin here with introductory learning that can be extended to wider staff team to build shared understanding of relationship health as an important overlooked idea, offering a common language, and foundation for home-school communication around of how relationships influence stress and behaviour
👉 Builds the foundational mindset
🎓 2. Staff Development (Key Practitioners)
Selected staff (usually 1–2 initially) engage in deeper supported learning to apply relationship health thinking in real school situations and develop confidence in relational responses under pressure. Opportunities to develop understanding of other staff members
👉 Builds internal capability and consistency
🏫 3. Applied Practice - Microprojects with Families and CYP
Trainee staff progress small, structured micropilots in real school contexts as part of a practicum and certification phase focussed on introducing engagement pathways to relationship health learning for families and young people, via consults and workshops, and the Link or Lead practitioner role.
👉 Testing application while building the school–family learning bridge
👨👩👧 4. Community + Leadership Development
Primary care settings and schools and services who want deeper integration can extend into offering a sustained relationship health learning system across local staff teams, families, and leadership.
- Community Wheel (a structured learning way to support ongoing parent and carer learning)
- Lead Practitioner development (internal leadership)
- Supported In-House Child Practitioner development for staff working directly with children and families
- Strengthened school–home relational communication and consistency
👉 Building a sustained relationship health learning culture across the whole system
A conversation explores your organisations current priorities, pressures, and readiness, and how a relationship health learning approach could support inhouse and community wide development currently and over time.
How Subscriptions Work
The three phases enables organisations to progress at a rate that feels manageable for their own situation.
How subscriptions work (overview)
Subscriptions are designed as a simple, staged way for organisations to engage with Relationship Health at a pace that fits their capacity and readiness.
They are based on organisational size and provide an annual access route into the I Matter system, with options to scale over time.
Phase 1 — Organisational Membership (Orientation)
This is the entry point into the system.
It provides:
- Organisational registration and named link contact
- Access to introductory online sessions for staff
- Starter resources (including posters and introductory materials)
- Eligibility for CPD and funded/bursary learning routes
- Option to begin staff engagement through introduction accounts
This phase is about becoming familiar with the approach and deciding how it fits your setting.
Phase 2 — Professional Development Access (Staff CPD)
This supports shared learning across teams.
It provides:
- Level 1–2 online learning accounts for staff
- Structured CPD pathway in Relationship Health
- Tools to support consistent language and understanding across teams
- Optional study support sessions
This phase helps organisations build a shared foundation in practice.
Phase 3 — Applied Practice Access (Families and Young People)
This supports the use of Relationship Health in real-world practice.
It provides:
- Permission to use I Matter tools in applied settings (with trained practitioners)
- Access to structured practice resources and guidance
- Participation in a wider learning and practice network
- Allocation of supported family learning accounts (where applicable)
This phase is for organisations ready to apply Relationship Health approaches in work with children, young people, and families.
It supports small-scale implementation and microproject activity rather than large-scale service delivery.
How progression works
Most organisations start with Phase 1 and then build over time.
Typical pathway:
- Begin with Organisational Membership
- Add staff learning through Phase 2 when ready
- Move into applied practice when capacity and training are in place
Organisations can progress at their own pace — there is no requirement to move through all phases at once.
👉More Pricing Information (and sign up links)
What are the Relationship Health and I Matter Learning Pathways?
There are several ways to progress relationship health and I Matter informed learning - via Entry Level workshops or indepth online learning either independently or via organisations
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What Schools and Community Organisations Often Value
- clearer shared language
- ability to support calmer responses
- stronger confidence in parent conversations
- confidence with complexity
- improved joined-up thinking
- support for staff wellbeing
Local Context
In the Kendal area, Kendal Primary Care Network has worked with Dr Cathy Betoin over a number of years and recognises the value of this approach for families experiencing stress and challenge.
This current invitation has evolved from our belief in the benefits of developing stronger links between health, schools, and prevention-focused support.
Interested in Exploring This for Your School or Organisation?
👉Start with a professional Introduction to I Matter Online Course
Suitable for school leaders, practitioners, pastoral staff, charities, community organisations, and health professionals
If you are ready to progress to membership please complete the introduciton and then check pricing or contact us
Limited Availability of Bursary Funding
We sometimes have a small amount of funded capacity available to contribute to Phase 2 costs for organisations
If you are interested in enquiring about this fund please complete the introduction and contact us
If you are interested in contributing to this fund you can do so via our Good Hub page
I Matter® Relationship Health Learning
Helping organisations, families and communities strengthen Relationship Health through practical learning and small, achievable steps.
53 Stramongate
Kendal
La94BH
United Kingdom
