Preparing for Roles
Supporting you at important times of transition
Relationship health and resiliency involves a set of life skills that can be learned and developed over time. Times of transition are key life moments
YOU are the common denominator in all the varied roles you play. Making time for preparation can really make a difference to long term confidence.
Becoming a Parent and a Partner
Starting or growing a family can bring change, pressure, and uncertainty alongside excitement and connection.
This learning helps you understand how relationships shift during this transition so you can feel more steady, aware, and confident as things change.
Becoming a Child and Family Professional
Working with children, young people, and families often involves complex relationships, emotional pressure, and uncertainty. This learning helps you build confidence in understanding relationship dynamics so you can respond more clearly and effectively in your professional role.
Becoming a Carer with new Responsibilities
Caring roles can bring emotional responsibility, uncertainty, and shifts in identity and relationships. This learning helps you understand what happens in relationships under pressure so you can feel more grounded, supported, and able to respond with confidence.
Overview
The I Matter Learning Journey can be a valuable thing to make time for for anyone at an important time of transition into a new role as part of their preparation stages.
It provides practical ways to make sense of everyday situations and respond with greater confidence, clarity, and connection.
👉 Start I Matter Online Learning
👉 New here? Learn more: What is I Matter?
Who This Is For
- Individuals who are becoming parents and carers
- Those thinking about their new roles as partners and co-parents
- Professionals starting roles as child and family professionals
- Individuals wanting to feel more confident in a new relationship
- Individuals taking on new responsibilities in a work role
- Family members moving into new caring roles and responsibilites
What You Will Learn
- How to understand relationship patterns and dynamics
- Ways to respond rather than react in challenging moments
- Practical tools to support connection, communication, and regulation
- How to recognise your own needs and the needs of others
- Approaches that support both yourself and those around you
There are options for certificates if you like that sort of thing!
The I Matter Approach
The I Matter framework is structured to support a step-by-step learning journey. It is practical, accessible, and designed to be used in real-life situations.
Key elements include:
- Understanding your own patterns and responses
- Building awareness of relationship dynamics
- Developing supportive routines and approaches
- Learning how to stay connected in difficult moments
- Growing confidence over time through guided learning
Learning Options
There are different ways to access learning depending on your situation:
- Self-paced online learning: Work through materials at your own pace
- Supported learning: Access guidance alongside structured learning
- Hub-based learning: Participate through a Locality Hub where available
- Workshops and sessions: Join facilitated 1:1 and group learning experiences
Locality Hubs
In some areas, learning is supported through Locality Hubs such as the Kendal Learning Hub. These hubs bring together professionals, parents, and community members to support shared learning and coordinated approaches.
Through a hub, you may be able to:
- Access supported entry-level learning
- Join workshops or group sessions
- Connect with local support pathways
- Engage with community-based learning opportunities
Your Study Support Options
Your online learning can be supported in a number of different ways, both informally and formally, via I Matter Training, or via a Locality Hub or the Wheel or via an Independent Practitioner.
Find Your Local Hub
In some areas, learning is supported through Locality Hubs, where professionals and families are connected through shared learning opportunities.
The I Matter Community Wheel
The I Matter approach is part of a wider relationship health model known as the I Matter Wheel.
This model brings together individual learning, professional practice, organisational participation, and locality-based collaboration into a connected system, intended to reduce isolation and promote local learning opportunities
As you engage with learning, you will contribute to and benefiting from this wider ecosystem of online and local support.
Learn more about the I Matter Wheel
Independent Practitioner Support
In addition to learning pathways, some individuals and families choose to work directly with an independent I Matter informed practitioner.
The Independent Practitioner Directory will connects you with trained practitioners who offer one-to-one support, guidance, or consultation outside of organisational settings. This route is currently in development.
This can be helpful if you are looking for:
- Personalised support for yourself or your family
- Parenting or caring guidance
- Support with communication or relationship challenges
- Additional input alongside your learning journey
View the Independent Practitioner Directory
Funded and Self-Funding Options
Depending on your circumstances and local arrangements, access to learning may be:
- Funded: Through organisational, GP, school, or locality-based initiatives
- Self-funded: Direct access to online learning or supported sessions
If funded opportunities are not available there are still ways to access learning directly
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Next Steps
If you are unsure where to start, please get in touch and we will guide you.
Contact
If you would like more information or guidance on how to get started, please get in touch.
53 Stramongate
Kendal
La94BH
United Kingdom
