Relationship Health and I Matter Informed Psychoeducation
with Schools Partners

Schools as Relationship Health and I Matter Informed Partners

Helping children, families and staff thrive through understanding of the I Matter Framework

Schools are central to children’s relational worlds. Learning, behaviour, attendance, staff wellbeing, and family engagement are all shaped by relationship health. Yet it is rarely named or systematically supported.

The I Matter Framework gives schools a practical, evidence-informed approach to:

• Strengthen adult–child and adult–adult relationships

• Build shared language and confidence across home and school

• Support early intervention efficiently

• Align with SEND, SEMH, safeguarding, wellbeing, and inclusion priorities

This is not a programme to “deliver to children.”
It’s a whole-system relationship health literacy approach, which crucially, supports adults first, so children benefit naturally.

Building a Shared Relationship-Health Foundation

Relationship health is a vital part of overall wellbeing. In primary care, supporting families, young people, and individuals to develop reflective understanding of relationships can reduce stress, improve communication, and enhance outcomes.

Our aim is to make it possible for staff and parents and young people to access relationship health and I Matter informed practice, supported by access to the I Matter Learning Journey creating opportunities for reflective learning, joined-up thinking, and shared problem-solving within our practice.

The practice’s role is to enable access and promote engagement, not to deliver individual coaching or therapy. We aim to respond to staff and patients readiness and motivation to learn  and build skills

Our Vision for Schools

“We aim to ensure that all staff and parents and young people can access relationship health and I Matter Informed practice supported by access to the I Matter Learning Journey. This enables reflective individual learning, shared language, and joined-up thinking across staff, patients, and families.”

Practice Commitments & Funding

Commitment 1 - Relationship Health and I Matter Informed Staff Team

“We have a growing inhouse team who are relationship health and I Matter Informed”.   This team can

• Informed Professionals Offer: Relationship health and I Matter informed consultations for staff and families and young people: 

• Links offer: support to access more learning opportunities locally and inhouse

• Leads can Offer: Periodic responsive workshops based that address needs of our own community

• Funding: Named individuals are licensed professionals and organisation funds access to Phase 1 and Phase 3

• Signposting: Professionals can identify staff and families with readiness to learn more

Commitment 2 – Optional / Bounded Support Pathways (Self-Funded or Practice-Subsidised)

“We are developing our ability to provide a programme of provision”.   This team can support access to

• Tier 1 - Phase 1 Get Started Workshops: Open to all

• Tier 2 – Phase 2 Supported Learning: Targetted facilitated self-paced or group learning (staff or patients)
  

• Tier 3 – Phase 3 Intensive / Specialist: Individual coaching or specialist referral
  
  

Key principle: Practice funds high reach Tier 1 sessions and priorities consultations and self-paced Phase 2 online learning; but optional higher-support access is self-funded or subsidised, keeping workload manageable.

Commitment 3 – Longer term aspirations

“We are developing our ability to provide relationship health and informed practice as an embedded part of all of our practice.  Goals are to

• Increase access to more of our community

• Build understanding and skills of staff, parents and young people

• See measurable impact on wellbeing for all parties
  
  
  

Indicative Costs

• Tier 1 - Phase 1 Inhouse Get Started sessions offered each term/half term at £95pp with discounts on bulk booking or inhouse delivery

• Includes 4 x monthly Online wheel sessions then £15pa self funded
• In house wheel sessions offered monthly by staff team - as community building

• Tier 2 - Phase 2 Targetted - Priorities consultations £100pp + access to self-paced online £347pp or £495 with small group for 4 months
  

• Discounts on bulk purchases -Accessed by a handful of patients under organisation license: optional self-funded

• Tier 3 - Phase 3 Extended/Intensive/specialist - can be 'recommended' but not funded by primary care - from £995 for 8 months
  
  
• Principle:  Delivery is a partnership process between I Matter Training and your I Matter Informed inhouse team.  Tier 1 provides the universal, funded baseline; Tier 2 and Tier 3 are opt-in, self-funded or subsidised, keeping the programme safe, scalable, and manageable.

Practical Embedding Example

All Schools:  I Matter Posters around the school provide reference for starting conversations and emphasising learning and shared thinking

Small school (100 pupils): Weekly staff huddles review Phase 1 & 2 modules. Teachers integrate reflective micro-practices in classroom transitions and check-ins. Parents receive weekly prompts via newsletters. Tier 2 optional support self-funded by small numbers of parents.

Large school (1,000 pupils): Year-group relational champions facilitate fortnightly reflection sessions. Modules available asynchronously to staff and parents. Reflection integrated into assemblies, pastoral sessions, and newsletters. Tier 2 groups scheduled termly, capped per cohort; Tier 3 specialist coaching accessed externally and self-funded.

What Schools Do Not Have to Do

• Provide open ended individual coaching to individuals or families

• Offer therapy or counseling

• Take on ongoing family support outside safeguarding duties

Practices create a relationship-health literacy infrastructure — a bounded, reflective learning environment — rather than a therapy service.

How This Fits With Education Priorities

• I Matter Training supports population health and early intervention

• Strengthens cross‑sector collaboration

• Encourages early, dignified support for families

• Aligns with local wellbeing and inclusion strategies

Who This Helps Most

• Staff members, Teachers, Pastoral teams, seeing complex needs

• Teams wanting stronger links with primary care health and community

• Networks supporting prevention and early connection

• Hubs aiming to strengthen family and adult wellbeing

Professional Training Access — The First Step for Schools

To create safe, scalable access for staff and parents, schools begin by training key practitioners. Once trained, the school receives an organisation account with licenced access to Phase 1 & Phase 2.

• Step 1: Staff sign up for professional training (Phase 1 & 2)

• Step 2: School gains organisation-level access

• Step 3: Inhouse team support access to training at their own pace

• Step 4: Options for staff to access ongoing professional development
  
  

Kendal Parent Pilot — A Safe, Bounded Access Route

For families in Kendal linked to participating schools, we are running a controlled pilot where parents can access Phase 1 & Phase 2, with optional small-group reflections. This pilot is designed to be manageable, supportive, and safe — and will inform future broader roll-outs.

• Self-paced online access to Phase 1 & 2

• Optional monthly reflection sessions in small groups

• Limited places to ensure manageability and safety

• Funding: Self-funded beyond baseline school access if parents want additional support

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Next Steps

1. Join the Curious About Relationship Health Professional Community

2. Review professional pricing

3. Express Interest in professional training

4. Contact us if you have questions

Join the Curious About Relationship Health Professional Community (Free)
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