Talking Mats Foundation Training

Talking Mats® is a visual framework, which can help students reflect on what's happening in their lives and provides them with a way of expressing their views more easily e.g., how they feel about their relationships, activities or skills, where they live, school, the support they receive or what goals they want to prioritise. Talking Mats can also make it easier to hear a student's views on topics which can be difficult to discuss e.g., their mental well-being, their safety, decisions about their future.

Laura Lundy, Professor Emerita of Children's Rights at Queen's University, Belfast, describes the Talking Mats process as the "epitome of rights-based participation". If enabling children to have influence in their lives and education is important to you and your school, check out the link in this notice to find out more about the various course options and costs. Then, email [email protected] to book a place.