Bereavement training for school staff and other education professionals

This webinar provides an overview of bereavement specifically for professionals working in the education sector. The content includes children’s understanding of death; models of grief; managing grief in school; bereavement policy and procedures; and strategies for support and staff wellbeing.

Who is this training for?

This webinar is suitable for educational professionals working in nursery, early years, primary, secondary and college settings, this may include teachers, teaching assistants, school support staff, SENCO, pastoral support staff, form tutors, year group leads, senior leaders and headteachers.

What will I learn?

During this training, you will:

• Gain an introduction to the topics of death and grief.
• Explore initiating conversations about death and grief.
• Learn ways to answer difficult questions.
• Understand how to provide support to pupils and members of staff.
• Explore how to embed death and grief into the curriculum.
• Discover resources to support teaching and learning.
• Receive information about Child Bereavement UK and other support organisations, and resources available.

You may also be interested in:

• Online resources for schools
• Bespoke training or consultancy and supervision
• Information, support and guidance for professionals working within the education sector
• Support for professionals

Before booking on any training, please read our training terms and conditions. We encourage prospective participants to consider their own experience of loss and how it might affect them during training. Our training may not be suited to someone who has experienced a recent bereavement.

If you would like to know more about training for the education sector from Child Bereavement UK, please email schools@childbereavementuk.org.