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Ambassador: Kate Jones

Kate is a secondary teacher and best-selling author, from North Wales. Kate has authored five books, written for teachers and leaders in education, with more books set for publication in the near future.

When Kate was a student studying for her A Levels, someone very close to her, James, died at the age of 16 in a tragic car accident. This was a difficult time in her life and Winston’s Wish (now part of Child Bereavement UK) were able to support her with regular bereavement counselling and support.

After her A Levels, Kate studied History in University and became a teacher. During her teaching career Kate has worked alongside many students and colleagues that have experienced loss. Kate is very keen to share the work of the charity to support children and teachers in schools in her ambassador role.

In addition to teaching history, Kate works with schools around speaking at high-profile educational events including Abu Dhabi, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka and across the UK. Kate has her own podcast ‘The Love To Teach Podcast’ and hosts a weekly radio show on ‘Teachers Talk Radio’.

Kate wrote about her experience of grief and loss in her first book: Love To Teach: Research and Resources for every classroom. Her follow up books, the Retrieval Practice collection, have all been Amazon best-sellers in various education categories and Kate is a regular writer for The Times Educational Supplement (TES).

Kate is excited to be an ambassador for Winston’s Wish (now part of Child Bereavement UK), so that young people can receive the same help, support and guidance that she did, as well as supporting teachers to feel more confident and prepared when talking about grief.

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