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Ask Me: Education bereavement training

Online training for professionals | 3.5 hours | Introductory training

Our Ask Me: Education training is designed to provide those working in education with tools and techniques to enable them to more effectively support young people who are bereaved or who are facing the death of someone important to them.

It is based on ditching the ‘one size fits all’ approach to bereavement support in education and offering compassionate, tailored grief support to students who need it. You’ll learn the power of listening to bereaved students, giving them a voice and choice in how they are supported through grief and gain the confidence and tools to do this.

The Ask Me: Education training package supports educators to use the Ask Me: Education Manifesto and Bereavement Plans with grieving students in their care.

When can I attend?

This training package is three modules totalling 3.5 hours, delivered online by one of our experienced trainers. These can be delivered as three separate sessions or in one session at a date and time that suits your education setting.

To request this training, please click the button below to complete our form and we will be in touch to discuss the next steps. If you have any queries, please email [email protected].

Complete our enquiry form

Who is this training for?

This training is for staff in schools, colleges, nurseries and universities who are supporting grieving students.

What will I learn?

By the end of this training course you will:

Identify common reactions to grief in children and young people.
Recognise young people’s varied responses to grief according to their stage of development.
Have a deeper understanding of some of the key theories underpinning grief support work.
Explore the benefits of creating flexible environments for young people to make choices in how to handle their grief.
Feel more confident in having compassionate conversations with students about their grief.
Increase your confidence in supporting students to complete a bereavement plan.
Consider how a bereavement plan can be used to support a young person with their grief throughout their education.
Information about Child Bereavement UK and other support organisations, and resources available.

Booking details

£350 for a group of staff.

To request this training, please click the button below to complete our form and we will be in touch to discuss the next steps. If you have any queries, please email [email protected].

Please email to let us know about any accessibility requirements or adaptations you require to attend our training.

Complete our enquiry form

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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 from Child Bereavement UK, please email [email protected].

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