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Free online bereavement training for schools

Online training for education professionals | 20 minutes | Introductory training

On average, 1 in every 29 children will be bereaved of a parent. That’s one in every class. Whether your student has been bereaved recently or several years ago, they need support from the school community to ensure that they can cope with their grief. That’s why it’s vital that teachers and staff understand how to support the grieving children and young people in their school.

Our free online bereavement training modules will help you understand how grief affects a child or young person and how you can help them cope with their grief. The courses are designed for schools but would be useful for anyone who works with bereaved children. Written by bereavement specialists, drawing on many years of experience supporting bereaved children, and created by Learning Nexus.

These courses are free, just fill out the sign up form by clicking the button below to access them.

Winston’s Wish and Child Bereavement UK have come together and are now one unified charity: Child Bereavement UK. These resources carry our previous branding, but the information is up to date and remains fully relevant. We’re currently updating our branding, and new versions will be available soon.

What do the training courses cover?

Module 1: Childhood bereavement: an introduction

An introductory 20-minute training module on childhood bereavement and what you can do to help those going through it, aimed at both primary and secondary schools. This course will cover:

What is childhood bereavement?
How does grief affect a child?
Dealing with a bereavement in schools

Module 2: What you can do to help

This 20-minute module explains some of the ways you can help children and young adults suffering from a bereavement. Aimed at both primary and secondary school teachers, the course includes:

The importance of communication
Planning and preparation
When to seek further support
Help, support and self-care

The course was understandable, vocabulary was clear and just the right amount of content. Really pleased that I completed this course.

Sign up for our free online courses

Click the button below and fill out the sign up form to access our free online bereavement courses for schools. If you have any questions, please email [email protected].

Other bereavement support for schools

Other resources to help and support members of a school community:

For further guidance, you can call our Helpline, email [email protected], or use Live Chat on our website.

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