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Rapid response training for schools

Online training for professionals | 1 hour | Introductory training

Have you experienced a death in your school community? It can be difficult to know how to immediately respond, what to say and how to support your students and colleagues while they are grieving. Whether it’s the tragic death of a pupil, teacher or important figure within your school, Child Bereavement UK is here to help.

We have over 30 years of experience supporting grieving children and young people and can offer your school support, guidance and training. Our Rapid Response bereavement training has three variations to support the needs of pupils in the days and weeks following a bereavement.

It complements our other resources and support services. You can also access our free information, support and guidance for professionals working within the education sector.

When can I attend?

We will arrange this training for you on request. It is delivered online via Zoom or Teams.

Please complete the from below with as much information as possible so that we can respond as promptly as we can (we aim to reply within two working days). We’ll get back to you to discuss the training package and arrange a time and date. If you are looking for different support, please get in touch by email and we can explore possible options.

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Who is this training for?

This training is designed for small groups of key staff in primary and secondary schools, colleges and universities immediately following a death in the school community. It is delivered online via Zoom or Teams.

What will I learn?

This training covers:

An introduction to the needs of bereaved children and young people.
What grief looks like in the classroom.
Initial conversations about grief.
Practical considerations in the short, medium and long term.
Staff wellbeing.
Informal questions and discussions.

There are three variations of the training:

Rapid Response

This bereavement training is designed to offer immediate support and advice for school staff following a death in the community.

SEND Rapid Response

This specialist bereavement training will help you to support children with SEND following a death in your school community.

Terminal Illness Rapid Response

This specialist bereavement training is designed to offer immediate advice and support in the lead up to a death in your school community.

Booking details

£150. You’ll also receive one of our publications free of charge.

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

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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 for education providers, please email [email protected].

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