Online school's training sessions taking place 16/09/26 & 01/10/26. Click here for further details.

Bereavement Services for schools

Training for Primary school staff to feel confident and competent in how to incorporate bereavement, grief and loss into the new RSHE curriculum and in supporting bereaved pupils and their families

  • 1 in 29 children aged 5 to 16 have been bereaved of a parent - the equivalent of one child per class*

  • A parent of a child under 18 dies every 20 minutes in the UK - 127 newly bereaved children every day*

  • 80% of teachers report they have had no training on how to support with bereavement and grief

* Child bereavement Network Key statistics (2022) **O'Neil et al. (2018)

This training is designed to help school staff feel confident and competent to support bereaved pupils and deliver lessons about bereavement, loss and grief. It also covers developing a school bereavement policy as this provides a secure foundation. It is facilitated by specialist bereavement practitioners who have extensive experience in supporting bereaved children, their families and school staff.

The training will include:

  • Sensitive communication with family

  • Skills to engage in conversations about bereavement in a sensitive and age appropriate way.

  • Understanding the grieving process at different ages and stages and ways to support this

  • Using Bereavement support plans

  • Developing a Bereavement Policy as a proactive response to underpin a clear, compassionate whole school approach

  • Supporting SEND pupils

  • Understanding when to access bereavement support and where this can be found.

Incorporating Bereavement and loss in the RSHE curriculum from Sept 2026:

  • Considerations before, after and during lessons

  • Lesson plan ideas

  • Using books to support loss

  • Developing emotional literacy

  • Strategies to help develop resilience

  • Supporting SEND pupils

  • Cultural diversity in death and grief practices

Training format:

  • 3 hour training session delivered online, or in person, for small groups

  • £45 per person or price on request for whole school training

Our next online training dates are 16/09/26 & 01/10/26 - please complete the form below to book a place or email us with any questions

Who the training is for:

  • Teachers

  • Pastoral staff

  • Family workers

  • Curriculum leads

  • Senior management

  • Early career teacher training