Bereavement Services for schools

Supporting bereaved pupils and incorporating bereavement, grief and loss into the RSHE curriculum - available online 16/06/26 & 01/10/26

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

Who the training is for:

• Teachers

• Pastoral staff

• Family workers

• Curriculum leads

• Senior management

• Early career teacher training

Training format:

• 3 hour training session delivered online

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

• Groups can include staff from more than one school

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