Online bereavement training for schools
Free online training courses to help teachers and school staff understand how to support grieving children and young people in their school.
Free bereavement training for teachers
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 courses 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 the Winston’s Wish team, drawing on our many years of experience supporting bereaved children, and created by Learning Nexus.
These courses are free, just fill out the form below to access them.
An overview of the courses
Childhood bereavement: an introduction
An introductory course 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
What you can do to help
This course 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.
Register for our free online courses
Just fill out the form below to access our free online bereavement courses for schools. If you have any queries, please email info@winstonswish.org
Other bereavement support for schools
Support for schools
Information and advice for teachers and school staff supporting grieving children, including free resources, training and how to speak to our team.
More bereavement training
We offer a variety of training on childhood bereavement for professionals including in-depth day courses and bespoke training for organisations.
Rapid Response training
This one-hour online training package is designed to offer immediate support and advice for school staff in those days and weeks following a bereavement.
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