School Bereavement Courses

Free courses to help teachers and staff understand how to support grieving children and young people in their school.

Primary School

Childhood bereavement: an introduction

An introductory course on childhood bereavement and what you can do to help those going through it.

This course will cover:

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

This course will take around 20 minutes to complete. Just click on the button below to start the course.

What you can do to help

This course explains some of the ways you can help children and young adults suffering from a bereavement.

The course includes:

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

Just click on the button below to start the course.

Secondary School

Childhood bereavement: an introduction

An introductory course on childhood bereavement and what you can do to help those going through it.

This course will cover:

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

This course will take around 20 minutes to complete. Just click on the button below to start the course.

What you can do to help

This course explains some of the ways you can help children and young adults suffering from a bereavement.

The course includes:

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

Just click on the button below to start the course.