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Bereavement, grief & loss in people with learning disabilities/SEND

Bereavement, grief & loss in people with learning disabilities/SENDBereavement, grief & loss in people with learning disabilities/SENDBereavement, grief & loss in people with learning disabilities/SENDBereavement, grief & loss in people with learning disabilities/SEND

2024/25 Training Dates - Including NEW Courses

Each of these courses is available as in-house or online training for your organisation.

Book Training For Your Organisation

A Special Kind of Grief

- Friday June 6th 2025 9:30am to 3:30pm

Online - via Zoom

£105 per person


- This course is the perfect introduction for schools/organisations to support bereaved and grieving children with SEND/LD

- During the day we will look at 

our roles and the impact of supporting bereaved individuals 

- The importance of acknowledging the bereavement, grief and loss of individuals with SEND/LD

- You will develop a toolkit of activities, resources and books to support your children

- This course is for professionals working with children with SEND/LD (also appropriate for those working with adults)

- Whole day training course (6 hours) via Zoom 

- 15 delegates, maximum 

Book here

Grief & SLD/PMLD

Using Good Grief Toys ®

Using Good Grief Toys ®

- Wednesday July 9th 2025 9:30am to 12:30pm

Online - via Zoom

£60 per person


- A specific course focused on the grief of children with SLD and PMLD
- How do we know when they are grieving?

- How do we support grieving children with minimal or no verbal language? 

- What resources and techniques should we use?
- These and many more questions will be answered during the course
- Delegates will leave with a wealth of resources and strategies

- This course is for professionals working with children with SEND/LD (also appropriate for those working with adults)

- Half-day training course (3 hours) via Zoom 

- 15 delegates, maximum 

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Using Good Grief Toys ®

Using Good Grief Toys ®

Using Good Grief Toys ®

- Thursday June 26th 2025 9:30am to 12:30pm

Online - via Zoom

£60 per person


- This course shows you how to get the very most out of Good Grief Toys® 

- You will learn how to use these toys to prepare children for visiting a relative in hospital, attending a funeral, returning to school after a bereavement etc. 

- We will look at how to use the toys with a range of grief and loss experiences in a variety of different ways
- The course also covers the importance of children using the toys in both structured learning and free play to help them process grief
- We will think about how the toys can be used support the wider curriculum and how the toys can give staff confidence to talk to children about about difficult subjects 

- This course is for professionals working with children with SEND/LD (also appropriate for those working with adults)
- Half-day training course (3 hours) via Zoom 

- 15 delegates, maximum 

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Policies & Procedures

Developing the Curriculum

Developing the Curriculum

Online - via Zoom

£60 per person


- A practical course on how to design policies and procedures for your school/organisation on bereavement, grief, and loss
- Research has shown schools perform better when they are prepared with policies and procedures in this area
- During the course templates will be used by the delegates to create bespoke documents for their schools

-This course is for professionals working with children with SEND/LD

 - Half-day training course (3 hours) via Zoom 

- 15 delegates, maximum 

Developing the Curriculum

Developing the Curriculum

Developing the Curriculum

Online - via Zoom

£60 per person


- During this course you will learn how your curriculum can best prepare and support your children with the issues of bereavement, grief, and loss
- You will develop curriculum and activity plans that are right for the needs your pupils 

- During the course templates will be used by the participants to create bespoke documents for their schools

-This course is for professionals working with children with SEND/LD 

- Half-day training course (3 hours) via Zoom 

- 15 delegates, maximum 

The Losses of Life

Bereavement & Grief Plans

Bereavement & Grief Plans

Online - via Zoom

£60 per person


- Losses are a part of all of our lives. 

- Children need to learn about the losses we all experience in life and be supported in how to deal with them
- During this course we will look at the impact of day-to-day losses and more significant, long-term losses, and the possible impact they can have on a child's mental health
- We will consider losses such as a favourite toy being broken, a routine ending, having to move to a new school, the death of a loved one and much more

- A wide range of activities and resources will be shared during the course 

- This course is for professionals working with children with SEND/LD (also appropriate for those working with adults)

- Half-day training course (3 hours) via Zoom 

- 15 delegates, maximum 

Bereavement & Grief Plans

Bereavement & Grief Plans

Bereavement & Grief Plans

Online - via Zoom

£60 per person


- This course looks at the benefits of writing and using bereavement & grief plans to support children  returning to school following a bereavement

- We will look at Scandinavia research about bereavement plans
- During the course templates will be used by the delegates to create bespoke documents for their schools

- This course is for professionals working with children with SEND/LD (also appropriate for those working with adults)
- Half-day training course (3 hours) via Zoom 

- 15 delegates, maximum 

Please note - for schools and organisations we are happy to set up an invoice for payment

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