BackPocketTeacher is closed for the festive break until Jan 6th 2026
BackPocketTeacher is closed for the festive break until Jan 6th 2026

- Monday October 20th 2025 9:30am to 3:30pm
- Monday March 2nd 2026 9:30am to 3:30pm
- Thursday May 14th 2026 9:30am to 3:30pm
Online - via Zoom
£125 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
- Friday November 7th 2025 9:30am to 12:30pm
- Wednesday March 11th 2026 9:30am to 12:30pm
- Thursday June 18th 2026 9:30am to 12:30pm
Online - via Zoom
£75 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
- Tuesday November 18th 2025 9:30am to 12:30pm
- Tuesday April 28th 2026 9:30am to 12:30pm
- Wednesday June 24th 2026 9:30am to 12:30pm
Online - via Zoom
£75 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

BackPocketTeacher can work direct with your school/organisation to provide a bespoke consultancy, training, support and/or resource package tailored to your specific needs.
Just click on the 'bespoke' button below to get in touch and find out more.
Dr Sarah Helton - SEND Trainer & Consultant for Winston's Wish
Sarah has designed the following courses for Winston's Wish and she delivers them regularly across the year. Further details on these course are shown below and on the Winston's Wish website www.winstonswish.org

This one day course, delivered via Zoom, provides a comprehensive guide to supporting bereaved children & young people who have special educational needs and disabilities.
Thursday 15th January 2026 - 9:30am to 3:30pm
The course costs £150 per person and includes a copy of the WW specialist publication - We All Grieve.

This three-hour training session explores practical and creative ways of supporting children and young people with their grief.
Thursday 12th February 2026 - 9:30am to 12:30pm
The course costs £80 per person.

This three-hour training session covers the specific needs of bereaved and grieving autistic children and young people.
Thursday March 19th 2026 - 9:30am to 12:30pm
The course costs £80 per person.
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