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Bereavement, grief & loss in people with learning disabilities/SEND
2025/26 Training Dates
Each of the courses below are also available as in-house or online training for your organisation
A Special Kind of Grief
- 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
Can't make the dates of the A Special Kind of Grief course - check out the E-course here
Grief & SLD/PMLD
Using Good Grief Toys ®
Using Good Grief Toys ®
- 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
Using Good Grief Toys ®
Using Good Grief Toys ®
Using Good Grief Toys ®
- 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
Can't make the dates of the Grief & SLD/PMLD course - check out the E-course here
Do you want to develop your practice further?
Each of the courses below are also available as in-house or online training for your organisation.
BackPocketTeacher can also develop bespoke training for your organisations exact needs. Please just get in touch.
Policies & Procedures
Developing the Curriculum
Developing the Curriculum
- 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
Developing the Curriculum
Developing the Curriculum
Developing the Curriculum
- 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
The Losses of Life
Bereavement & Grief Plans
Bereavement & Grief Plans
- 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
Bereavement & Grief Plans
Bereavement & Grief Plans
Bereavement & Grief Plans
- 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
Please note - for schools and organisations we are happy to set up an invoice for payment
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