Bereavement, Grief & Loss
Bespoke Training & Support
BackPocketTeacher works with schools/organisations to provide a bespoke consultancy, training, support and/or resource package, which is tailored to your specific needs.
All of the courses below can be tailored to the needs of professionals working with children, young people or adults who are neurodivergent and/or have SEND/LD.
This list is not exhaustive. It gives you an idea of what we offer. Please get in touch, and we can make a time to discuss your exact needs.
A Special Kind of Grief
Using Toys to Support Grief
A Special Kind of Grief
- This course is the perfect introduction for schools/organisations to support bereaved and grieving children who are ND and/or have SEND/LD.
- During the session we will look at our roles and the impact of supporting bereaved individuals.
- The importance of acknowledging the bereavement, grief and loss of children who are ND and/or have SEND/LD.
- Recognising the range of ways that the students communicate their grief and how we can respond to and support their grief.
- You will develop a toolkit of activities, resources and books to support your children.
Grief & SLD/PMLD
Using Toys to Support Grief
A Special Kind of Grief
- A specific course focused on the grief of children with SLD and PMLD.
- How do we know if they are affected by grief?
- Overcoming the disenfranchised grief of this population.
- How do we support grieving children with minimal or no verbal language?
- What resources and techniques should we use?
- Delegates will leave with a wealth of resources and strategies.
Using Toys to Support Grief
Using Toys to Support Grief
Using Toys to Support Grief
- This course shows you how to get the very most out of using toys (Good Grief Toys®) to support bereaved and grieving children.
- You will learn how to use toys to prepare children for visiting a relative in hospital, attending a funeral, returning to school after a bereavement, transitioning to a new respite carer etc.
- We will look at how to use the toys with a range of grief and loss experiences in a variety of different ways.
- 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.
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 the development and implementation of bereavement plans.
- During the course templates will be used by the delegates to create bespoke documents for their settings.
Policies & Procedures
Bereavement & Grief Plans
Bereavement & Grief Plans
- A practical course on how to design policies and procedures for your school/college 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/colleges.
The Losses of Life
Bereavement & Grief Plans
The Losses of Life
- Losses are a part of all of our lives.
- Children need to learn about losses we all experience and taught ways that can help us deal with these losses.
- 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.
- Throughout the course we will discuss the importance of acknowledging and supporting the different losses that a child encounters and how this can help prepare them for managing future (and possibly more significant) losses.
Bereavement, Grief & Death - Developing the Curriculum (inline with the new RSHE guidance - September 2026)
Bereavement, Grief & Death - Developing the Curriculum (inline with the new RSHE guidance - September 2026)
Bereavement, Grief & Death - Developing the Curriculum (inline with the new RSHE guidance - September 2026)
- Is your school prepared for these curriculum changes?
- This course provides schools with a framework and resources to meet the new content (related to bereavement, grief and death) in the curriculum.
- The course also takes you through how this is the perfect time to reflect on how you not only teach children about these issues but also how you support them and their families when bereavements occur.
Grief and Children with SEMH Needs
Bereavement, Grief & Death - Developing the Curriculum (inline with the new RSHE guidance - September 2026)
Bereavement, Grief & Death - Developing the Curriculum (inline with the new RSHE guidance - September 2026)
- A specific course focused on the grief of children with SEMH.
- We address any possible concerns we may have about talking to children with SEMH about death, bereavement, grief and loss.
- Overcoming the disenfranchised grief of this population.
- Safe ways for children with SEMH to explore their grief and remain regulated.
Managing Medical Needs in a Special School - Helping Educational Staff Navigate this Complex Role
Bereavement, Grief & Death - Developing the Curriculum (inline with the new RSHE guidance - September 2026)
Managing Medical Needs in a Special School - Helping Educational Staff Navigate this Complex Role
- Few education staff understand or know about the medical tasks they may have to administer when working in a special school.
- The course looks at how we can better support staff with this complex role, whilst also supporting their wellbeing.
- How can we get this right for staff, from recruitment to retention.
- We will look at how we can better manage the day-to-day impact of the role, as well as emergencies and if the student sadly dies.
The Impact of a Student Death on Staff
Individualised Bereavement & Grief Support for Children
Managing Medical Needs in a Special School - Helping Educational Staff Navigate this Complex Role
- The death of a student is something we do not want to think about. It's possibly something that you didn't consider when you applied for your role.
- Sadly, student deaths do occur, and the incidence is often higher in special schools where children may have life limiting or life-threatening conditions.
- In this course we look at the impact that the death of a student can have on staff.
- How we can prepare for this and how we can support ourselves when such a tragedy occurs.
- During the course we consider the mechanisms that organisations can put in place to support this issue. From staff recruitment, induction, training, policies and procedures, and the essential ongoing support (which will in turn improve staff wellbeing and staff retention).
Individualised Bereavement & Grief Support for Children
Individualised Bereavement & Grief Support for Children
Individualised Bereavement & Grief Support for Children
Are you struggling to know how to support a bereaved child?
Don't know where to start?
Scared of saying or doing the wrong thing?
Would you like ideas for an ELSA session?
Looking for appropriate resources for a child with SEND?
Get in touch and book a consultancy call with BackPocketTeacher (Sarah Helton).
Individualised bereavement and grief support for children
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