What we offer

Child Bereavement UK provides a wide range of training, consultancy and support services across the UK to help professionals better understand and meet the needs of bereaved children and families. We offer CPD certified training, delivered by skilled facilitators who combine subject knowledge and facilitation expertise with extensive experience of working in their particular field of bereavement. Our training is based on learning from families, is underpinned by relevant theory and evidence-based practice, and acknowledges the importance of appropriate communication and support for future wellbeing.

I've attended many workshops run by Child Bereavement UK over the years and continue to do so, as I learn something new each time. It gives me the opportunity to meet others in my specialist field of work, to share best practice and bring that learning to UHCW for the benefit of patient care and staff education.

-Sam Collinge, Bereavement Support Specialist Midwife, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW)

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We offer:

A comprehensive programme of training courses
Fully interactive training that uses a variety of teaching methods to ensure that participants gain skills, confidence and strategies in supporting bereaved children and families
Bespoke training to meet your organisation’s needs
Consultancy and evaluation for statutory, voluntary and corporate sectors
Supervision and debriefs for practitioners working with bereaved families
Guests speakers for conferences or events
A range of online resources
An opportunity for participants to reflect on their own feelings and experiences to support them in their work
Face-to face or online delivery
Webinars

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We encourage prospective participants to consider their own experience of loss and how it might affect them during training. Our training is not usually suited to anyone who has experienced a recent personal loss or bereavement. Please email us to discuss: [email protected]

If you are looking for support and information around a bereavement, please contact our helpline on 0800 02 888 40

99% said they would recommend Child Bereavement UK training to a colleague
99% said the training they received increased their confidence to deal with bereavement issues
92% rated the workshop they attended as 4 or more out of 5

Contact us

01494 568911
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Latest

Bereavement Awareness for Further Education and University Staff: Post-webinar resources
Bereavement Awareness for staff working with children with SEND: Post-webinar resources
Bereavement Awareness for School Staff: Post-webinar resources

Our aim is to empower you to feel confident to be able to offer pupils the support they may need and to develop a bereavement-aware culture within your settings, acknowledging the enduring nature of loss and helping pupils to manage their grief and develop resilience for the future.
Bereavement Awareness for Nurseries and Early Years: Post-webinar resources

Our aim is to empower you to feel confident to be able to offer pupils the support they may need and to develop a bereavement-aware culture within your settings, acknowledging the enduring nature of loss and helping pupils to manage their grief and develop resilience for the future.

Supporting bereaved children and young people

Children and young people grieve just as much as adults but they show it in different ways. They copy the responses of the adults around them, and rely on adults to provide them with the support.
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Telling a child that someone has died

It is important to tell a child of any age when someone important in their lives has died, and ideally this is done by someone who is closest to them.
Supporting a bereaved pupil

This comprehensive, free-to-access resource , Supporting a bereaved pupil has been developed by Child Bereavement UK in collaboration with the London Grid for Learning.
What we offer

We are recognised as the leading provider of training for professionals working with bereaved families.
When your baby dies

When a baby lives only a short time or dies before birth due to miscarriage, stillbirth or a painful decision to end the pregnancy, people may assume that the loss is not important. This is simply not the case.
Claudia Winkleman becomes Patron of Child Bereavement UK

Claudia Winkleman has become a Patron of Child Bereavement UK, a charity which supports families and educates professionals both when a baby or child of any age dies or is dying, and when a child is facing bereavement.
UK death & bereavement statistics

A parent of children under 18 dies every 22 minutes in the UK; around 23,600 a year. This equates to around 111 children being bereaved of a parent every day.
Coronavirus – supporting bereaved children

Frightening events widely reported in the media, such as the coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic, can cause children to worry about themselves and others.
Grieving for a child of any age

The agony of losing a child of any age is unparalleled. There is no age or point in time that makes it any easier. No parent expects to face the death of their child and no grandparent expects to lose their grandchild.

What we offer

99% said they would recommend Child Bereavement UK training to a colleague

99% said the training they received increased their confidence to deal with bereavement issues

92% rated the workshop they attended as 4 or more out of 5

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