Critical Incident: Supporting bereaved children in school communities
Supporting bereaved children in school communities – free training for LA schools and CI
subscribers
Outline
The Childhood Bereavement Network estimates that we have 2940 children in Norfolk who have
experience the death of a parent or sibling,
this amounts to 1.7% of all children in the county.
This training event is designed for all staff who work with children in schools.
It is free to all LA Schools and those schools/academies, which are subscribing to the CI Service.
For other settings the charge is £100.
Description
Children who are bereaved, often turn to adults they have a trusting relationship with, and within
schools this can include their Class Teachers, Teaching Assistants, Instructors, Midday
Supervisors, Administrative and other staff. Parents often talk to the School Secretary or the
Parent Supporter in the school.
This course will give an overview of children’s needs after a bereavement, but will also explore the
specific role that school staff can play.
We will look at some typical issues that schools are faced with, and consider what role school can
take pro-actively in preparing for and helping children following a bereavement.
Outcome
Aims of the Training Event
• To develop a good understanding of the effects of bereavement on children, including their
learning and their behaviour
• To gain knowledge about how to support bereaved children effectively, and how to respond to
bereaved parents
• To gain confidence in supporting children and their families
25/03/2019 09:30 – 15:30
Title: Supporting bereaved children in school
communities
Venue: Professional Development Centre (Norwich)
(1 – Training Room), 144 Woodside Road, Norwich,
Norfolk, NR7 9QL
Trainer: Bianca Finger-Berry
Critical Incident
Supporting bereaved children in school communities
Supporting bereaved children in school communities – free training for LA schools and CI
subscribers
Audience
Any member of school staff
Booking Information
http://s4s.norfolk.gov.uk/Event/77442
This is course is free for LA schools and all other settings that subscribe to Critical Incident
Support. However, a £20 administration charge will be applied for non-attendance or if cancelled
within 5 working days of the course date. You can of course arrange for a colleague to attend
instead.
For all other settings, the charge is £100. For cancellations made by the school/establishment less
than 10 working days prior to the training course date, the whole fee will be charged
