Slide Away Training Courses
Slide Away's 'Children’s Grief' training programme has been designed to give professionals an understanding of the impact that a bereavement can have on a child or young people. Individual modules making up the programme aim to provide an understanding of the factors that contribute to the child or young person’s reactions following a bereavement, offering ideas of how to support them and their family.
Slide Away training is approved through the British Psychological Society Quality Mark Scheme for the purposes of Continuing Professional Development.
Slide Away's 'Children's Grief' programme is made up of the following modules:
- Introduction to Children's Grief
- Supporting Children and Young People with Anticipatory Grief
- Using Creative Activities and Literature to Support Bereaved Children
- Supporting Bereaved Children and Young People with SEND
- Supporting Bereaved Teenagers
Please click the links shown below to book your place. New modules will be added to the programme in future.
We also offer training on subjects that don't form part of our 'Children's Grief' programme. This training includes the following modules, more information on which can be found below:
- Creating a School Bereavement Policy
- Trauma and Bereavement: Introduction
- Trauma and Bereavement: Practical Strategies
Slide Away: Introduction to Children’s Grief
Tuesday 3rd November 2026, 9.30am - 12.30pm - online.
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Learning outcomes:
- The confidence to communicate with bereaved children, young people and their parent/carer.
- An understanding of grief reactions and the different models of the grieving process.
- Knowledge of the different responses to a bereavement at different developmental stages.
- Suggestions of how professionals can help bereaved children and young people.
- An awareness of the impact on a family following a bereavement and the ways that professionals can support parents.
Slide Away: Supporting Children and Young People with Anticipatory Grief
Friday 6th November 2026, 9.30am - 12.30pm - online.
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Learning outcomes:
- To have an awareness of the impact on a child or young person when a family member is diagnosed with a terminal illness.
- To be aware of the ways that professionals can support the child or young person and their family.
- To have an insight into our support for children and young people pre-bereavement.
Slide Away: Using Creative Activities and Literature to Support Bereaved Children
Friday 4th December 2026, 10.00am - 3.00pm - at Hopehill Scout Campsite, Meopham.
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Learning outcomes:
- An understanding of why creative activities are useful when working with bereaved children, with the opportunity to have a go at some ‘hands on’ activities.
- An introduction to using literature with bereaved children.
- An awareness of how writing helps bereaved children ‘tell their story’.
- An introduction to grief education in secondary schools using music and drama.
Slide Away: Supporting Bereaved Children and Young People with SEND
Monday 8th June 2026, 9.30am - 12.30pm - online.
Tuesday 9th February 2027, 9.30am - 12.30pm - online.
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The aim of this training module is to provide attendees with a ‘checklist’ of the things they need to consider when supporting a bereaved child with special needs - whatever their need. Using real life case studies, attendees will have the chance to work through the checklist to consider the support process; practical resource suggestions will be offered.
Slide Away: Supporting Bereaved Teenagers
Tuesday 6th October 2026, 9.30am - 12.30pm - online.
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Learning outcomes:
- An understanding of grief reactions in teenagers and the impact of grief on the teenage brain.
- An understanding of the language of grief and the ways of communicating with a bereaved teenager.
- Knowledge of how to explain the grieving process to teenagers.
- Suggestions of practical activities to share with grieving teenagers.
Slide Away: Creating a School Bereavement Policy
Tuesday 8th September 2026, 1.00pm - 3.00pm - online.
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In this 2-hour session we'll discuss the when, why and who of writing a bereavement policy. We'll explore the things you need to think about as you write your policy, and we'll encourage you to put pen to paper to make notes as we work through some real life examples. We hope you will leave the session armed with ideas, confident to draft a bereavement policy that works for your unique school environment.
Trauma and Bereavement: An Introduction
Friday 25th September 2026, 9.00am - 1.00pm - at Hopehill Scout Campsite.
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This session will be led by Beck Ferrari, a child bereavement specialist and cognitive behavioural therapy practitioner with the UK Trauma Council. This training will consider:
- What is trauma and what makes a bereavement traumatic.
- How we can recognise when a child is traumatised.
- When to refer on for specialist support.
- Self care for adults supporting traumatised children.
Trauma and Bereavement: Practical Strategies
Friday 15th January 2027, 9.00am - 1.00pm - at Hopehill Scout Campsite.
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This session will be led by Beck Ferrari, a child bereavement specialist and cognitive behavioural therapy practitioner with the UK Trauma Council. This training will build on the 'Introduction' training (above) to offer attendees practical strategies for supporting traumatic bereavement.
How do I book a place on one of the training modules?
To book your place, please click the relevant link above. If there is no session planned for the training that interests you, please contact us for more information.
Is the Slide Away Grief and Bereavement training right for me?
Our training is open and relevant to any individual who, in their professional role, works with children and young people who have been bereaved.
What might it cost for me to attend?
All Slide Away's accredited training costs £35 per person per module, but School Bereavement Contacts in our subscribed schools can attend for free.
Training offered by Beck Ferrari of the UK Trauma Council costs £55 per person per module, but School Bereavement Contacts in our subscribed schools can attend for free.
Our training on 'Creating a School Bereavement Policy' costs £15 per person per module, but all staff in our subscribed schools can attend for free.
If you are interested in becoming a subscribed school in the 2025/6 academic year, please click here for more information. A subscription for 2026/7 can be secured by clicking here. Although the annual subscription is typically directed to our Kent school partners who wish to refer pupils for support, subscribing is an option for any individual wishing to access our training at a discount.
Who is hosting the training?
Laura Thompson. Laura is Slide Away’s Clinical Services Manager. Before taking this role she was involved with the charity offering clinical supervision and training to sessional staff and volunteers. Laura is a Cruse Bereavement Care Accredited Counsellor qualified to work with children, young people and adults. Laura holds an Advanced Diploma in Childhood Bereavement accredited by the University of Middlesex. Laura has also been trained in The Dougy Center Model, an internationally recognised peer grief support programme for children, teens, young adults, and their families.
Denise Ross. Denise is a Chartered Psychologist who trained as an Educational Psychologist at the Institute of Education. She founded Slide Away in 2004 and continues to be involved in the governance and delivery of its service.