Training and Workshops

 Let’s Discuss Death was founded with the intention of helping people to become more confident and comfortable thinking and talking about death, dying and bereavement. We offer a range of training and workshop opportunities for people of all ages.

Training for Teachers and Support for Schools

According to research by Child Bereavement UK, one in 29 children will be bereaved of a parent or sibling before they turn 16. This works out as about one child in every class.

Despite this, training in bereavement support is not a statutory part of training for teachers.

We can support you - whatever educational setting you are working in - with teacher training or the development of an effective bereavement policy for your school or college.

We can also help develop teaching resources to cover these topics with children.

 Workshops for families, businesses and communities

Death and grief have been taboo topics for a long time.

We offer workshops for people of all ages across a range of topics.

Some options are listed below, but more are possible - just get in touch and tell us what you need.

💬 Conversation Starters

  1. Let's Discuss Death: Breaking the Silence

    • Creating safe spaces for open dialogue on death and dying

  2. Letters to the Living: What I Want You to Know

    • A writing workshop to share wishes, stories, and legacy messages

🧾 Planning & Practicalities

  1. End-of-Life Planning 101

    • Advance directives, power of attorney, wills, addressing the needs of LGBTQ+ individuals, neurodiverse people, or marginalized communities

  2. Your Funeral, Your Way

    • Exploring funeral options, personal rituals, green burials, etc.

🌱 Emotional & Spiritual Resilience

  1. Grief Is Not Linear: Understanding Bereavement

    • Supporting others in grief

  2. Death and Meaning: A Spiritual Exploration

    • Interfaith and secular approaches to death and the afterlife

🎨 Creative Expression & Legacy

  1. Memory Books and Legacy Projects

    • Scrapbooking, audio storytelling, or digital memory boxes

  2. Bucket Lists and Life Purpose

    • Reflecting on life goals in the context of mortality

👶👵 Intergenerational Workshops

  1. Explaining Death to Children

    • Helping parents and carers talk about death in age-appropriate ways

  2. What Matters Most: A Family Discussion

    • Facilitating intergenerational conversations about values, care, and wishes

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