Training
& 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.

By tackling death and bereavement with openness and directness, you demystified and made much less scary a topic most of us try to ignore most of the time.

Programme Leader for Initial Teacher Training

LETTA Trust

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Training for Teachers & Support for Schools

Child bereavement is a reality in every classroom. According to Child Bereavement UK, 1 in 29 children will be bereaved of a parent or sibling before they turn 16. With new government guidance taking effect in 2026, schools are now required to teach about grief as a natural response to loss.

We can help you meet these guidelines and empower your staff to handle these sensitive topics with confidence. We provide tailored support for any educational setting, including:

  • Teacher Training: Equipping your staff with the skills to confidently and compassionately discuss grief and bereavement.

  • Bereavement Policy Development: Creating an effective policy for your school or college to ensure a clear and supportive framework.

  • Teaching Resources: Developing age-appropriate materials to help you cover these topics with children.

Let us help you build a more compassionate and prepared school community.

You manage to convey such gentleness and humanity as you cover, albeit quite difficult, content that people are left reassured as well as informed. As a result of your work, our cohort of teachers will be much more aware of bereavement and  better equipped to respond to their learners.

Programme Leader for Initial Teacher Training

LETTA Trust

 Workshops for Families, Businesses & Communities

For too long, death and grief have been taboo topics.

We believe that open discussion is crucial to people feeling less lonely with their worries and their grief. We offer a variety of workshops to help you, your team, or your community learn how to navigate these topics with more confidence.

Some options are listed below, but more are possible - just get in touch and we can tailor a workshop to your needs.

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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

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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.

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Workplace Workshops

1. The Grief-Ready Workplace: Building a Culture of Care

  • Shape workplace policies, culture, and communication to better accommodate grief and loss

2. Loss Beyond Bereavement: Recognizing Grief in Change, Transition, and Crisis

  • Expand understanding of grief beyond death

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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

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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

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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

teacher training workshop
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