Suicide Safer Schools Conference
Suicide Safer Schools Conference
Every Life Matters is bringing secondary schools from across Cumbria together for a dedicated conference focused on Creating Suicide Safer Schools.
The conference will explore practical approaches to suicide prevention in schools, including resources for delivering suicide prevention lessons, developing effective suicide prevention and intervention policies and procedures, and supporting students who have been bereaved by suicide.
Location: North Lakes Hotel and Spa, Penrith
Date: 26th February 2027
Duration: 08:30-16:00
Cost: Early bird price £45 from December 18th onwards £60
Includes lunch and refreshments
Workshops will include:
Creating Suicide Safer Schools
- Whole-school approach- understanding how staff, peers, parents contribute to suicide-safer schools
- How to create positive help-seeking for staff and students
- How to deliver suicide prevention messages safely
Launch of the new Every Life Matters Suicide prevention classroom resource
- Understanding the in-classroom resource- exploring the structure, lived experience content and facilitating activities
- How to deliver the session safely for students and staff
Developing Suicide prevention and intervention policies and procedures
- Understanding what an effective policy must include for prevention and intervention
- Template policy for schools- introduction to Every Life Matters policy that schools can tailor to their own setting.
How to support students bereaved by suicide
- Understanding suicide bereavement- recognising common reactions, risks and need following a suicide loss
Alongside these sessions, there will be chance for questions and the conference will provide an opportunity for schools to learn from one another, share good practice and consider how we can work collectively across Cumbria to create suicide safer school communities.
