FOI: bereavement services

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Dear Bracknell and Wokingham College,

I am e-mailing to make a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

If you have any questions or need clarification to complete my request, I would be grateful if you could contact me prior to the deadline of 20 working days from receiving my request.

I’m looking for information regarding the bereavement services which are available in your university or college. Please could you answer the following:

+Do you offer special provisions for counselling services for students specific to bereavement? Y/N
+Do you offer any support or counselling services for students? Y/N
+Do you have an institution wide policy/guidance regarding caring for students following a bereavement? Y/N
+Do your policies or practices exclusively relate to support for students who have lost parents or does your support factor in other forms of bereavement, such as losing a sibling?
+Can you tell me what special provision you have for offering extensions and academic breaks in study after a bereavement?
+How much money did you allocate to counselling and support services for bereavement per year (Jan 2016-Jan 2019)?
+If you feel you would like to offer an opinion, would you say your institution feels you are offered enough from the Government in order to support students who have experienced bereavement while studying?

I understand that under the Act, I should be entitled to a response within 20 working days. I would be grateful if you could confirm via e-mail that you have received this request.

Regards,
Georgia Coan + Poppy Damon
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Yours faithfully,

Poppy Damon

Activate Learning Enquiries, Bracknell and Wokingham College

Dear Poppy,

Thank you for your enquiry. We have forwarded it to our Freedom of
Information Officer who will be able to assist you with your enquiry.

They can be contacted at [1][email address]

Kind regards
Advice and Admissions
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Dear Ms Damon,

 

Thank you for submitting your request under the Freedom of Information Act
to Bracknell and Wokingham College. As of January 2019, Bracknell and
Wokingham College no longer exists as a separate legal entity and is part
of Activate Learning. We will therefore be treating your request as
applicable to Activate Learning as a whole. Please find attached our
acknowledgement letter to you to this effect.

 

Should you have any further questions concerning your request, please do
not hesitate to contact me by return email and let me know.

 

Kind regards,

Nathan

 

From: Poppy Damon;
Received: Wed Jul 03 2019 18:26:48 GMT+0100 (GMT Summer Time)
To: Enquiries - AL;
Subject: Freedom of Information request - FOI: bereavement services

Dear Bracknell and Wokingham College,

I am e-mailing to make a request under the Freedom of Information Act
2000.

If you have any questions or need clarification to complete my request, I
would be grateful if you could contact me prior to the deadline of 20
working days from receiving my request.

I’m looking for information regarding the bereavement services which are
available in your university or college. Please could you answer the
following:

+Do you offer special provisions for counselling services for students
specific to bereavement? Y/N
+Do you offer any support or counselling services for students? Y/N
+Do you have an institution  wide policy/guidance regarding caring for
students following a bereavement? Y/N
+Do your policies or practices exclusively relate to support for students
who have lost parents or does your support factor in other forms of
bereavement, such as losing a sibling?
+Can you tell me what special provision you have for offering extensions
and academic breaks in study after a bereavement?
+How much money did you allocate to counselling and support services for
bereavement per year (Jan 2016-Jan 2019)?
+If you feel you would like to offer an opinion, would you say your
institution feels you are offered enough from the Government in order to
support students who have experienced bereavement while studying?

I understand that under the Act, I should be entitled to a response within
20 working days. I would be grateful if you could confirm via e-mail that
you have received this request.

Regards,
Georgia Coan + Poppy Damon
[Number Removed]

Yours faithfully,

Poppy Damon

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Nathan Lagden, Bracknell and Wokingham College

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Dear Ms Damon,

 

Following your request for information from Activate Learning, which we
received on 03 July 2019, please find attached our response letter to you
with the information provided. Should you have any issues accessing the
information, or should you wish to make any further requests for
information under the act, please do not hesitate to contact me.

 

Kind regards,

 

Nathan Lagden

Compliance Officer

Nathan Lagden
Compliance Officer

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