FOI: bereavement services

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Dear Royal Northern College of Music,

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

foi, Royal Northern College of Music

Dear Georgia Coan + Poppy Damon

This message confirms receipt of your Freedom of Information request. We will respond in due course.

Kind regards

Deborah Williams
Academic Quality Manager
On behalf of the RNCM

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foi, Royal Northern College of Music

Dear Georgia Coan and Poppy Damon

Further to my previous message, please find the response from the RNCM below:

1. Do you offer special provisions for counselling services for students specific to bereavement? Y/N

Yes

2. Do you offer any support or counselling services for students? Y/N

Yes – The RNCM employs three counsellors for students - one of whom is a trained bereavement counsellor.

3. Do you have an institution wide policy/guidance regarding caring for students following a bereavement? Y/N –

No. The Extenuating Circumstances Policy covers all types of issues, including bereavement and the option to interrupt studies.

4. 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?

Support relates to the extenuating circumstances that may affect a student’s study, including parents and siblings.

5. Can you tell me what special provision you have for offering extensions and academic breaks in study after a bereavement?

The College provides an Extenuating Circumstances Policy where students can defer deadlines and exams and also an interruption of study procedure, should the student need more time.

6. How much money did you allocate to counselling and support services for bereavement per year (Jan 2016-Jan 2019)?

Data specific to bereavement is not held.

7. 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?

No comment

Kind regards

Deborah Williams
Academic Quality Manager
On behalf of the RNCM

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