FOI: bereavement services

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Dear City of Wolverhampton 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

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Dear Poppy

 

Further to your request for information relating to the College’s
bereavement services, please see below:

 

Do you offer special provisions for counselling services for students
specific to
bereavement? No - THEME IS SUPPORTED BY PERMANENT COUNSELLORS

Do you offer any support or counselling services for students? Yes

Do you have an institution  wide policy/guidance regarding caring for
students
following a bereavement? No

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?  No

Can you tell me what special provision you have for offering extensions
and
academic breaks in study after a bereavement? Application for extenuating
circumstances would be considered.

How much money did you allocate to counselling and support services for
bereavement per year (Jan 2016-Jan 2019)?  Counselling and support are
supplied by permanent staff.  There is no breakdown available of their
salaries by support themes.

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?

 

Best wishes

 

 

Elizabeth Ball BA(Hons) LLM

Clerk to the Board of Governors

City of Wolverhampton College
Paget Road Campus | Wolverhampton | WV6 0DU

Telephone: 01902 317687

 

 

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