Welcome to the Shooting Star Children's Hospices Learning Marketplace!

Shooting Star Children's Hospices cares for babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions, and their families, across west London and Surrey. We're here to make every moment count, whether lives are measured in days, weeks, months, or years. We support families from diagnosis to end of life and throughout bereavement with a range of nursing, practical, emotional, and medical care. Our specialist care and support is free of charge and available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Our education courses are suitable for health and social care practitioners with experience of, or interest in, paediatric palliative care. If you would like to know more about any of the courses listed please email educationbookings@shootingstar.org.uk

GBP 20.00

Advance Care Planning and Respect - Introduction Session


A half day face to face session. This introductory session will explain what advance care planning is and what it might mean for you in practice.

2025 dates TBA

GBP 30.00

Getting Started with Simulation Training in Palliative Care

An interactive e learning package to introduce educators to the role of simulation training in palliative care.

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GBP 50.00

Neonatal Palliative Care Simulation Training Day

Book Now: - 16th October 2025
Practice palliative care and communication skills in a variety of scenarios with input from the specialist team.

Professional Open Day - The Role of a Children's Hospice


This is a free event.

A chance for healthcare professionals to visit us to learn more about the care we provide and how we can work together.

Various dates available - click the link to select a date.

GBP 30.00

Study Day - Care After Death

Book Now - 9th September 2025
With a variety of speakers we will explore how to care for families immediately after a child has died.

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GBP 20.00

Study day - Foundations in Paediatric Palliative Care

Various sessions to start thinking about aspects of Paediatric Palliative Care.

Winter 2025 date TBC

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VIDEO - Advance Care Planning and RESPECT - Brain SPACE Series session A

Click this link to access a free video of the Brain SPACE teaching session.

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VIDEO - Management of seizures - Brain SPACE series session G

Click this link to access a free video of the session.

VIDEO - Pain Management - Brain SPACE series session E

Please click the link to view the power point presentation from this session.

VIDEO - Palliative Care Emergencies - Brain SPACE series session D

Click here to watch a free video of the session.

VIDEO - Perinatal Palliative Care - Brain SPACE series session C

Click this link to watch a free video of the session.

VIDEO - The Physiology of Dying - Brain SPACE Series Session B

Click this link to watch a free video of the session.

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