We have compiled a substantial resource Bereavement and Loss to give school leaders support and ideas when dealing with this sensitive situation.
Bereavement and Loss includes:
Exploring grief
- Lessons on grief and how children of different ages may understand and react to death
Initial response
- Model bereavement protocol and sample letters
- Information sharing pathways
- Engaging with your local church and incumbent
- Guidelines for breaking news of the death to staff, governors and pupils
Ongoing support
- Long term support strategy
- Ways of remembering
- Poetry and prayers
- Collective worship during bereavement
- Suggested books – for children and adults
- Links to further support material
Download Bereavement and Loss.