Bereavement

Bereavement Activity Workbook for Ages 5-11

The Elephant's Tea Party activity workbook, designed by Child Bereavement UK, can help pupils to develop coping skills for loss and bereavement.

View and download it here

Ideas for a Young Person Requiring Bereavement Support

Young people and trainers at Seasons for Growth at the Notre Dame Centre in Glasgow have produced this resource to help young people request bereavement support. It has been published by the Childhood Bereavement Network at the National Children’s Bureau.

Download the resource here

Explore more ideas and resources on the Childhood Bereavement Network's website

Preparing Students for the Return of a Grieving Classmate

When a classmate has experienced a death it is usual for children and young people of all ages to be anxious about what they should say and how they should treat them. Class teachers are often themselves apprehensive about how to support all the children in their care.

Grief Encounter provide a range of resources and services which may be useful to staff supporting grieving children and families. The Preparing Students for the Return of a Grieving Classmate article may be of particular interest. 

Barry Carpenter, Professor of Mental Health in Education at Oxford Brookes University and Matthew Carpenter, Principal of Baxter College in Worcestershire have produced this think piece on implementing a recovery curriculum post-pandemic. 

A Recovery Curriculum: Loss and Life for our children and schools post pandemic

Visit the Recovery Curriculum website