Webinar: Supporting bereaved children

On average, 1 in every 29 children will be bereaved of a parent. That’s one in every class. Yet many teachers receive no bereavement training and are unsure how to support grieving children and young people in their class. It’s vital that schools have a bereavement policy and procedure and teachers and staff understand how to support the grieving children and young people in their school. In this collaboration between Winston's Wish and the Chartered College of Teaching, Suzannah Phillips (Associate Director, Winston's Wish) provided training and advice to teaching professionals on how to support a child dealing with loss and grief. In particular, we covered the following areas: Prevalence of childhood bereavement – put into context Usual reactions of grief Theories of grief Developmental variations of grief The roles that schools play in supporting bereaved children and young people Communication – with the child, family, staff, students and wider sch