Guidance for staff and teachers as to how to support bereaved children, in the 4-11 age group.
This short, easy to read book offers simple but important advice and guidance for school teachers and staff on what to do when a child is grieving. It includes advice on explaining death to children, insights into how children may be feeling and how they may react, and ways in which they can be supported.
Acknowledgements. 1. Society's Attitude to Death. 2. Teaching Opportunities. 3. Heaven or...? Belief Systems. 4. Concepts of Death. 5. Effects on the School. 6. Death of a Staff Member. 7. Death of a Pupil. 8. Multiple Losses in the School. 9. How the School Responds. 10. Case Study. 11. Explaining the Reality. 12. The Effects of Bereavement on Learning. 13. Social Effects. 14. Spiritual and Cultural Issues. 15. Summary. Useful Resources