We are so very sorry that you have been bereaved at this very difficult time. As a school we would like to do all that we can to support your family and encourage you to let us know if you have been impacted by a loss. Please alert the class teacher if your family require support. 

How can we support you?

• Identify a key person to be your point of contact.
• Support you to talk to your child about loss and the mourning processes.
• Send a letter or card to your child.
• Let other members of the school community know who might be impacted or want to support your child or family, if this is your wish.
• Make referrals to bereavement counselling.

Resources

Helpline telephone numbers:

Winston’s Wish

(08088 020 021)

Child Bereavement UK

(0800 02 888 40)

Websites with information and guidance for families to support bereaved children:

Winston’s Wish

https://www.winstonswish.org/coronavirus-supporting-bereaved-children-and-young-people/

Coronavirus: information and guidance for supporting bereaved children and young people.

https://www.winstonswish.org/telling-a-child-someone-died-from-coronavirus/  

Information and scripts to use if someone the child knows has died from Covid-19.

https://www.winstonswish.org/coronavirus-funerals-alternative-goodbyes/

Saying goodbye when children cannot attend the funeral.

Grief Encounter

https://www.griefencounter.org.uk/professionals-schools/

Support for bereaved children and their families. Includes downloadable documents at the bottom of the webpage on the following:

• Children’s concepts of death by age

Child Bereavement UK

https://www.childbereavementuk.org/Handlers/Download.ashx?IDMF=bc9f3d7d-7b43-421a-8ed4-4335f9c23b35

Downloadable information sheet with tips for supporting bereaved children through difficult times.

Child Bereavement UK also have a drop-in facility for families and professionals in the Salford Royal Hospital on the fourth Thursday of each month.  However, these have been suspended and online support is instead available.

https://directory.childbereavementuk.org/?keyword=Salford&organisation_name=&category_term=all&postcode=&radius=5

CRUSE

https://www.cruse.org.uk

Support, advice and information to children, young people and adults when someone dies.

Greater Manchester Bereavement Support