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DVD “When a Child Grieves”
A two part training video, incorporating a video for children and teenagers “Someone Died–It Happened to Me”. Girls and boys aged 7 to 18 years, talk about their feelings when someone special dies. Includes a primary school case study describing when two pupils died in different circumstances. Useful for promoting classroom discussion or training staff. Available from the Child Bereavement Charity Cost £15.00

Childhood Bereavement- developing the curriculum and pastoral support
Author: Job & Francis.
Using case studies and drawing on best practice, this resource aims to help those working in schools address death, dying and bereavement from a pastoral care and educational perspective. It provides lesson ideas for how to achieve this through the curriculum.

A Resource Bank on Loss and Grief “it hurts”
Author: M. Harvey

Includes guidelines on facilitating sessions around loss and grief with 11 photocopiable activities, brief information about the nature of loss and grief and its impact on young people. Good for PSHE.
Cost £15.00

Good Grief–Exploring Feelings Loss and Death with under 11s
Author: B Ward
(also separate book for over 11s)

Very comprehensive, gives information, guidance and full of ideas for classroom activities
Cost £30.00

Supporting Young People Coping with Grief, Loss and Death
Author: Weymont and Rae
A complete teaching programme designed to be delivered to whole classes or groups of students age 11-18. The aim is to enable them to understand about loss, grief and death but also to promote emotional health and literacy. Information on Loss and Grief, facilitator notes and copiable activities are included for twelve sessions.
                                            Cost £17.99

Then, Now and Always
Author: J. Stokes

Published by Winston's Wish.More suitable for those with pastoral care responsibilities, this guide for supporting children as they journey through grief, includes a section on enabling a school community to respond positively to a death.
Cost £22.95

A Teacher’s Handbook of Death
Author: Jackson and Colwell

Offers ideas for including death and bereavement in the curriculum, factual and informative around rituals and processes associated with death and dying
Cost £16.00

DVD “A death in the lives of………….."

A group of young people discuss the support they needed to help them cope with bereavement. Includes a section where they talk about what was, and what was not, helpful at school. A good one for PSHE. Available from the Childhood Bereavement Network

Workbooks

Remembering
Author: Dianne Leutner
It's part book, part scrapbook and was created to help keep a child's memories alive after the loss of someone special and to give children a place to return to whenever they wish. Available from the Child Bereavement Charity, Cost £5.00

Finding a way through when someone close has died
Author: Mood and Whittaker
A workbook by young people who have experienced the death of someone close. They offer advice based on their own experiences. The activities encourage young people to express their feelings and responses.
Cost £7.95

When Someone Very Special Dies
Author: M. Heegard
A simple workbook designed to be used by a bereaved child with adult help. It will help a child or young person to understand and express the many feelings that they will have. Communication is increased and coping skills developed as they work their way through it.
Cost £7.00

Grief Encounter
Author: S. Gilbert
A workbook to encourage conversations between adults and bereaved children. Hands on, user friendly, with many ideas to encourage communication and provide support.