Bereavement and loss resources

Bereavement policy - template for schools to adopt

Our Bereavement Policy is available for you to download. This policy contains some suggested guidelines for letters to send out and various other ideas for that might support you to manage the situation.

• Bereavement_Policy_-_template_for_Schools
• Information Sharing Pathway for schools when dealing with a death

Resources held at the Diocesan Offices

The Education Department Office has a box of Bereavement and Loss Resources which have been loaned to various schools over the years. The books and resources are all listed for your reference, with a brief synopsis of the contents.

Resources held at the Diocesan Offices

Leadership resources

The Church of England have produced 'Never the same: a School Leadership Resource for Grief, Bereavement and Loss'. Please also read the accompanying Guidance Letter from Heather Tetchner

Never the same resources

Supporting those who are grieving

• Find your local church minister to talk to
• Cruse Bereavement Care: Coronavirus: Dealing with bereavement and grief
• Journey through grief, involving children in funerals
• Winston's Wish: Supporting grieving children 
• Supporting families following sudden bereavement, produced by Brake - the road safety charity, and Sudden - supporting people after sudden death.