General resources for all education professionals working with bereaved families are listed below. For more specific information, please see the following sections:

Resources for all education professionals

Activities for grieving children and young people - ideas for parents and carers
Bear Us In Mind - A toolkit for supporting children who have experienced bereavement, separation or trauma
Bereavement in the workplace training
Books and resources for professionals working with bereaved people
Building resilience in bereaved children
Children's understanding of death at different ages
Consultancy, supervision and reflective practice
Delivering sad news - a guide to help education professionals tell a young person that someone has died
Explaining death and dying to children
Explaining to a child that someone has died
Explaining to a child that someone has died by suicide
Guidance in Welsh for schools supporting bereaved pupils
How can I help support a grieving child?
Managing a sudden death in a school community - free online training for schools
Remembering - collaborative projects for the school community
Short animated films that explain bereavement 
Sudden death - including accidents, suicide and homicide
Supporting a bereaved pupils - free online training for schools
Supporting a child after a frightening event
Supporting bereaved families
Supporting children when someone is dying
Supporting yourself and your colleagues
Training for professionals from Child Bereavement UK
Traumatic bereavement resources for professionals
What we provide for the education sector
When someone in the school community dies

Supporting children and young people with additional needs

Bereavement and pupils with SEND - free online training for schools
Supporting a bereaved autistic child
Supporting bereaved children and young people with a learning disability

Supporting children in early years

Early years - general information for childminders and adults working in a nursery, preschool, playgroup, day-care, childcare, kindergarten, foundation stage or a school reception class
Managing bereavement -  a guide for early years providers
Supporting a bereaved child aged under five
Supporting a bereaved child in an early years setting

Supporting children in primary school

Primary schools - information for teachers, teaching assistants, learning support assistants, headteachers, education welfare officers and other adults working in schools
Elephant's Tea Partyresources to help pupils explore the subjects of death and grief in an age-appropriate, straightforward and accessible way. 
Managing bereavement - a guide for primary schools
Supporting a bereaved pupil in a primary school

Supporting young people in secondary school

Secondary schools - information for teachers, teaching assistants, learning support assistants, headteachers, education welfare officers and other adults working in secondary schools 
A teenage guide to coping when someone dies
Managing bereavement - a guide for secondary schools
Supporting a bereaved student in secondary school
Tips from young people on managing grief

Supporting young people in further and higher education

Further/Higher Education - information for tutors, lecturers and those working in student welfare at higher education institutes, further education colleges and at university.  
Supporting bereaved students
Tips from young people on managing grief

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