The promotion of health and wellbeing in schools underpins children and young people’s attainment and achievement which subsequently improves their wellbeing now and in later life.  However, significant change and loss experiences such as bereavement and parental separation can impact on children and young people’s health and wellbeing. Supporting children and young people to make sense of their grief reactions can be a key factor in promoting their health and wellbeing.

Seasons Growth Trainers across Scotland have developed a 90 minute seminar for education staff that allows access to a useful resource to help pupils understand the changes  and losses they have  experienced as a result of Covid19.   These seminars are particularly useful for early years key workers, primary class teachers and pupil support teachers in secondary but are open to all school staff via the CPD website.

These Seasons for Growth seminars can be delivered directly to schools by their Seasons for Growth companions.  A list of companions and further details about these seminars are available here.

Please see the Seasons for Growth website for further information on the following subjects.

• What-is-Seasons-for-Growth
• How-important-is-this-programme-for-my-school
• Seasons for Growth Overview
• Site co-ordinators, contacts and schools

Here are more resources to help you support others:

• Samaritans Step By Step
• Samaritans DEAL
• Whole School Approach to Supporting Loss and Bereavement

For advice and resources, please see above link for support and information on how to support young people of Primary age through loss and bereavement

• Child Bereavement Glasgow – Counselling
• PETAL – For young people experiencing trauma and loss
• http://www.sad.scot.nhs.uk/bereavement/children-who-are-bereaved/
• https://www.childbereavementuk.org/
• https://www.winstonswish.org/