Loss and Bereavement
Over the past 12-months teachers, and school staff, have felt a great deal of loss in various ways including loss of connection with colleagues and pupils, loss of autonomy over decisions that have been made and loss of colleagues, friends and family.
The resources below will help you think about how you talk about, and process, loss at your school including some webinars that feature Dr Erin Hope Thompson, CEO of the Loss Foundation, who talk about loss across these different dimensions and shares a physiological model of loss for consideration.
Death, Bereavement and Grief and the impact of COVID-19: Business in the Community
This toolkit provides guidance on developing an empathetic, compassionate and inclusive response to the impact of death, bereavement and grief. It also covers how employers can support their employees to be open and share how they feel.