27/06/2026
From September, grief, loss and bereavement education will be added to the UK school curriculum.
An estimated 46,000 children (0-17) experience the death of a parent every year in the UK, and by the age of 16 most young people have experienced the death of someone close to them.
This can have a significant impact on a child's emotional wellbeing and can increase their risk of developing mental health difficulties, including depression, anxiety, self-harm, post-traumatic stress symptoms and behavioural difficulties.
Yet, according to a survey by Child Bereavement UK, only 10% of teachers have received bereavement training.
💫 On Thursday 2nd July, 9am-10am, Child Bereavement UK are running a webinar for educational professionals working in primary, secondary and college settings and anyone responsible for curriculum development. The aim is to highlight the importance of grief education for all pupils and to empower staff to talk about loss, death and grief. They will explore the revised statutory guidance on RHSE education including how to answer difficult questions and access resources to help embed these: https://lnkd.in/eNZBX9rU
The following links maybe also be useful for anyone supporting a bereaved child:
✨ Cruse Bereavement Support provide resources as well as information on referring young people to their services: https://lnkd.in/evCqxijN
✨ YoungMinds provide guidance on helping to support a child or young person with grief and loss, including advice about where you can find grief support services: https://lnkd.in/eRMzPGuU
✨ At https://lnkd.in/eR5iDD8Q, Marie Curie UK look at how grief may affect children and how to help them
✨ At https://lnkd.in/efM6F7wy, The Good Grief Trust have a dedicated page for young people, including blogs, videos and links to other helpful websites
✨ On The Jordan Legacy website, at https://lnkd.in/dfAin4A, you can find lots of information and links to organisations offering support for a wide range of issues relating to mental health and su***de prevention
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