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Build a school bereavement kit

Consider creating a bereavement kit for your school that includes everything necessary to support grieving pupils. Schools participating in the Simon Says Champion Programme have shared how helpful it is to have all resources readily available, ensuring that pupils receive the support they need when they need it most.

Ideas for content

  • Guides on child bereavement for staff (see our booklist)
  • Comforts eg cuddly toy, stress ball, bubbles
  • Relaxation cards
  • Tissues
  • Cards for families
  • Journals & scrapbooks
  • Pebbles, shells and sharpie pens
  • Children’s books on bereavement (see our booklist)
  • Leaflets for signposting to families such as Simon Says leaflets, Cruse, Widowed and Young.
  • Starter activities for pupils such as mindful colouring, heart outlines to decorate and keep in a pocket, air dry clay, blob trees