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It is perhaps the one issue that many children will experience but which schools don't talk about. Alison Penny gives five reasons for making death and dying part of your curriculum [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

To mark Children's Grief Awareness Week—which runs from November 15 to 21—Alison Penny considers how schools can be better prepared to support young people who are coming to terms with the death of someone close [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Bereavement is a sensitive area for schools to tackle, but it does not have to be difficult. Ahead of Dying Matters Awareness Week, Alison Penny offers her advice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The author comments on the theme of the 2016 Children's Grief Awareness Week and looks at how schools in Great Britain can support children coping with the loss of a family member. She discusses the importance of understanding the range of emotions and reactions of grief in children and young people, and of listening to them in times of transition. Emphasis is given on the need for active intervention in schools as well as the need to address any bullying behavior.