BackPocketTeacher

Let's Talk About Grief

No one likes to think about death, let alone talk about it and who feels comfortable talking to children about death?!

Being blessed with life means that we also have to cope with others dying and manage the associated emotions of grief.

We already teach children about so many feelings - what happiness, sadness and anger are, how they make us feel and how to manage these emotions. Now it is time to ensure we do the same for grief.

If you work with children you need to be prepared to talk to them about life and death and support young people with their grief - grief related to death and any other form of grief.

BackPocketTeacher provides you with the confidence and skills to do this.

With BackPocketTeacher in your back pocket our bereaved and grieving children are in great hands.

About Sarah Helton

Sarah Helton of BackPocketTeacher

Sarah has worked in the Special Educational Needs/Disabilities (SEND) field for 25 years and has an outstanding track record in a diverse range of roles (Deputy Head, Assistant Head, Teacher, Local Authority Education Officer and Educational Publisher).

She now works as BackPocketTeacher - a consultant, author and trainer in the field of child bereavement, specialising in the (sadly often overlooked) needs of bereaved children with SEND.

Autumn 2020 Sarah began studying for a PhD alongside her work as BackPocketTeacher. She is researching grief and SEND. Follow her studies via this website, the BackPocketTeacher Blog, on Twitter @backpocketteach and Facebook @BackPocketTeacher.

Sarah also works as a training facilitator for the national child bereavement charities Winston's Wish and Child Bereavement UK.

For further information and to see full details of Sarah's career to date please click here.

Working with .....

Winston's Wish

Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Publishers of Sarah Helton's books - A Special Kind of Grief & Remembering Lucy.

Child Bereavement UK

Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Child Bereavement UK

Widgit

Winston Churchill Memorial Trust

Child Bereavement UK

Publishers of Sarah Helton's bereavement & loss symbol resources.

Winston Churchill Memorial Trust

Sarah Helton is a Churchill Fellow (2018) - her fellowship researched best practice for supporting bereaved children with SEND. For further details see the Churchill Fellow page on this website.

Bodie Hodges Foundation

Winston Churchill Memorial Trust

Sarah created the Bodie's special treasured memory bag. This bag of resources is designed specifically for children with SEND.