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The Hepburn Family - Christmas Appeal

Christmas Appeal – The Hepburn Family

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Winston’s Wish service user and supporter, Lisa, shares how we supported her children, Olivia, Tilly and Ellis after their dad died in 2016. “When Christmas came that first year without him, our walls started to crumble, the bubble burst and none of us wanted to even mention the word “Christmas.” ...
Woman sat at laptop in a school classroom - free webinar

Free Webinar with Kate Jones

Blog, News
WEBINAR FULL If you would like to keep up to date with more webinars like this, please email your contact details to communications@winstonswish.org. Acclaimed Teacher, Author, and TES writer Kate Jones is teaming up with Winston's Wish to deliver an exclusive webinar exploring how to support bereaved pupils in the classroom. When: Wednesday 13th ...
WAY Halloween post - children painting pumpkins

Halloween half term tips from WAY

Advice, Blog
Supporting bereaved children during half-term and Halloween can be challenging, especially when the nights are closing in and talking about ghosts and other spooky themes may trigger emotions linked to loss. Here are some helpful tips from our friends at WAY Widowed and Young to help navigate the upcoming school ...
Celebrity Liam Payne, tribute

How to talk to children about the death of a celebrity

Advice, Blog
The death of a public figure can significantly affect children, as well as adults. This could be their first experience of death, and they might not really understand it, or maybe they have been bereaved and this brings up those difficult feelings again. After the death of a celebrity, the ...
Sarah Helton, BackPocketTeacher

Winston’s Wish launches SEND Rapid Response training

Blog, News, Press Releases
Winston’s Wish has launched a new SEND Rapid Response package designed to support educational providers following a bereavement in the school community.  We have worked exclusively with Sarah Helton, a SEND Trainer and Consultant who specialises in grief and bereavement, to create this specific package designed with SEND pupils in mind.  Sarah, ...

Coping with bereavement by suicide: Thoughts from WAY members

Advice, Blog
To mark Suicide Awareness Month, members of the charity WAY Widowed and Young have been sharing their thoughts on how to look after themselves and their children after a bereavement to suicide…. Diane's Story "For me, the suddenness was also really difficult to deal with – one minute Graham was there and ...
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