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Winston’s Wish pleased to join All-Party Parliamentary Group

Winston’s Wish is pleased to announce that it is one of the Steering Group Members for the newly established All-Party Parliamentary Group for Grief Support and Its Impact on Society, with national bereavement signposting charity AtaLoss acting as Secretariat.  Along with a selection of other charities in the bereavement sector, Winston’s ...
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How to help bereaved children understand grief

Often, people will talk about the ‘different stages of grief,’ suggesting that everyone’s grief follows the same path through the stages of grief and that their grief will get smaller over time. We know from our experience that it’s not that simple and we prefer to look at it another ...
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Supporting neurodivergent grieving children

Grief is a unique experience, and each person will experience this differently, no matter their age, location, cognitive ability or neurotype. Often, grief support focuses on word-based ways to work through grief, such as writing in a diary or talking to a loved one or professional who will listen. Whilst ...
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Remembering Rocco

Rocco's Godmother, Claudia: Rocco White was the 4th baby of my best friend, Samya, and my godson. He was an identical twin with Winston and has an older brother, Otis, and sister, Mila, who were 3 and 5 when Rocco died suddenly on 11th December 2018, aged 6.5 months. He was ...
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What happens at a crematorium?

What happens at a crematorium? Jason King, Head of Quality and Standards at Westerleigh Group, dispels a few myths around crematoriums and help you understand more about visiting with a child or young person. If you’ve never been to a crematorium before, you may think of them as being sombre, gloomy ...
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Winston’s Wish Partners Up With Olive Academies To Empower Bereaved Pupils To Reach Their Full Potential

Winston’s Wish has officially partnered with Olive Academies, a pioneering multi-academy trust, specialising in alternative learning provision supporting 7-16-year-olds who are unable to attend mainstream schools to reach their full potential.  After identifying that 19% of academy students have experienced bereavement, with a significant proportion bereaved by acts of domestic violence, ...
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