In the UK, approximately 1 in 29 children have experienced the death of a parent or sibling and over 100 children are bereaved of a parent each day (Winston's Wish, 2019). There is a considerable gap in research exploring Bereavement Support Provision (BSP) in primary schools, yet many authors argue that schools are suitably positioned to provide support to bereaved children. This paper presents the qualitative phase of a mixed-methods study aimed to gain insight into BSP in primary schools across one London Local Authority. After completing an online questionnaire, 16 participants took part in semi-structured interviews.The findings of this study highlighted that BSP is characterised by social and emotional support and other indirect responses (e.g. a referral). Providing support to a bereaved child had a negative impact on the emotional well-being of staff and additional training and consultation support for staff is needed. This study explores how Educational Psychologists are well placed to provide whole school and targeted bereavement support to schools and school staff.
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