Loss, bereavement and change

Teacher notes

Our recommendation is to teach this as a 45 minute lesson (KS3/4) or you could break it into 2x 20/25 minute lessons as suits your class. It is adaptable for a KS2 context. **Please note:** Leah's storyworld in the Becoming Me series (Denmark) also approaches loss through the eyes of a 12-year-old and her family. You might like to visit this storyworld as a follow up. **Lyfta themes:** Health & wellbeing; Learning and Growth; Relationships **Lyfta core skills and values:** Coping Methods, Empathy and Understanding Others, Generosity and Kindness, Healthy Living, Intercultural Competence, Mindfulness, Perspective Taking, Positive Attitude. **SDGs:** 3, 4. **National Curriculum Objectives:** KS2 PSHE H23. about change and loss, including death, and how these can affect feelings; ways of expressing and managing grief and bereavement. KS3 PSHE H2. to understand what can affect wellbeing and resilience (e.g. life changes) H9. strategies to understand and build resilience, as well as how to respond to disappointments and setbacks H10. healthy coping strategies and ways to promote wellbeing and boost mood, including physical activity, participation and the value of positive relationships in providing support R14. qualities and behaviours they should expect and exhibit in a wide variety of positive relationships R16. develop skills of active listening, clear communication, negotiation and compromise R18. manage the strong feelings that relationships can cause R22. effects of change, including loss, separation, divorce and bereavement; strategies for managing these and accessing support KS4 PSHE H5. characteristics of mental and emotional health; to develop empathy and understanding about how daily actions can affect people's mental health H6. change and its impact on mental health and wellbeing and to recognise the need for emotional support during life changes and/or difficult experiences R11. strategies to manage the strong emotions associated with the different stages of relationships R13. ways to manage grief about changing relationships including the impact of separation, divorce and bereavement; sources of support and how to access them