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for schools

Support for schools when a pupil is facing the death of a loved one

Windmills helps schools support children and young people when someone important is going to die.

When a school might need support

  • A pupil's close family member has a terminal illness

  • A death has affected the wider school community

  • Classmates need help understanding what is happening

  • A pupil has recently been bereaved within the last month

  • Staff are unsure what to say

What teachers may notice

  • Changes in behaviour

  • Withdrawal

  • Anger or anxiety

  • Difficulty concentrating

  • Physical complaints

  • Regression to younger behaviours

  • Trying hard to appear "fine"

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How Windmills can help schools

Guidance for pastoral and safeguarding teams

Support for individual pupils

Advice on communicating with classmates

Resources for teachers

A referral is accepted up to one month after a sudden death

Referral guidance

What happens after you contact us

1.

You make contact, or a referral is submitted

2.

Windmills checks the information

3.

A practitioner gets in touch

4.

The child's needs are discussed

5.

Support begins where appropriate

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get your school involved

Fundraise for Windmills as a school

Non-uniform days, sponsored events and assemblies all help fund the specialist support pupils like yours may one day need. It's a practical way to build bereavement awareness into school life.

Resources for schools

Downloadable PDFs, assembly guidance and classroom resources to help your team support grieving pupils.

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