“It was out of love that God created us, through the love of his Son that he saves us from death, and in the joy of that same love, he desires that we live forever with him and with our loved ones...”  Pope Leo XIV

Bereavement

Experiencing Bereavement is significant and for some children and adults, life may never be the same after such a loss. Death is a fact of life and grief after death is a normal emotional response that must happen, but understanding death is a developmental process and can take children a long time.

At OLOL we hope to be able to support families and our pupils if a death occurs so that children can express their grief in a safe place with caring staff. Their upset is more intense if children do not have the opportunity to grieve openly. Reactions to bereavement can include withdrawal, open distress, tears, panic, aggression, anxiety, fear or other signs of stress. Sometimes stress may take the form of unusual behaviour such as giggling, being very brave, acting out or total denial.

We have a bereavement Policy based on the aims of Rainbows Bereavement Support (The organisation that trains staff to manage bereavement in school) and at least one member of staff is always trained.

Our trained Rainbows Bereavement facilitator is Miss Popsys. Please get in touch with us if you need support or access any of the links below.