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Death
Like other RSHE topics, talking about death is still considered taboo for many, although we know that death and bereavement are challenges that many young people will experience during their time in education.
Evidence suggests that providing the opportunity to learn about death and to develop the skills and understanding, will help young people make sense of these inevitable life events.
These sessions have been created to equip the whole school community with awareness, empathy and compassion towards grief, death and dying.
We would encourage you to book this work as a series of sessions, so students can build on previous learning in an age-appropriate and safe environment.
*Please note these sessions are not intended to be a response to a recent bereavement in your school community.
Opening up the conversation
Yr5 or Yr6
- Being curious about lifecycles
- Feelings about birth & death
- Big Questions
- Ceremonies & Celebrations
- Building confidence to talk about death
- Being there for others
Why is death a taboo?
Yr7 or Yr8
- The human journey; aging, illness, death
- Cultures & rituals
- What is grief?
- Memories & remembering
- Getting good answers and support
- Being a good friend – empathy & understanding
Making sense of death
Yr9 and above
- Six stages of human life
- Causes of death
- Faith perspectives
- Decisions & choices
- Emotions, feelings & grief
- Supporting ourselves and others
Death, society and what next?
Yr11 and above
- Media & cultural representations of birth/death
- Pregnancy loss
- Palliative care, assisted dying & euthanasia
- Global & spiritual perspectives
- Complexities of grief
- Building compassionate communities