Saying Goodbye to Greg is a bereavement training resource set in story form, using a real-life situation involving children in a primary school. Its aim is to lead primary teachers through the bereavement process in the event of a tragic death of a pupil. The sensitive and professional handling of the subject gives inspiration to guide schools through difficult circumstances and help teachers prepare for the unthinkable. The material includes: examining children's attitudes, coping With the school day; exploring spiritual issues; explaining the funeral, cremation and the role of the funeral director; considering our own experiences and attitudes towards death; understanding the process of bereavement, complications and referral, questioning where God is in the situation and moving on.

 

This book is suitable for Key Stage 1. KS1 covers school years 1 and 2, and ages 5-7 years. A key stage is any of the fixed stages into which the national curriculum is divided, each having its own prescribed course of study. At the end of each stage, pupils are required to complete standard assessment tasks.

There are 144 pages in this book. This book was published 2004 by BRF (The Bible Reading Fellowship) .

Christine Chapman trained as a social worker specialising in the fostering and adoption of children. As part of her work she trained parishes in bereavement care and visited schools facing the death of pupils. A trained counsellor, she co-ordinated a team of trained counsellors in the Chester, Diocese and was director of counselling for 12 years. She is author of a book on bereavement for SPCK, Love Abiding (1995).