Healthy Schools: COVID-19

COVID-19 has caused unique challenges for children and young people. Here, you can find resources to share with parents to help them cope with lockdowns, keep children busy, set a schedule and talk about the virus in an age-appropriate way. 

These resources have been created by Haringey's Educational Psychology Service (EPS) and other partners. 

Find all Healthy Schools resources here

Bereavement and the pandemic

COVID-19 might not be the reason why a family is bereaved, but whether a death was COVID-related or not, the current situation will affect how the family, child or young person can grieve:

• Saying Goodbye Children (PDF, 16MB)

• Bereavement Guide for Families (PDF, 288KB)

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For families

• This 8-page guide from EPS offers advice on how to navigate the crisis and make sure needs are met:
  • Booklet from the Haringey Educational Psychology Service (PDF, 746KB)
• This 5-page EPS document can be used by all adults to know what language to use when talking about the pandemic:
  • Supporting transition into Primary School during COVID-19 times - Information for parents and carers (PDF, 715KB)
• Information about how BAME communities have been affected by the crisis:
  • BOLOH Leaflet - Parents (PDF, 1MB)

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Education and COVID-19

• The EPS action plan offers detailed guidance on dealing with traumatic incidents during the COVID-19 pandemic. 
  • Educational Psychology Service Traumatic Incident Guidance for Schools (PDF, 449KB)
• Free Anchor Approach training and supporting documents, created to support return to school after lockdown.
  • Education with Resilience and Wellbeing in Mind (PDF, 592KB)

Session 1 - Supporting Developmental or universal needs: Session 1 - Slides (PDF, 1MB) and  Training Notes (PDF, 190KB)

Session 2 - Supporting emotion regulation: slides (PDF, 1MB) and training notes (PDF, 153 KB)

Session 3 - Understanding trauma & Poly-victimisation: slides (PDF, 1.5MB) and training notes (PDF, 202KB)

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Returning to school

• This 45 minute recording from a session led by EPS also covers returning to school following lockdown:
  

  Note for iPhone users and Youtube. There is a known bug with iOS and Youtube, Two buttons are read before the player but provide no functionality. We advise that you skip these to access the content.
• This 11-page document has been created by Haringey EPS to support recovery:
  • The Journey of Transition and Recovery (PDF, 300KB) 

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