The role of schools in both educating children about loss and change and supporting bereavement experiences is emphasised, yet, school staff report low confidence in being able to support children when someone dies. This article reports on an evaluation of bereavement training that was offered to eight schools in Scotland and aimed to assist school communities to develop knowledge and confidence in engaging and supporting bereaved children. Pre and post questionnaires were used to measure the confidence, beliefs and values of 282 school staff that attended the training. Two focus groups were held for 6–18 months following the training to gain an understanding of the longer-term impact. Findings suggest that participants viewed bereavement support as part of their role and that a short and targeted bereavement-training programme can contribute to raising the awareness and confidence of school staff to respond to the needs of bereaved children.

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解决在校儿童的丧亲需要：对学校社区丧亲培训的评估

学校在教育儿童失去和改变以及支持丧亲经历方面的作用得到了强调，然而，学校工作人员报告说，当有人去世时，他们对能够支持儿童的信心很低。本文报告了对向苏格兰八所学校提供的丧亲培训的评估，旨在帮助学校社区培养参与和支持丧亲儿童的知识和信心。使用前后问卷来衡量参加培训的 282 名学校工作人员的信心、信念和价值观。培训后举行了为期 6 至 18 个月的两个焦点小组，以了解长期影响。