Talking with children: recent events in London and elsewhere

In the past two years events in London and elsewhere have meant that staff working with children and young people in schools have had to respond to difficult and sensitive questions. These webpages have been created as a resource to help them in this challenging task. They are directed to talking with children on sensitive issues.

The pages bring together new material produced in response to:

the July events in London
the Tsunami on Boxing Day 2004, and
material previously circulated to schools and placed on the EGfL in response to 9/11 and the war in Iraq

The pages are complemented by updated pages on Islam and Islamophobia and asylum-seekers and refugees, which give useful background information and classroom activities.

Please choose from the following options:

The Ealing story

Community cohesion in Ealing, reactions in the community and points for school staff to note.

Basic principles to consider when talking with children

Bulleted list of points to consider.

Checklist to consider before responding to children

Questions to ask yourself and questions children might ask you.

Resources

Useful documents to download and links to relevant websites.

Acknowledgements

Authors of materials available on this site.