Webinar recording: The importance of adding death, dying and bereavement to the National Curriculum
This webinar took place on 31 January 2023 and it was about our campaign to add bereavement to the national curriculum. Thanks to everyone who joined the webinar presented by NAFD President John Adams with support from Project Eileen. You can see the recording of the webinar on our YouTube channel:
Find out more about the campaign
NAFD President John Adams has started, and is leading, a campaign to add bereavement to the national curriculum.
Schools should be required to provide age-appropriate education to help children understand death as a part of life, as part of compulsory Relationships education. On average 111 children in the UK lose a parent every day.
Talking about death can be helpful for children and issues of bereavement should be compulsory learning for children in preparation for life as an adult. Children are taught how life begins through the national curriculum and similarly we should not hide from equipping children the skills to comprehend death. Children must be provided with the skills to comprehend loss and to prepare for the emotions and feelings that accompany a bereavement which at some point, we all have to face.
Sign this petition now on the UK Government’s Petitions website.
In just a short space of time John has secured thousands of supporters for his campaign and appeared on BBC news. Can you support this campaign and add your name too?
At 10,000 signatures…
At 10,000 signatures, government will respond to this petition.
At 100,000 signatures…
At 100,000 signatures, this petition will be considered for debate in Parliament.
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