Petition: Add content on death, dying and bereavement to the national curriculum 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…
About our Conference 2023 Speakers We have put together an engaging speaker programme covering a wide range of topical subjects that will interest anyone in the Funeral Profession. Key issues facing the funeral sector Natalie McKail – Independent Chair, Independent Funeral Standards Organisation Former Inspector of Funeral Directors in Scotland, Natalie now chairs the NAFD’s…
Yorkshire family funeral director James Schofield becomes chair of the NAFD Membership Committee James Schofield, of family funeral firm Ratcliffe Funeral Services in Honiley and Kirkheaton in Yorkshire, succeeded current NAFD President John Adams as chair of the Membership Committee, which oversees the development of membership services, strategy and benefits. James is the third generation…
NFE 2024 launches with a new brand, a third hall – and new date format! Thursday 13 June to Saturday 15 June 2024 A vibrant new brand for the National Funeral Exhibition launched at the end of October. It was also revealed that the 2024 show would run with a new three-day format from…
Buried in a hanging coffin – the tradition of the Igorot tribe The Cordillera Central Mountains, in the north of the Philippines, are home to the secluded village of Sagada, nestled far from the country’s capital of Manila. Tourists do make the eight-hour pilgrimage to this part of the world to partake in many leisure…
The overwhelming response to the Queen’s death has shone an important spotlight on the role of collective grief and the importance of confronting the reality of death. One of the most important roles a funeral service plays is the coming together of a community to pay respects, show support to the grieving family and say…
