Childhood Bereavement Network

Childhood Bereavement Network The Childhood Bereavement Network (CBN) is the hub for those working with bereaved children, young people and their families across the UK.

Over the years, we've heard from many bereaved pupils that attending school can be a challenge. 👉 They can find it diffi...
21/11/2025

Over the years, we've heard from many bereaved pupils that attending school can be a challenge.

👉 They can find it difficult to be in school when they're worried about someone seriously ill
👉 They need time off in the aftermath of a death and as they prepare for the funeral
👉 They can be very anxious about how school will manage their return - will people know? What will people say? What if they get overwhelmed in class?
👉 Anniversaries and dates such as inquests can be very challenging
👉 Their feelings can be overwhelming to manage in school

So ... we want to know more. And we want ideas about how this could be improved.

This is all about , so we've launched a survey to understand more about how pupil and student absences related to bereavement are currently recorded, monitored, and understood within schools and other education settings.

We've set up a short survey to help identify
✅ current practices
✅challenges
✅potential areas for improvement.

If you work in an education setting or a bereavement service, are a bereaved young person aged 16+ or a parent or carer, please complete the short survey by 12 December 2025. We really want to hear from you.

It's here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/9GGSVWL

Please share with your networks.

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We're so pleased that the inaugural CBeebies Parenting Download has a focus on talking to children about death and berea...
20/11/2025

We're so pleased that the inaugural CBeebies Parenting Download has a focus on talking to children about death and bereavement. It's great to have this feature during

Listen now at https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002n7fs

A big thank you to all the great tips shared by Guvna B Katie Thistleton Amanda from St Clare Hospice and McFly's Tom Fletcher who talks about his book, Pudsey and the Thread of Hope, created for BBC Children in Need

It's important to explore ways of having these conversations and respond to children's questions and worries

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20/11/2025

"If I can get through it, I promise you that you can too"

Thank you to Molly, Henri, Maya and Jake for sharing their stories of grief and hope, and to the wonderful Sibling Support for bringing these together into a powerful film sending a message to all bereaved young people this



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Children's Grief Awareness Week 2025 is here!With the theme of we're encouraging everyone to share stories of and ....
17/11/2025

Children's Grief Awareness Week 2025 is here!

With the theme of we're encouraging everyone to share stories of and .

We know that many children and young people feel isolated and lonely, particularly during the initial time after a bereavement.

We also know that a bereavement does not define who they are, although it can become part of their identity.

Grief is hard but it can also give a child or young person insights and resilience they can take through their life. That’s why we want these stories to highlight hope too, recognising that despite bereavement there are still opportunities and moments to celebrate.

We want to encourage children, young people, families, services, organisations, practitioners, managers and anyone who supports a bereaved child or young person to get involved.

Share your stories and help spread hope for grieving children and young people.

https://childhoodbereavementnetwork.org.uk/about-cbn/childrens-grief-awareness-week



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