After 20 years of campaigning, we’re pleased to see grief education included in the draft #RSE guidance published today Department for Education Thanks to everyone who's championed this work with us - now we need better training & support for teachers delivering this vital content

Our open access article on grief education outlines its benefits, making the case for policy change in all 4 UK countries. Our supplementary file lists 50+ grief education teaching plans, teacher training programmes & other fantastic resources for schools. bereavementjournal.org/index.php/bcj/…

We're really pleased to share Pregnancy, Baby Loss & the Grief Journey, an illustrated booklet created by University of Bristol researchers in collaboration w parents, medical professionals & Sands - baby loss charity 💙🧡 Twins Trust Bereavement Service ARCantenatal. Rachel Hare Lucy Selman goodgrieffest.com/journal/pregna… 1/5

When Ada was stillborn the hospital staff gave us a Sands - baby loss charity 💙🧡 pack with lots of useful information about what to do & our rights, but very little about grief itself. We hope this booklet helps fill this gap. Please share 🙏 Cruse Bereavement Support Bereavement Alliance ChildhoodBereavement Baby Loss Awareness Week

Many congratulations to Daniela, runner-up in this year's Bristol 3MT! Maria Vaccarella

A terrific article by Nonesuch magazine that captures the dizzying range of research projects & public engagement activities of our Good Grief Festival team! bristol.ac.uk/alumni/stories…

Save the date!🙌On 6 June University of Bristol PhD student Rachel Hare will be competing in the International Final of #3MT talking about how early modern faints throw light on ideas about emotion, subjectivity & gender. English@Bristol Arts Matter Bristol SWWDTP bristol.ac.uk/news/2024/may/…

We've got a long way yet to go to help this amazing Peruvian student register for her third year at university, and there are lots of great rewards to be had! Please donate if you can--any amount helps! crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-a-regis…

Carrie Etter's Grief's Alphabet had to be reprinted the second week of its release. Her readings have been called 'electric' and 'heartbreaking'. Hear and meet Carrie at our Writers Day event, 22 June. eventbrite.co.uk/e/writers-day-…

Loved being part of the Festival of Enterprise & hearing about fantastic projects happening University of Bristol. It was a huge honour to win the presentation prize talking about Good Grief Festival & my Enterprise Fellowship. More on my amazing fellow ECEFs here: bristol.university/2024/05/28/inn…

How can singing help us when we're grieving? And what role do lyrics & poetry play? Join us for this free online event Wed 10th Jul at 7pm - w/Samir Savant of St George's Bristol, Kat Branch of UWE Bristol Centre for Music, & Dr Carrie Etter of English@Bristol. #SingForHappiness eventbrite.co.uk/e/singing-thro…

We are really proud of our Dr Malay, whose LATE LIGHT won the 2024 Richard Jefferies Award! richardjefferiesaward.org/p/2023.html

Inviting everyone but especially friends outside the UK, my first online event for Grief's Alphabet (Seren) will be for the Good Grief Festival this Wednesday, 7 p.m. UK time, and if you have my book, you can follow along! ;) goodgrieffest.com/events/singing…

Wonderful to see this short film about the process of making Pregnancy, Baby Loss & the Grief Journey w parents, charities & medical professionals. It features artist Jayde Perkin & Sharon Darke. goodgrieffest.com/wp-content/upl…

Roll up to read about our Brigstow Institute ideas exchange digging deep into accessible storytelling, climate change & She Said Jump's worm-derful DIRT, an immersive aerial theatre project set to bring you the greatest show IN earth! brigstow-institute.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/cross-fertilis… Dr Joanna Nadin (Taylor’s version) Lesel Dawson

Go Jamie!! 🤩

Out today - our mixed methods evaluation of Good Grief Weston festival, created by Super Culture with WsM Community Network: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/26…

So many of people grieve alone, worried if what they are feeling is 'normal'. Be part of changing this and join us for #GoodGriefWeston, starting 10 October! Please share with your friends, family & colleagues. superculture.org.uk/projects/good-… Super Culture University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS FT Weston Hospicecare

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