Elephant's Tea Party

Fun resources to equip pupils with coping skills for bereavement, now and in later life.

By talking about death and dying as a normal and natural subject, it can help enable bereaved
children to have better coping skills. Giving children support from familiar, trusted adults will mean that most will not need professional help. Schools are well placed to provide this support.

The Elephant's Tea Party is a free initiative for schools that raises the topics of death and grief in a sensitive and age-appropriate way. It helps teachers give children the emotional literacy and life skills needed to equip them for bereavement, now and in later life.

What is the Elephant's Tea Party?

A free initiative for schools that raises the topics of death and grief in a sensitive and age appropriate way. It helps teachers give children the emotional literacy and life skills needed to equip them for bereavement, now and in later life. Read more

Get your Elephant's Tea Party download pack

Register Please register for an Elephant's Tea Party pack by filling in this FORM. Sign in If you have already registered, you can sign in to the download section HERE. Read more

Fundraising for Child Bereavement UK

How your school can learn about bereavement and help to raise funds for Child Bereavement UK. Read more

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Community Fundraising Volunteer

We are looking for a volunteer who will enjoy working on a variety of fundraising projects
Quiz Night at Home

Join us for a quiz night at home for what will be a jam-packed 90 minutes of virtual quizzing fun with Dom Joly.
When your partner dies: Supporting your children
Fundraising Officer

The post holder will work as part of the Community Team and will support the team with a number of other fundraising events and activities throughout the year.

Supporting bereaved children and young people

Children and young people grieve just as much as adults but they show it in different ways. Find out how you can help them and more about child grieving.
Telling a child that someone has died

It is important to tell a child of any age when someone important in their lives has died, and ideally this is done by someone who is closest to them.
Genevieve
Supporting a bereaved pupil

This comprehensive, free-to-access resource , Supporting a bereaved pupil has been developed by Child Bereavement UK in collaboration with the London Grid for Learning.
What we offer

Child Bereavement UK provides a wide range of training, consultancy and support services to help professionals help bereaved children and families
UK death & bereavement statistics

A parent of children under 18 dies every 22 minutes in the UK; around 23,600 a year. This equates to around 111 children being bereaved of a parent every day.
When your baby dies

When a baby lives only a short time or dies before birth due to miscarriage, stillbirth or a painful decision to end the pregnancy, people may assume that the loss is not important. This is simply not the case.
Grieving for a child of any age

The agony of losing a child of any age is unparalleled. There is no age or point in time that makes it any easier. No parent expects to face the death of their child and no grandparent expects to lose their grandchild.
The Invisible Suitcase

Watch our animation which aims to help bereaved children and families understand grief and manage their feelings.
Sudden death - including accidents, suicide and homicide

Bereavement can be devastating in any situation, but a sudden death brings additional layers of shock, horror or disbelief. We can help, find out more here.