where is my local
hospice?

The hospice movement has earned public admiration, endorsement and much local support for its work with people, young and old, who face a limited life span or indeed the end of life – whether that work is carried out in a hospice or in the community. We would like even more people, especially children and teenagers, to understand what we do and why we do it.

Help the Hospices is creating resources for schools with the aim of nurturing a sense of responsibility in pupils and encouraging them to become active citizens – by informing them about the hospice movement and by showing them how they can help people with life-limiting illnesses, whether that be through telling others, fundraising or volunteering.

How can my school get involved?
Your school could really make a difference, by helping support a local hospice. You might like to consider your school adopting your local hospice as its charity of the year.

There are many ways in which your school can help and support a local hospice, by
• fundraising – non-uniform days, sponsored events, talent shows, etc.
• collecting stock for the hospice’s charity shops
• awareness raising
• entertaining day care patients
• producing art work for the wards

The Hospice Pack – key stage 3
Help the Hospices has produced a free resource for 11-14 year olds, which contains assembly and lesson materials. The materials have been developed in conjunction with practising teachers, hospice staff and school managers and piloted across the UK.

The hospice pack links to three areas of the core curriculum, Citizenship, PSHE/ PSD and RE: it consists of sections looking at the Hospice Movement, Children's understanding and experience of loss and grief, and faith and cultural aspects of bereavement. There are also two suggested assemblies and six lessons. The CD Rom contains a game, back up materials and activities for pupils.

Download the hospice pack.