the act or ceremony of putting a dead body into a grave in the ground

a ceremony that is held when the body of someone who has died is buried or cremated

a statue or structure established to remind people of a person or event

Funeral introduction video 

British English CC

Divergent funeral rites

Religious education

Views on the afterlife

Living on through works and memory

Digital memory

This unit invites pupils to consider religious and non-religious responses to death. They will examine differing views. They will consider how the dead may be remembered through ritual or legacy. They will consider how attitudes are changing and the possibilities technology may offer in the future.

Memory: what happens to us and our memories when we die?

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Jewish burials often take place within {{}} hours.

What percentage of UK funerals are cremations?

Hindus may scatter ashes in the River ...

Why do different people have different views about what happens after death?

What happens after death in Abrahamic religions?

Dharmic faiths teach that actions create ...

Some non-religious people believe in life after ...

Exit Quiz

Burial usually involves ...