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Thecent r epi eceof t hedayt ookpl ace f ol l owi ngmor ni ng br eak, when ever yoneas s embl ed ont hegr oundsat Bede’ sSeni or School , i nor dert o t r yandmakehi s t or y.

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Thepr eci s i onandpl anni ng car r i edoutbyMrJ onat hanSi nger( HeadofGeogr aphyatBede’ s Seni orSchool )andDrFi onaMans fiel d( Sci enceTeacheratBede’ s Seni orSchool )camet ot hef or eatt hi spoi nt .

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Thi sevent i nvi t edt hewhol es choolcommuni t yt ocons i dert hepl anet ’ s r es our cesandenvi r onment s .

Or gani s er soft heEar t hDayevent , MrJ onat hanSl i ngerandDrFi ona Mans fiel dar edel i ght edwi t ht hes ucces sofEar t hDay, comment i ng, “ I twaswonder f ult ohavepupi l sands t afff r om ei ghtl ocals chool s s t andi ngt oget heri nt hei rcel ebr at i onofouramaz i ngpl anet .

I twasa memor abl eandver ydi ffer entki ndofdayt hatr eal l yput envi r onment alconcer nst ot hef r ontofpeopl es ’ mi nds .

I twasa chancet oemphas i s eourcol l ect i ver es pons i bi l i t yandcommi t ment t ochangef ort hes akeoft hepl anet , ourownf ut ur eandt hatofour chi l dr en. ”

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Cul t ur alshi f t sandwor dof mout hchanges UKf uner all andscape Thef uner ali ndus t r yi nt heUKhadchanged l i t t l ei ndecades , yeti nj us tt hel as ts i xyear s di r ectcr emat i onhasf undament al l ychanged howwet hi nkaboutdeat h.

Thef uner als ect ori snow exper i enci ngt he s ameki ndofs hi f ts eenwi t hweddi ngs .

Peopl e ar el ooki ngf ors omet hi ngt hataut hent i cal l y expr es s esper s onal i t yandr el at i ons hi ps , r at her t hanaones i z efit s al lf or mat .

Tr adi t i onalf uner al st hatf ol l ow cent ur i es ol d cer emoni esar ebecomi ngl es spopul aras mour ner ss pur nf or mal i t y, s pendl es sont he t r appi ngst hatt heydon’ tval ueandf ocuson cel ebr at i ngt hel i f el i vedi nal es sf or mal manner .

Pur eCr emat i on, api oneeri ndi r ectcr emat i on, hasunder t akenr es ear cht hatr eveal show peopl e’ sf uner al wi s heshaveevol vedas s oci et yembr acesgr eat err es pectf or i ndi vi dual i t y.

Di r ectcr emat i oncompr i s esacr emat i on wi t houtaf uner als er vi ce, andus ual l ywi t hout mour ner spr es ent .

I ti sanaffor dabl e‘ nof us s ’ al t er nat i vet ot r adi t i onalf uner al sandal l ows mour ner st ohol daper s onal i s edcel ebr at i onof l i f es epar at el y–of t ens cat t er i ngas hesi na per s onalpl aceofs i gni ficance.

AYouGovs ur veyof1 1 , 000peopl eonbehal fof Pur ef oundawar enes sofdi r ectcr emat i onhas r i s enf r om 29%t o46%i nt hegener al popul at i on, r i s i ngt o58%amongt he55+age gr oup.

Ther es ear chal s ounvei l edt hatmor et han35% oft hepopul at i onar enow awar eoft hePur e Cr emat i onbr and, upf r om 1 6%i nt hes ame per i odl as tyear , whi l eawar enes samongt he over 55si snow at50%.

Cat her i nePowel l , Di r ect orofCus t omer Exper i enceatPur eCr emat i on, s ai d: “ The

s i mpl i ci t yandflexi bi l i t yofdi r ectcr emat i oni s r eal l yr es onat i ngwi t hBabyBoomergener at i on t hathasbeenatt hehear tofal lki ndsofs oci al change–f r om f or ei gnhol i dayst oweddi ngs .

Thi sgener at i onhaschal l engedhow t hei r par ent sdi dt hi ngsi ns omanyar easand f uner al sar ej us tt hel as tt hi ngont hel i s t ! ” “ Awar enes si sgr owi ngt hr oughwor dofmout h asmor eandmor epeopl eexper i encet he affor dabi l i t yandflexi bi l i t yt hatdi r ectcr emat i on offer s .

Theyar efindi nggr eat ercomf or t choos i ngt oemphas i s et heper s on’ sl i f er at her t hant hei rdeat h. ” TheYouGovr es ear chal s or eveal edt hat bet ween2830%ofpeopl ewoul dchoos e di r ectcr emat i onf ort hems el ves , and1 821 %f or al ovedone.

Ther eas onsf orwant i ngdi r ectcr emat i on i ncl udet hedes i r ef orani nf or malgat her i ng ( 64%)andwant i ngt os cat t eras hesi nabel oved l ocal e( 67%) .

Pur eCr emat i onwasf oundedi n201 5ast hefir s t UKs peci al i s ti ndi r ectcr emat i on.

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Li t t l eConver s at i onsi sahi l ar i ousnew s er i eswher edads as kt hei rki dsques t i onsonar angeoft opi cs f orwhi chnoonecanpr edi ctt heans wer st hat t heywi l lgi ve!

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Chi l dr enofDads netcommuni t y member sans werques t i onsons ubj ect sas wi der angi ngasmoneyands uper her oes , and t her es ul t swi l lhaveyoui ns t i t ches !

Fr om s i x year ol dRoman’ spl anf orhi ss uper her obas e, mai nl yi nvol vi ngt hei ns t al l at i onof “ goodqual i t ys hel vi ng” , t of our year ol dJ ake i nf or mi ngust hat , gi venabi l l i onpounds , he

woul dbuyadumbbel l , andEl s a, ei ght , r eveal i nghers ecr etal t er ego, Pooper gi r l , Li t t l eConver s at i onsi sar ol l er coas t err i det hr ought he compl exwor l dofchi l dr en’ sbr ai ns .

Dads netf ounder , AlFer gus ons ai d: “ Notonl ywi l lpar ent sandchi l dr enl ovel i s t eni ngt ot hi spodcas tt oget her , butt heywi l lal s o enj oydi s cus s i ngt hei rownans wer st ot he ques t i onspos edont hes how.

Li t t l eConver s at i onsi st heper f ectaccompani mentt oanycar j our neyt hi ss ummerandi sboundt os par k s omef as ci nat i ngdi s cus s i onsacr os st heUK! ” Youcanl i s t ent oLi t t l eConver s at i onsr i ghtnow onSpot i f y, Appl ePodcas t sandal lt heus ual pl acesyougetyourpodcas t s .

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Lat es tdat a:heal t hcar evacanci esshow si gnsof s t abi l i si ngwhi l eappl i cat i onsr i se Fol l owi ngapeaki nhi r i ngt owar dst heendofl as tyear , heal t hcar ej obvacanci eshavedr opped, t houghappl i cat i onnumber sar es howi ngs omes i gnsofpos i t i vi t y.

That ’ saccor di ngt or ecentr es ear chf r om t heAs s oci at i onofPr of es s i onalSt affingCompani es( APSCo) .

AnnSwai n, CEOofAPSCo, comment ed:

“ Whi l ear i s ei nt henumberofappl i cat i onspervacancyi n t hes ect ori sext r emel ypr omi s i ng, t heheal t hcar ear ena hashi s t or i cal l yhadr es our ci ngchal l enges , s owedon’ t expectt hi st r endt ocont i nueonal ongt er m bas i s .

ReThes t at i s t i cs , pr ovi dedbyt hewor l d’ sl ar ges tnet wor k cr ui t mentacr os sheal t hcar ei shi ghl ycompet i t i veand ofj obboar ds , Br oadbeanTechnol ogy, r eveal edt hat , hi ghl ycompl ex, s omet hi ngt hathasonl ybeenexacer bat whencompar i ngdat af r om t hes t ar toft hi syearwi t hQ4 eds i nceBr exi twi t ht hes ect orl os i nganumberofi nt er na 2021 , vacanci eswer edownby1 8%.

I ncompar i s on, j ob t i onalpr of es s i onal sf ol l owi ngt heUK’ sexi tf r om t heBl oc. appl i cat i onsr os ebyal mos tt hes ameamount , wi t hap- Whati sneededacr os sheal t hcar ehi r i ngi sas ect or wi de pl i cat i onspervacancy( APV)att hei rhi ghes tr at es i nce r ecogni t i onoft hebes tappr oacht or ecr ui t ment–one Q22021 . t hatens ur est opcandi dat esar ebei ngengagedwi t hand r ecr ui t edi nnotonl yacompl i antway, butal s oi na Whendr awi ngr egi onalcompar i s ons , i t ’ st obeexpect - mannerwhi chpr ovi desappl i cant swi t hahi ghqual i t yexedt hatGr eat erLondonhasbyf art hegr eat es tnumber per i ence.

I nor dert odr i vet hi s , APSCohasl auncheda ofheal t hcar evacanci es , hol di ngal mos tt r i pl et he new bes tpr act i ces t andar df ort hecl i ni calandheal t hcar e numberofj obsi nt heWes tMi dl ands , whi chi st he s ect ort os uppor tqual i t yhi r i ngpr oces s es . ” r egi ont hatcomesi ns econdpl acef ornew j obs .

Oft he t ops cor i ngr egi ons , Gr eat erLondonandSur r eyr ecor d- Rel eas ef r om Bl ueSkyPR edt hehi ghes tappl i cat i onspervacancy( APV)r at es( av er agi ngat8appl i cat i onsperj ob) .

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However , wi t ht hel at es tONS dat ar eveal i ngt hatt her ear enow mor evacanci est hanunempl oyedpeopl e, t her ei sani mmedi at eneedt oaddr es st hewi del y r epor t eddear t hofr es our ces .

Ther ei snodoubtt hatwear es t i l li n as i t uat i onwher edemandf ors ki l l si sf arex ceedi ngs uppl y, and wef acet hes ei s s uesbecaus et hecur r entl abourmar keti snota mat chf ort hemoder nwor ki ngl ands cape. “ Whi l et her ear eanumberofmet hodst ohel pal l evi at et hes ki l l s s hor t agesi nt heUK, i ncl udi nggr eat erflexi bi l i t yi nAppr ent i ces hi p Levyus aget os uppor tt he‘ Level l i ngUp’ agenda, aswel last hei nt egr at i onofanat t r act i vewor kvi s af ors el f empl oyedhi ghl y s ki l l edcont r act or s , mor eneedst obedone.

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