If you’d like to be inspired to embed empathy across your curriculum & school culture – & understand how you can do this through every day reading practice, we have online training coming up in June. Find out more: empathylab.uk/empathy-scho...
As schools head back after the break we wanted to say a huge THANK YOU to all the schools taking part in the EmpathyLab Schools Programme. This term we loved working with a group of schools in Renfrewshire – who have already started putting their action plans created during training into practice.
Creative challenges and fun are guaranteed! Perfect for KS2 & Y7.
Register for the Empathy Day Festival ➡️ and sign up for the LIVE event: empathylab.uk/empathy-day/
We’re excited to announce a brilliant new event at 2pm on Thursday 11 June, in partnership with @Harpercollinsch Book Squad.
Join our Empathy Day special Friday Book Club to round off the #EmpathyDayFestival with @ed_vere @lisatthompsonwrites & @mevanbabakar hosted by @JennyMcLachlan_writer
Primary event
Thursday 4 June, 1.30-2pm with Louie Stowell & Jeffrey Boakye.
Recommended for ages 7-11, Key Stage 2/P5-7.
In collaboration with Read for Good
Secondary event
Thursday 11 June, 1.30 - 2pm with Matt Goodfellow & Manjeet Mann.
Recommended for ages 11-14, Key Stage 3-4/ S1-3
⭐️ Empathy Day Festival resources are now LIVE! ⭐️
You can now download your FREE resources and toolkit by registering for the Empathy Day Festival (4 - 11 June). Remeber to sign up for our LIVE author events and keep your eyes peeled for our ON DEMAND author content!
Secondary event
Thursday 11 June, 1.30 - 2pm with Matt Goodfellow & Manjeet Mann.
Recommended for ages 11-14, Key Stage 3-4/ S1-3
⭐️ REGISTER TODAY via our website ⭐️
We have more EXCITING events to be announced soon, watch this space!
Join our brilliant free live online events, each featuring 2 of your favourite authors, sharing brilliant characters & empathy inspiration!
Primary event
Thursday 4 June, 1.30-2pm with Louie Stowell & Jeffrey Boakye.
Recommended for ages 7-11, Key Stage 2/P5-7.
In collaboration with Read for Good
✏️ Register now to access your glasses plus fantastic free events & resources
empathylab.uk/empathy-day/
🤩 Excited to announce the designer of this year's brilliant new Empathy Superpower Glasses RAMZEE @ramzeecreates, author/illustrator of The Cheat Book series. 🤩
Personalise & wear your glasses to jump into someone else’s story to see things from their point of view this #EmpathyDayFestival
PLUS LIVE events with Louie Stowell & Jeffrey Boakye for primaries and Manjeet Mann & Matt Goodfellow for secondaries
Register now to book your LIVE event spot and download your FREE festival toolkit!
empathylab.uk/empathy-day/
🎉 THE EMPATHY DAY FESTIVAL LINEUP REVEAL 🎉
We have a FABULOUS lineup of the nation’s favourite authors & illustrators to watch on demand, including Michael Rosen, Julia Donaldson and many more!
Assemblies in Welsh and English featuring graphic novelist Huw Aaron...
Register for the Empathy Day Festival today and download your FREE Festival toolkit!
⭐️ Find our FABULOUS line up of the nation’s favourite authors and illustrators to watch on demand
⭐️ Register for the fantastic LIVE events
⭐️ Discover a mix of our much loved challenges with some exciting NEW ones
Big things are coming for the Empathy Day Festival! Our upcoming webinar is the first chance to hear what we have planned for 2026, from the BRILLIANT authors and illustrators joining us to the brand NEW challenges and more.
🗓️ Thursday 19 March, 4pm - 5.30pm, Online
⭐️ Book your spot today
Are you ready to JUMP into someone else’s story?
Join our FREE webinar to discover a week of free activities for schools, libraries, early years settings and families.
🗓️ Thursday 19 March, 4pm - 5.30pm
📍 Online
⭐️ Book your spot and register for the festival via our website
EmpathyLab is Going All In with the 2026 Read for Empathy collection this #WorldBookDay
Stories connect us with ourselves, others and the world around us, so we’re sharing messages to our younger selves, inspired by this year’s collection - stories that help us feel braver, kinder and less alone.
Paul from the EmpathyLab team met some fantastic young people and teachers - talking with them about the power of stories, how they help us understand perspective and most importantly how they can help shape a better world. A brilliant day!
What a delight to spend time at the Young Writers Conference at The Lowry Theatre in Salford yesterday.
Organised by @firststory_uk the conference brought together over 200 pupils from Greater Manchester to share stories and develop their own writing skills.
🎥Hear from the expert judges behind the 2026 Read for Empathy collection
Professor Teresa Cremin shares how books that invite us to walk in others’ shoes can make a real difference.
Explore the 2026 collection and download your free guides: empathylab.uk/RFE/
#ReadForEmpathy
Spotlighting the 2026 Read for Empathy collection: Graphic novels (primary)
⭐ PAWS: Gabby Gets It Together @nathanfairbairn & @msassyk
⭐ Higher Ground @tull_suwannakit
⭐ Unfaries @huwaaron
⭐ The Cartoonists Club @goraina & @_scott_mccloud
⭐ The Doughnut Club @krahimwrites
⭐ Evie and Maryam’s Family Tree @janeenhayat
Spotlighting the 2026 Read for Empathy collection: Novels 2/2 (primary)
⭐ People Like Stars @lawrencepatrice
⭐ The Bird Thief @rachelkeatingauthor
⭐ The Boy in the Tree @lisathompsonwrites & @katiekearillustration
⭐ Jakub’s Otter @rumblecoral
⭐ Zac and Jac Cathy Jenkins
Spotlighting the 2026 Read for Empathy collection: Novels 1/2 (primary)
⭐ Land of the Last Wildcat @lui.land & @daviddeanillustration
⭐ Birdie @jprosewriter
⭐ Cobweb @michaelmorpugo & Michael Foreman
🎥Hear from the expert judges behind the 2026 Read for Empathy collection
Jon Biddle speaks about the importance of booktalk: “It’s the conversations we have about books where the impact lies.”
Explore the collection and download free guides: empathylab.uk/RFE/
#ReadForEmpathy
Spotlighting the 2026 Read for Empathy collection: Non-fiction (primary)
⭐ All Brains Are Wonderful @MrEPrimary & @mrpratto
⭐ Why Are There Wars? @katiemdaynes & @oksanadrachkovskaillustration
⭐ Its OK to Say No @mollypotter3545 & @sarahjscribbles
⭐ Star! @michaelamorganpoet
⭐ One Day: A True Story of Courage and Survival in the Holocaust @iammichaelrosen & @benjamindraws
⭐ Owning It: Our Disabled Childhoods...In Our Own Words @thecatchpoles & @sophiekamlish
⭐ Make Good Trouble @jamiaawilson
