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OUT NOW: Empathy Day 2024 Resources!

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The FREE Empathy Day resources are out now! The gorgeous 2024 toolkits are packed with ideas and resources to help children and young people of all ages celebrate and develop their empathy superpower, aand take part in the NEW Mission Empathy Challenge.


Register here to get resources sent straight to your inbox - the first 300 organisations to register will win a free book for their setting!


Using books to build empathy

Our definition of empathy is the ability to experience and understand other people's feelings and points of view. We believe it is a core life skill every child deserves the chance to develop, and a force for social change.


Our strategy is based on scientific research showing that empathy is a learnable skill, and that books are a practical, powerful tool to build it. Read our background research to learn more. 


With hate crimes, polarisation and mental health problems all on the rise, we passionately believe society needs new empathy-focused strategies to help us all understand and support each other better.

Latest news

January Empathy Builders Webinar

The EmpathyLab team started 2024 strong, delivering an online webinar for our Empathy Builder publishers!


We led a group of publishing professionals from a mix of departments, and shared foundational insights on the power of empathy, plus practical strategies for integrating it into the work they do.


It's always a pleasure to gather with the Empathy Builders - learn more about this excting partnership with over 40 publishing houses here.

Landmark conference: Educating for Empathy 

Thank you to everyone who attended the Educating for Empathy conference!


This was the first conference focused exclusively on using literature to build empathy. We had an incredible time! Speakers included leading experts, cutting edge researchers, authors and inspiring grass-roots educators.


Keep the conversation going - follow us @EmpathyLabUK accross socials and use the hashtag #EducatingForEmpathy

Watch our Empathy Action Month activity on demand

Empathy Action Month was an incredible time. All through November, we focused on empathy's power to drive social change, with the help of incredible stories, and looked back at the Empathy Resolutions many of us made back in June, plus created new ones.


Watch our exclusive videos, available here on demand - featuring social action-themed readalouds, interviews with schools and authors, and Empathy Resolution check-in.


And remember: it's never too late to make a difference! You can still get involved and make a Resolution - download free templates here.

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