EmpathyLab Events
EmpathyLab events and appearances at festivals and conferences
for your diary.
Register for events, buy tickets or watch recordings
as they become available.
March 2024
14 March 2024
Empathy Day 2024 toolkits & resources launch (OUT NOW)
Empathy Day is on Thursday 6 June - and our FREE toolkits are packed with ideas and resources to help you make the most of the day! Get everything you need to take part in this year's Mission Empathy Challenge activities.
Register now to have them sent straight to your inbox.
GIVEAWAY: the first 300 schools, libraries & Early Years Settings to register will win a free empathy-boosting book!
April 2024
18 or 25 April 2024
BOOK NOW: CPD training - Making the most of Empathy Day
Want the best way to get ready for Empathy Day 2024 on Thursday 6 June? Attend this fantastic online training, ideal for anyone living or working with children and young people.
During this interactive 90-minute session, we'll provide essential information and resources - including an overview of Empathy Day and key activities, events and case studies. Plus, we'll hold a group discussion and planning segment. Make 6 June a fun-filled, enriching day, devoted to understanding and building empathy!
Book: info@empathylab.uk
June 2024
6 June 2024
Empathy Day 2024 is here!
Get ready for Empathy Day - our flagship day, focusing on empathy's power to create a better world. Join us as we shine a light on the role of books in raising an empathy-educated generation.
This day inspires children to learn more about empathy, have transformational experiences through stories, and put empathy into action.
Online registrations are open NOW - sign up for your resources and toolkits!
Missed an event? Catch up below..
February 2024
8 February 2024
LAUNCHED: Read for Empathy collection 2024
Expert reading recommendations to raise an empathy-educated generation
The Read for Empathy collection is BACK for its eighth year! 65 contemporary, diverse books for 3-16-year-olds, hand-picked by an expert judging panel for their ability to help readers understand and build empathy.
Each title has been chosen to do a specific empathy-building job, and nurture key empathy skills like perspective-taking, emotional vocabulary, empathic communication and social action.
8 February 2024
Registrations open for Empathy Day 2024
Empathy Day is on Thursday 6 June - register for the FREE toolkits and resources you need to start your planning, and make the most of the day!
December 2023
5 December 2023
Landmark conference: Educating for Empathy - the reading factor
In December, we held the first ever conference focusing exclusively on using literature to build empathy. Delivered in partnership with the University of Sussex and St Matthew’s Research School.
We were joined by leading psychology and literacy experts, cutting edge researchers, authors and inspiring grass-roots educators like Rashmi Sirdeshpande, Cath Howe, Hannah Gold, Professor Robin Banerjee, Headteacher Sonia Thompson and many more.
At a time of great social need for empathy, delegates heard the case for an explicit empathy education and an exclusive preview of new psychology research. Plus, they came away with practical tools and strategies to build a whole school, evidence-informed approach to harnessing reading’s power to build empathy.
Keep the conversation going! Follow us @EmpathyLabUK and use the hashtag #EducatingForEmpathy
Autumn 2023
November 2023
Empathy Action Month - all November
Empathy Action Month was all about inspiring children and young people to learn more about empathy and put it into action, focusing on empathy's power to drive positive social change. We were joined by brilliant authors, illustrators and schools who shared readalouds, Empathy Resolutions and their thoughts on social action.
Summer 2023
June 2023
Empathy Day - 8 June
Our flagship, fun-filled day inspiring children and young people to learn about empathy and how to build it. Launched by Waterstones Children's Laureate Joseph Coelho. Catch up on our activity.
Watch on demand: Empathy Day Live!, our FREE online festival featuring top authors and illustrators like A.M. Dassu, Cressida Cowell, Sharna Jackson, Rob Biddulph, Maisie Chan and more.
May 2023
Mr Dilly Meets SF Said & Friends - 24 May watch recording here
Mr Dilly was joined by award-winning author SF Said to chat about his enchanting book, Tyger. Also featuring a discussion on Empathy Day with authors and illustrators Tom Percival, Polly Ho-Yen, Stewart Foster, and Nicola Davies
BOOK LAUNCH: We've Got This! Six Steps to Build your Empathy Superpower - 18 May watch the launch panel & buy your copy here
We've Got This!
is our essential empathy handbook for children, created in collaboration with Rashmi Sirdeshpande
with artwork by Juliana Eigner and a foreword from
Sir Michael Morpurgo. As part of the launch, we held a live panel discussion and Q&A with Rashmi Sirdeshpande,
Professor Robin Banerjee, and
Headteacher Sonia Thompson.
EmpathyLab x World Book Day: The connection between reading for pleasure and empathy - 16 May
watch recording here
A webinar exploring the connection between reading for pleasure and empathy. Featuring
A.M. Dassu, Professor Teresa Cremin
& teacher
Jon Biddle.
Reading and Empathy in Scottish Education - 11 May watch recording here
Held in partnership with Scottish Book Trust and Strathclyde University, and explored what empathy is, why it matters and the social and empathy benefits of reading and literacy. Featuring Maisie Chan.
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