📚️ Stories give us a chance to see the world differently! 

 So, for National Bookshop Day, we’re highlighting @kibworthbooks and their Tackling Racism Together campaign.

🥳 Happy National Poetry Day! How are you celebrating? We’re looking forward to our event with EmpathyLab Schools tomorrow, joined by Dean Atta and Coral Rumble, where we'll be sharing poems written by students, as well as doing some writing in the moment.

We activate reading to build real life empathy. Our Schools Programme supports you to embed this approach across your curriculum, whole school culture, and within your community.

💭 Every school in England has to publish an inclusion strategy by 31 December, built around DfE's 7 principles of inclusion. ⭐️ Join our autumn training starting 22 October.

💭 Jump into 'Incredibly Plain’ by William Yamaguchi Dobson We’re so excited to share our September collaboration with Global Tales, celebrating East and South East Asian heritage Month through a collection of brilliant, bite-sized stories.

💭 Jump into 'Lion Rocks’ by Monica Wat We’re so excited to share our September collaboration with Global Tales, celebrating East and South East Asian heritage Month through a collection of brilliant, bite-sized stories.

💪 Fewer conflicts, Stronger friendships. More empathy in action! 
 Join our online training this October & activate reading to help children & young people develop real-life empathy skills - strengthen belonging & inclusion, support wellbeing AND improve reading outcomes.

💭 Jump into ‘Peanut Butter Love’ by Maisie Chan We’re so excited to share our September collaboration with Global Tales, celebrating East and South East Asian heritage Month through a collection of brilliant, bite-sized stories.

📣 CALLING ALL AUTHORS AND ILLUSTRATORS 📣 Could you be your community’s next Empathy Champion? Join our next Author and Illustrator Masterclass, 23 & 30 September (4.30-7pm) and discover how you can use your creative work to inspire young audiences and make a difference in your community.

⭐️ Calling all Jacqueline Wilson fans! ⭐️ Join legendary author Jacqueline Wilson, author of over 100 empathy-rich books, as she celebrates her brand new story, Esme Pepper.

At EmpathyLab we are MASSIVE fans of the wonder that is Michael Rosen - and silly stuff is just BRILLIANT for building empathy and understanding too! Join a HUGE Silly School Stuff-themed Poetry Party this #MichaelRosenDay, Thursday 12 November! A day to celebrate poetry, creativity and imagination.

💭 Jump into ‘Grandmother’s Gift ’ by Eva Wong Nava We’re so excited to share our September collaboration with Global Tales, celebrating East and South East Asian heritage Month through a collection of brilliant, bite-sized stories.

📣 CALLING ALL AUTHORS AND ILLUSTRATORS 📣 Could you be your community’s next Empathy Champion? Join our next Author and Illustrator Masterclass, 23 & 30 September (4.30-7pm) and discover how you can use your creative work to inspire young audiences and make a difference in your community.

💭 Jump into ‘All Frills’ by Eric Huang We’re so excited to share our September collaboration with Global Tales, celebrating East and South East Asian heritage Month through a collection of brilliant, bite-sized stories.

🌍️ Happy #WorldKidLitMonth September is the month to explore children's and YA books from all over the world. We have so many AMAZING empathy building books for you to choose from - dive into our Read for Empathy Collection to find your next read. 📍 Where will you travel by book? @worldkidlit

Jump into ‘Finding Kitri’ by Anne Elicaño-Shields We’re so excited to share our September collaboration with Global Tales, celebrating East and South East Asian heritage Month through a collection of brilliant, bite-sized stories.

Thinking of teachers across England and Wales as they return to school this week, and Scotland teachers already back, to start another year doing the incredible work they do. Whatever you may be feeling, we're sending admiration and best wishes. ✏️ illustration by: Sarah Christou

To celebrate East & South East Asian Heritage Month we've linked up with Global Tales (@Evawongnava) to share 7 brand new Empathy Shorts, 500-word empathy-rich stories specially written for EmpathyLab by fantastic ESEA authors.

📍 Map your mood Explore our emotions maps – free to download on our website, from wonderful illustrators of how to use this exercise. Map how you’re feeling across the day, week – or the even the hour – to help you see how emotions change.

As many of us head back to school - reading together is a brilliant way to build belonging and support BIG emotions.

💭 Make a difference to your entire school community! We're so grateful to hear how teachers are using EmpathyLab's approach to embed empathy into everyday learning.

🎉 We are very excited for our September collaboration with Global Tales, celebrating East and South East Asian Heritage Month... watch this space! But for now, check out 40+ FREE Empathy Shorts from an AMAZING array of authors.

✏️ Another beautiful reflection on empathy from the young writers at Crich Junior School, truly capturing how empathy can help someone feel seen, supported and less alone.

Jacqueline Wilson is a true empathy champion Esme Pepper is published today, we wanted to send our congratulations and share that we are very excited to be teaming up with Jacqueline @jacquelinewilson_hq & @penguinukbooks for some very special in-person & online events this October…watch this space!

⭐️ Another wonderful poem from the talented young writers at Crich Junior School. Thank you to the teachers at Crich for creating space for children to explore, express and share empathy through reading, writing and meaningful classroom conversations as part of the EmpathyLab Schools Programme.

Such a great read with so many practical exercises. This book really highlights the importance of empathy and how it can have a positive impact on the way we treat others. 🙂 @rashmiwriting.bsky.social @empathylabuk.bsky.social

💭 Small changes in the classroom can make a big difference to how children understand themselves and others. We're so grateful to hear how teachers are using EmpathyLab's approach to embed empathy into everyday learning.

🐧 Mid heat wave, we have a cool treat from 10 year old Poppy at Crich Junior School. Thank you to teachers at Crich for sharing their empathy work with us, and for embedding empathy education through reading through participation in the EmpathyLab Schools Programme.

At the close of the school year we want to cheer all the AMAZING teachers using reading to support every child to be seen, valued and understood. Over the rest of the summer break take a look at what teachers across the country said this year about EmpathyLab’s approach and impact.

📚️ July is Disability Pride Month. We've gathered 20 brilliant books celebrating disabled lives and experiences in all their diversity. These authentic stories help young readers see themselves, understand others, and grow empathy.