⭐️ Celebrate the Empathy Day Festival with younger readers ⭐️ It’s never too early to grow empathy!

🤩 We love seeing what you are making and creating this Empathy Day Festival. Yesterday's share of the day’s winners are Moorlands Primary Academy, with their super duper Empathy Superpower Glasses!

It's almost time for @empathylabuk.bsky.social's Empathy Day Festival! Reading is an amazing way to experience different perspectives. To celebrate the festival, here are 15 super-accessible reads to build empathy for young readers: collins.co.uk/blogs/barrin...

It's day one of the #empathydayfestival , we hope you are all getting involved! Here's a few of our authors' books that are included in the #readforempathy booklists , all great stories. Find out more about the authors on our website authorsalouduk.co.uk @empathylabuk.bsky.social #goallin

Hear how superstar author/illustrator of the Super Nova series, Chanté Timothy will be taking action! What's your Empathy Resolution? ✏️ Download our FREE resolution bunting, paper chains and more: empathylab.uk/empathy-day-...

✏️ Grab your pencils and download your Empathy Challenge resources! ✏️ Our handy how-to videos are now available to watch and help guide you on your Empathy Challenge. Download your FREE resources & take on The Empathy Challenge: empathylab.uk/empathy-day-...

⭐️ The Empathy Day Festival begins TODAY! ⭐️ Jump into someone else’s story and build connection through stories during the National Year of Reading @go_all_in_2026

📍 Add your event to our interactive map and help build a nationwide community of empathy, stories and connection. Once you’ve registered for the Festival, fill in the map form and share your event with our growing Festival community!

💭 Award-winning author of People Like Stars, Patrice Lawrence shares her Empathy Resolution for the #EmpathyDayFestival What's your Empathy Resolution? ✏️ Download our FREE resolution bunting, paper chains and more when you register for the Festival!

⭐️ The Empathy Day Festival kicks off TOMORROW! ⭐️ Jump into someone else’s story and build connection through stories during the National Year of Reading @go_all_in_2026

Stories bring people together! ❤️ This week, #TheBigLunch is inviting communities across the UK to connect through friendship, food and fun, and stories are a great place to start!

⭐️ It's just 2 days to go until the Empathy Day Festival kicks off! Jump into someone else’s story and build connection through stories during the National Year of Reading @go_all_in_2026

📣 Calling all Authors and illustrators - we need you. It's YOUR stories and illustrations that help children and young people connect with themselves, others, and the world around them. This Empathy Day Festival, we're going all in for connection and we'd love you to be part of it.

⭐️ It's just 3 days to go until the Empathy Day Festival kicks off! Jump into someone else’s story and build connection through stories during the National Year of Reading @go_all_in_2026

✏️ Grab your pencils & download your Empathy Challenge resources! Our handy how-to videos are now available to watch & help guide you on your Empathy Challenge. Whether you ignite your Empathy Superpowers with Ramzee's Empathy Glasses or investigate your school & community on the hunt for Good News

📣 All on demand films are available NOW! 📣 Plan your Festival with our eight AMAZING Spark Empathy films!

🌈 This Pride Month, we’re sharing a collection of children’s books that celebrate LGBTQ+ voices, identities and experiences ⭐️ You can watch Spark Empathy with... Kristina Rahim and Ian Eagleton (ages 7–11 / Key Stage 2–P5–7), as part of the Empathy Day Festival now!

Are you ready to GO ALL IN for connection and JUMP into someone else’s story? In a world that can feel more divided than ever, reading for empathy is a powerful, practical way to celebrate difference, challenge injustice and build a kinder future.

🌷 Help grow empathy - we need it more than ever🌷 Take part in the #EmpathyDayFestival and inspire children and young people to grow their empathy skills. We have a FANTASTIC range of FREE activities, LIVE author events and On Demand author and illustrator films for you to enjoy.

⭐️ It's just 1 week to go until the Empathy Day Festival! ⭐️ From 4 - 11 June, you can join thousands of children and young people, in schools, families and community spaces across the world as part of the Empathy Day Festival.

📍 Add your event to our interactive map & help build a nationwide community of empathy, stories and connection Once you’ve registered for the Festival, fill in the map form & share your event with our growing Festival community Private event? Don’t worry, we won’t publish any information publicly!

Have you signed up for the Secondary LIVE event yet? Join Matt Goodfellow & Manjeet Mann for our Secondary LIVE event, sharing their brilliant characters and empathy inspiration. 🗓️ Thursday 11 June, 🕑 1.30-2.00pm ⭐️ Recommended for ages 11-14, Key Stage 3-4/ S1-3

🤩 Ignite your empathy superpower with this year's Superpower Glasses by @ramzeecreates, author/illustrator of The Cheat Book series. 🤩 Personalise & wear your glasses as a reminder to jump into someone else’s story to see things from their point of view.

Have you signed up for the Primary LIVE event yet? Join Louie Stowell & Jeffrey Boakye for our Primary LIVE event, sharing their brilliant characters and empathy inspiration. 🗓️ Thursday 4 June, 🕑 1.30-2.00pm ⭐️ Recommended for ages 7-11, Key Stage 2/P5-7 Register and sign up for this event!

✏️ Grab your pencils and download your Empathy Challenge resources! ✏️ Our handy how-to videos are now available to watch and help guide you on your Empathy Challenge. We have something for everyone to dive into! Register, download and take on the Empathy Challenge! empathylab.uk/empathy-day/

⭐️ Are you ready to Go All In and jump into someone else’s story? Register today to join the Empathy Day Festival (4-11 June), perfect to boost empathy in the classroom, at home or in your local community.

📣 All on demand films are available NOW! 📣 Plan your Festival with 8 AMAZING Spark Empathy films. From exploring feelings and finding connection with Rachel Bright, author of The Hideysaurus, to understanding courage of refugees in a true World War II story with Michael Rosen, author of One Day

Through shared stories, even the youngest children build connections that help empathy grow. Our Early Years toolkit is packed full of fantastic resources, whether you create a blossoming empathy tree in your classroom, become an empathy superhero or settle into a cosy reading nook & share a story

Jump into someone else’s story with these wonderful authors and illustrators at the digital @empathylabuk festival! From 4-11 June, join our FREE live events, watch on demand Spark Empathy sessions and share empathy-themed assemblies. youtu.be/R9tRlVjSGR0

Whether you’re a teacher, librarian, parent or young reader, there are so many ways to take part in the #EmpathyDayFestival ✨ Join our FREE live online events with brilliant authors & illustrators 🎥 Watch interactive on-demand films 💡 Take the Empathy Challenge with nine creative activities

📍 Add your event to our interactive map & help build a nationwide community of empathy, stories and connection. Once you’ve registered for the Festival, fill in the map form and share your event! ✨ Private event? Don’t worry, we won’t publish any information publicly

Are you ready to GO ALL IN for connection and JUMP into someone else’s story? In a world that can feel more divided than ever, reading for empathy is a powerful, practical way to celebrate difference, challenge injustice and build a kinder future.

📚 Belonging isn’t a bolt‑on. It’s built through everyday moments, including the stories we share. This #EmpathyDayFestival, 4-11 June discover how reading can help every child feel seen, heard and valued, with fun, free and inspiring activities and author events to build connection through reading.

📣 Grab your pens and paper and get ready to embark on a journey all about guidebooks! 📣 Join Rashmi Sirdeshpande @rashmiwriting.bsky.social & Viviane Schwarz with Ben Shires & British Library Learning, for a creative journey to explore and create joyful travel guides

Join our founder, Sarah Mears, for this thought-provoking online event with The English Association, exploring the powerful relationship between reading, empathy, and young people’s lives.

📍 Add your event to our interactive map & help build a nationwide community of empathy, stories & connection. Once you’ve registered for the Festival, fill in the map form & share your event with our growing Festival community ✨ Private event? Don’t worry, we won’t publish any information publicly!

📚 Don’t miss our special Friday Book Club event on Thursday 11 June! 📚 Join @ed_vere @lisathompsonwrites & @mevanbabakar hosted by @JennyMcLachlan_writer, to round off the Empathy Day Festival! Creative challenges and fun are guaranteed. @Harpercollinsch Book Squad.

⭐️ 3 weeks to go until the Empathy Day Festival! ⭐️ From 4 - 11 June, you can join thousands of children and young people, in schools, families and community spaces across the world as part of the Empathy Day Festival.

🌷 Help grow and empathty-educated generation 🌷 Take part in the #EmpathyDayFestival and inspire children and young people to grown their empathy skills. Register today and join the Festival fun! empathylab.uk/empathy-day/

🤩 Ignite your empathy superpower with this year's Superpower Glasses by @ramzeecreates, author/illustrator of The Cheat Book series. 🤩 Personalise & wear your glasses as a reminder to jump into someone else’s story to see things from their point of view!

⭐️ It’s just 4 weeks to go until the Empathy Day Festival kicks off! ⭐️ From 4 - 11 June, you can join thousands of children and young people, in schools, families and community spaces across the world as part of the Empathy Day Festival

Jump into someone else’s story with these wonderful authors and illustrators at the digital @empathylabuk festival! From 4-11 June, join our FREE live events, watch on demand Spark Empathy sessions and share empathy-themed assemblies. youtu.be/R9tRlVjSGR0

Join our brilliant free live online events, each featuring two of your favourite authors, sharing their brilliant characters & empathy inspiration! Primary event Thursday 4 June, 1.30-2pm with Louie Stowell & Jeffrey Boakye. For ages 7-11, Key Stage 2/P5-7. In collaboration with Read for Good

Are you ready to GO ALL IN for connection and JUMP into someone else’s story? In a world that can feel more divided than ever, reading for empathy is a powerful, practical way to celebrate difference, challenge injustice and build a kinder future.

Take a peek at what the EmpathyLab team are enjoying during #ReadingHour from 7-8pm tonight in celebration of World Book Night. What are you reading? #GoAllIn

Through shared stories, even the youngest children build connections that help empathy grow. Our Early Years toolkit is full of fantastic resources, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.

What if every young person felt seen, valued and understood? We’re proud to have collaborated with youth mental health charity Beyond on the relaunch of #Now&Beyond. From 23 April, schools across the UK will have access to free, youth-approved mental health resources for ages 5–18.

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.

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

⭐️ 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!