Using books to build pupils’ empathy skills

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This online workshop, originally broadcast on 27 April 2022, was held in partnership with EmpathyLab, an organisation committed to building children’s empathy, literacy and social activism through the use of high-quality children’s literature.

During this session we heard from speakers including EmpathyLab founder Miranda McKearney OBE, Professor Robin Banerjee, Head of Psychology at the University of Sussex, Helen Rutter, the author of the acclaimed The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh and teacher Kate Clarke, lead for Health and Wellbeing at Pembroke Dock Community School, on how the power of reading can help children to build real-life empathy skills.

This video is part of a series, Virtual CPD workshops to support your English curriculum.