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Read for empathy this Empathy Day

June 8, 2021June 8, 2021Oxford Primary

To celebrate Empathy Day on 10th June, we’re sharing some of our favourite empathy-boosting books that will help your class walk in someone else’s shoes.

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Practising kindness in the classroom

May 10, 2021May 10, 2021Oxford Primary

Empathy is a vital skill for children to learn from a young age, and it’s more important now than ever. But what can you do to help your children practise kindness at school? We’ve gathered some ideas you can implement at your school.

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The power of reading for empathy

November 25, 2020November 25, 2020Oxford Primary
The power of reading for empathy

Nikki Gamble writes about the need to develop children’s empathy with the help of the written word.

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Exploring Empathy: the importance of teaching empathy in the classroom – Miranda Mckearney OBE

June 4, 2020May 6, 2022Oxford Primary

Empathy is an important life skill for children to learn, and a force for good. Miranda McKearney, the founder of EmpathyLab, explains how Empathy Day uses books to boost empathy by teaching children to see things from other people’s perspectives.  This year’s Empathy Day is on 9 June. It comes at a time of deepening […]

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