Empathy Studios

The most EXCITING schools programme you'll do this year 🎥🚀🌎 Powered by film, The Empathy Programme offers flexibility, a research-backed framework and award-winning resources to positively impact on students' behaviour, wellbeing & relationships. empathystudios.com 🎬

We connected with the wonderful folks behind Empathy Week at this summer's @EducationFest and loved their mission: promoting 21st skills and building the #EmpathyGeneration — for free! Register your school for next year's Empathy Week, 9-13 March 2026: empathyweek.org

🌍✨Our latest blog about how to navigate difficult conversations ends like this: “For a future where people can sit at the same table, not because they agree, but because they see each other as human.” 🔗 Follow this link to read the whole thing: empathystudios.com/post/navigatin…

Can the school library build a more empathetic school culture? 💚📚 This week on our blog, The Common Thread, Barbara Band (@bcb567) shares her thoughts on how libraries are key when helping students feel seen, heard and understood. Read the full blog: empathystudios.com/post/the-schoo…

"As an educator, you’re often faced with student situations you can’t anticipate. Those situations are almost always personal, nuanced & highly-specific to that individual. They require a human response. They require empathy." @EdKirwan, @empathystudios_ writes for #DiverseEd 1/2

We are delighted that our team could work alongside @GSAUK to produce a film that truly showcases the power of girls' education. Thank you to the GSA for trusting us with this film commission - we can't wait for the screening in Manchester 🤩🎬

We are delighted to be collaborating with @RBOschools in Thurrock! 🌟 Empathy Studios will be joining the Thurrock in Partnership Event as a guest speaker on Wednesday 27th November. Open to all senior leaders in #Thurrock. Info & sign-up: rbo.org.uk/schools/resour…

"Pain means we care." 🌹❤️ #Bereavement is difficult to talk about, but stories like El Charro's can allow for considerate conversations to take place in #schools. Watch this clip from the Ages 8-11 and 11-18 versions of El Charro’s #film (featured in our Empathy Programme).

Empathy is the most important skill you can develop 👇 🎙️ Our founder, @edkirwan, appeared on the latest episode of @wmbfdpod to talk all things empathy and its crucial role in today's world. 🎧 linktr.ee/empathystudios

"I am convinced that the game of #football defines Mexico as a society." Through the ups and downs of his #diabetes journey, Kike finds solace in combining his passions for filmmaking, football and #photography 📸⚽ Schools can discover his story 👇 empathystudios.com

"Everyone can connect through music." 🎶🌟 A powerhouse in the #music industry, Moni works to break barriers and create opportunities for unheard voices. #Schools globally can watch and discover her story 👇 empathystudios.com #empathy #edutwitter #women #equality

"The forest has given me my achievements, my medals, and I continue to live here." 🌲🏃‍♂️ After a life-changing accident that left him blind, Nico found his spark in #running. Schools can watch and discover his story 👇 empathystudios.com #empathy #education #disability

"Whatever you choose to do, do it with love... people will feel and taste it." 🌱💚 Dani's film is one of five inspiring stories featured in The Empathy Programme, available to #schools globally now. empathystudios.com #empathy #edutwitter #chef #sustainability

"El Charro is three things together. It's Mexico, it's art, and it's love." 💀❤️ El Charro's film is one of five inspiring stories featured in The Empathy Programme, available to #schools globally now. empathystudios.com #empathy #edutwitter #mexico

🚨 We were on TV! 📺 From the front page of The Times to a feature on ITV News, our research with @Cambridge_Uni has got the UK (and beyond!) talking about the power of #empathy in schools. Read the full report: empathystudios.com/research2024 #education #teachertwitter

Could empathy lessons change behaviour? A study by @Empathystudios_ supported by @CamEdFac shows a positive impact on pupils' behaviour and emotional literacy within 10 weeks tes.com/magazine/news/…

Empathy is an essential, teachable skill for our post-covid, social-media using generation. #EmpathyMatters #BeKind

@HappyConfidentC @Cambridge_Uni Thanks for sharing about our research! The full study from Empathy Studios can be accessed here: empathystudios.com/research2024 🚀

🌟 Empathy and Behaviour A new study from @Cambridge_Uni shows just how powerful EMPATHY can be. Teaching empathy in the classroom led to a 26% increase in empathy scores and a 21% improvement in behaviour scores—all within just 10 weeks. As part of our schools program, HCMtv's Life Skills Course teaches Compassion: Kindness and Empathy as the 9th Power, and we’ve seen firsthand how it contributes to behaviour improvements, reduces the need for interventions, and fosters a kinder, more inclusive community. Have a look at this short clip from the episode #edutwitter #TeachersOfTwitter

📢 For meaningful curriculum reform, the new UK government must prioritise human skills. Our latest research with @Cambridge_Uni @CamEdFac highlights the positive impact of #empathy skills development on students’ behaviour and emotional literacy ⬇️ empathystudios.com/research2024

'Empathy starts with education’: a study by @EdKirwan of @Empathystudios_ shows how one term of empathy lessons in schools could lead to positive changes in pupil behaviour tes.com/magazine/news/…