A festival by Empathy Studios
Personalising Learning with AI: Maximising Human Connection.
The session will look at how teachers and students are using AI tools such as Gemini and NotebookLM to personalise learning and, for teachers, act as a kind of “sparring partner” to strengthen feedback and assessment. By using AI in these purposeful ways, staff can free up more time for coaching, mentoring, and developing in-person skills with learners. In short, we’ll explore how AI can create more human time, helping educators nurture the crucial skills highlighted by the World Economic Forum.
Grief and Bereavement - Anticipatory support, empathy and confidence to help students.
This CPD session will focus on understanding pupils’ emotional worlds during anticipatory grief and high-stress life experiences, responding with trauma-informed, relational strategies, and sustaining your professional well-being. Through interactive exercises and practical tools, teachers will leave with immediately applicable skills to support pupils experiencing grief, loss, or social vulnerability.
Empathy for animals: Are zoo trips actually in the best interests of students and animals?
Zoo visits, chick-hatching projects and raising tadpoles are some of the traditional activities run in schools... But what if this isn’t the best way to introduce young people to animals and how to protect our planet?
This CPD session will challenge traditional perspectives on how we would talk about animal welfare and share some of the best activities and school trips to build a school community that promotes and embodies empathy for animals and each other.
Get a free goody bag of lessons, links and resources by attending + your CPD certificate!