Something caught my eye on my social media timeline yesterday. It was a post about an event called 'Empathy Week,' and as I write a lot about empathy being one of the key characteristics of effective leadership, I decided to investigate further. Empathy Week is a big deal as it is not just a national event, but a global one. It launched in 2020 and the website states that last year they involved over 330,00 students in 54 different countries. I must be honest that up till yesterday I had not heard of it but it is backed by big hitters such as the BBC and The Times newspaper, so with a bit of luck, it will become even bigger this year. It is free to register your school for Empathy Week, and for me signing up is a complete no-brainer as the aim of the organisers is to develop "the crucial skill of empathy in students aged five to eighteen". They will provide teachers with resources for the classroom as well as access to assemblies and other live events throughout the w...