Every child,

Understood

Empathia helps schools turn essential information into warm, evidence-informed films that children, families and staff can understand, revisit and trust.

WHAT IS EMAPTHIA?

The right words, for every person in your school.

Schools spend hours explaining the same things — to children who are anxious, parents who are confused, and staff who need a consistent message. Empathia does that work for you.

Every piece of content is written by specialists, reviewed for plain language and emotional safety, and designed to feel like a conversation — not a policy document.

Empathia reaches every child with SEND, their families and the staff who support them. Rooted in trauma-informed practice and Carol Gray's Social Stories™ methodology, its warm, multilingual content is aligned with Ofsted's EIF — so no child, parent or practitioner is left behind.

Empathia's Films Are:

  • Informed by Carol Gray's Social Stories™ methodology

  • Aligned with Ofsted's EIF

  • Available in multiple languges

  • Developed with SENCos and school practitioners

THE CONTENT LIBRARY

Three audiences. One platform.

Empathia content is organised into three sections — each written in the voice, tone and register that works for that audience.

Children's Stories

Guided stories that help children understand big feelings, school rules, kind behaviour, and what makes a safe place. Informed by Carol Gray's Social Stories™ methodology. Available in Full and Visual versions.

Ages | 5–11 | EBSNA | SEMH |

EYFS – KS2

Parent Guides

Clear, jargon-free explainers covering the graduated response, school readiness and the school day — for parents who are worried, new to the system, or whose children have additional needs.

SEND | Graduated response | Reception Multilingual

Teacher Guides

Practical, evidence-informed staff development guides on trauma informed practice, emotional regulation and whole-school behaviour systems. For all staff — not just teachers.

Trauma informed | Zones approach | Behaviour | CPD

OUR EVIDENCE BASE

Built On What Actually Works

Every piece of Empathia content is grounded in established frameworks and research — and we're transparent about where that evidence comes from.

Carol Gray's Social Stories™

Children's stories informed by Gray's principles of patient tone, first-person perspective, and describing before directing.

Trauma Informed Practice

Staff content draws on Bruce Perry, Bessel van der Kolk, Dan Hughes, and Stephen Porges' Polyvagal Theory.

Zones of Regulation

Informed by Leah Kuypers' Zones of Regulation framework for emotional literacy and self-regulation.

SEND Code of Practice

Parent content is grounded in the SEND Code of Practice (2015) and the graduated approach to identifying and supporting children.

MULTILINGUAL

The same warm voice, in every language.

Because every family in your school community deserves to understand — not just the ones who find written English easy. Empathia content is available in multiple languages, with more being added.

OFSTED ALIGNMENT

Built for inspection-ready schools.

Empathia content is mapped to Ofsted's Education Inspection Framework — giving schools clear, evidenceable support across all four judgement areas.

Quality of Education

Behaviour & Attitudes

Personal Development

Leadership & Management

Every child,

understood

Bring Empathia to your school

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