Understanding Difference: Why Empathy Education Should Start Earlier (opens in new tab)

We are delighted to share a thinkpiece by Simon Houghton, Founder of The Kindness Crew 4 Schools. Timed to coincide with Neurodiversity Celebration Week, this thought‑provoking piece explores how teaching empathy and awareness of invisible differences in early childhood could reshape behaviour, belonging, and school culture for all pupils and asks: what if the greatest shift in school inclusion began not with new policies, but with how children learn to see one another?