New Report: Educating Cyber-Wisdom: A Feasibility Study
13th October 2022Publications As a part of the ‘Cultivating Cyber-Phronesis‘ research project, The Jubilee Centre has published Educating Cyber Wisdom: A Feasibility Study. The report presents theoretical, empirical, and practical findings about how the virtue of cyber-wisdom might be cultivated. The report brings new understandings about how cyber-wisdom might be conceptualised, educated and measured. Key findings of the […]
Centre Hosts Civic Virtue, Devolving Power and Empowering Citizens Webinar
21st October 2022Events Civic Virtues The fourth session in the Jubilee Centre's Civic Virtue and the Common Good’ webinar series, ‘Civic Virtue, Devolving Power and Empowering Citizens’ welcomed Imogen Sinclair, Director of the New Social Covenant Unit Kim Leadbeater MBE MP, More In Common Batley and Spen Ambassador and Member of Parliament for Batley and Spen Hosted […]
Centre Welcomes Citywise for Seminar on the Character Development Of Underprivileged School Children
25th October 2022Events On 25th October 2022, The Jubilee Centre welcomed Luke Wilkinson and Hana Bútorová (Chief Executive and Programme Director respectively) of the charity Citywise, a UK mentoring charity that operate in the North of England and in Scotland. As well as meeting with Director Professor James Arthur, on their visit to the centre, they delivered […]
Centre Remembers Mr Robert D. Kern, Co-founder of the Kern Family Foundation
9th November 2022Centre News Mr. Robert D. Kern departed this life on Tuesday 8th November 2022 peacefully at his home in Wisconsin aged 96. Mr. Kern co-founded the Kern Family Foundation with Mrs. Pat Kern, his wife of 69 years, ‘to empower the rising generation of Americans to build flourishing lives anchored in strong character’. He […]
Centre Hosts Non-Western Approaches to Flourishing and their Educational Implications Webinar
9th November 2022Events The Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues, in association with the OECD, presents 'Non Western Approaches to Flourishing, and Their Educational Implications' Chaired by Professor Kristján Kristjánsson, Professor of Character Education and Virtue Ethics in the Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtue, this webinar welcomed three leading scholars from around the […]
Centre Director and Professors Present Lecture Tour Across USA
9th November 2022Lectures Events Jubilee Centre Director Professor James Arthur and Professors Andrew Peterson and Kristján Kristjánsson recently completed a lecture tour of the USA. The tour began on 26th October 2022 with Professor Kristjánsson’s invited open lecture at Boston College, Massachusetts on 'Teaching Phronesis as Part of Moral Formation'. The three then attended the annual North […]
Centre Invited to Speak at CIPD Code of Conduct and Ethics Launch
9th November 2022Professional Ethics Aidan Thompson was an invited speaker at the launch of the CIPD Code of Conduct and Ethics on Wednesday 9th November 2022. Held as a fringe event to the annual CIPD conference in Manchester, the Code was launched at the People’s History Museum on Wednesday evening. Aidan spoke about the prioritisation […]
Centre Hosts MA Character Education Residential at the University of Birmingham
12th November 2022Events On Friday 11th and Saturday 12th November, MA Character Education students attended a residential programme held on campus at the University of Birmingham. Students attended lectures from MA Character Education tutors, and seminars from two guest speakers. Beth Mallard, Assistant Headteacher at Colmore Junior School, and four pupils from the school, came […]
New Report: Schools, Civic Virtues and the Good Citizen
14th November 2022Publications The Jubilee Centre has published Schools, Civic Virtues and the Good Citizen, a report developed as part of the Civic Virtues Through Service to Others research project. The report presents data examining how school leaders, teachers and pupils understand and experience educating for civic virtues, as well as how they understand the […]
Jubilee Centre’s ‘Framework in Action’ Third Project Launched
14th November 2022Schools The Jubilee Centre has partnered with five schools to showcase how the Framework for Character Education in Schools has been used as a source of inspiration in a school setting. To demonstrate how the virtue of temperance can be taught in schools, London Oratory School have partnered with Ten:Ten to produce a […]