Centre Shares Findings of Character Education Parent Poll
15th June 2023Character Education 2023 Character Education Parent Poll Results Published The Jubilee Centre commissioned a poll, undertaken by Yonder Consulting, to understand UK parents’ perceptions of character education. The poll received 606 responses in May 2023. The findings offer insight into parents’ perceptions of the: influences on their children’s character development, the role […]
Centre Launches CPD Course: Practical Wisdom in Professional Practice
16th June 2023Ethics The Jubilee Centre is delighted to announce the launch of a free Continuing Professional Development (CPD) course, Practical Wisdom in Professional Practice. This CPD complements the Centre’s Framework for Virtue-Based Professional Ethics and focusses on cultivating virtues such as integrity, courage, and temperance in the professional sphere. Practical Wisdom in Professional Practice is designed to be […]
Director Attends Service with King Charles III
15th June 2023Character Education Buckingham Palace invited Professor James Arthur to attend a Royal Service of Thanksgiving in the Queens’s Chapel, St James’s Palace with King Charles III and the President of Portugal to commemorate the Anniversary of the 650th Anglo-Portuguese Alliance. Professor Arthur attended on 15th June 2023 in recognition of the impact of […]
Teaching Character: A Practical Guide Papers Published
15th June 2023Character Education Students and graduates of the MA Character Education have produced short papers on practical character education strategies. With 14 papers forming a series, the authors draw on their own experiences and focus on areas contained in the Jubilee Centre’s Teaching Inventory. The papers can be found here.
Director of MA Character Education Paul Watts Completes his PHD
15th June 2023Academic achievement Paul Watts successfully defended his doctorate on ‘Character education through stories: an examination of primary school teachers’ perceptions of, and approaches to, story-based character education’ at a viva on 25th May 2023. He will graduate on 19th July 2023. The Centre congratulates Paul on this fantastic achievement.
Michael Fullard Invited to Reception by Duke of Wellington
16th June 2023Character Education Assistant Professor Michael Fullard was invited to a reception at Apsley House in London on 15th June 2023. The event, which was intended to celebrate the 650th anniversary of the Anglo-Portuguese Alliance, was hosted by the Duke of Wellington who introduced Michael to President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa of Portugal. Michael was invited […]
Centre Co-hosts the European Character and Virtues Association Conference in Madrid
13th July 2023Character Education The inaugural European Character Virtues Association (EVCA), conference took place in Madrid on June 28th to 30th 2023. A collaboration between the Centre and the Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Spain, the conference was themed on the challenges and opportunities for character and virtue education in Europe. Over 90 delegates from countries across Europe and beyond attended […]
Director Meets Singaporean Minister of Education
15th June 2023