7th May 2021Events The ‘Virtues in the Professions: A Panel Discussion’ webinar took place on 6th May and was chaired by Director of Strategic Initiatives Aidan Thompson, who convened a panel of leading professionals and professional educators to discuss the place of character and virtue in professional practice and education. The panellists were Dr. Sabena Jameel (University of Birmingham), Professor David
7th May 2021Blog This month’s Character Educator in Focus is Erika Elkady. Since 2011, Erika Elkady has been Secondary Head of Jumeira Baccalaureate School (JBS) in Dubai, UAE. JBS is an International Baccalaureate (IB) Continuum School which became the first Kitemark School of Character outside the UK in November 2020.
12th May 2021Events The 'Youth social action in schools: Connecting community and character' webinar provided insights about, and practical approaches for, building social action with a character focus. Aimed at any educator interested in developing social action and volunteering in schools, those who attended learnt more about the ‘how’ and ‘why’ of
13th May 2021Publications This month’s ‘Character in the Corpus’ blog and resource set explore the value of ‘corpus linguistics’. This discussion explores how linguistics, as humanity’s primary means of social interaction, offers a useful suite of tools to help us codify morality and understand the fundamental material of literacy. The
13th May 2021Events Cyber-wisdom Continuing the 2021 series, and following the launch of THRIVE: How to Cultivate Character So Your Children Can Flourish Online in January 2021, the Jubilee Centre is pleased to announce its latest upcoming webinar ‘'What is a character-based approach to digital citizenship education?' on Wednesday 23 June 2021
15th January 2021Events On 14th January 2021, the Centre hosted an online webinar featuring a panel of experts in celebration of the launch of Dr. Tom Harrison’s latest book, THRIVE: How to Cultivate Character So Your Children Can Flourish Online. Chaired by Professor James Arthur, the event featured contributions from
14th May 2021Events So far in 2021, the Centre has engaged with a diverse, global audience through an extensive range of virtual events. During April alone, the Centre hosted nearly 40 webinars that saw more than 5,000 individuals and institutions in attendance. In addition to the Centre’s own events, staff
14th May 2021Conferences The four-part inaugural conference for the Network for Research on Morality was opened by researchers from the Jubilee Centre. Professor Kristján Kristjánsson provided a general introduction to the neo-Aristotelian research focus of the Jubilee Centre, with a talk entitled ‘What Is Unique and Appealing about a Neo-Aristotelian
14th May 2021Centre News The Jubilee Centre is pleased to share an exciting opportunity to join MA Character Education team. This new post invites applications for a Lecturer, based within the School of Education at the University of Birmingham, who will teach, support, and advise students on this three-year distance
18th May 2021Conference Events The Centre’s 10th annual conference, 'Integrating Research on Character and Virtues: 10 Years of Impact' will take place at Oriel College, Oxford, between the 6th and 8th of January 2022. The Centre is currently inviting new proposals, for which the deadline for submission of new papers is 1st July 2021.