13th July 2021Awards Centre Research Fellow, Michael Fullard, has been made a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA) in recognition of his attainment against the UK Professional Standards Framework for teaching and learning support in higher education. Mr. Fullard recently tutored on the University of Birmingham’s Secondary History PGDipEd course
14th July 2021Events The Jubilee Centre is pleased to announce a book launch and webinar marking the publication of, ‘Understanding Character Education: Approaches, Applications, and Issues’ authored by Centre staff Paul Watts, Michael Fullard and Andrew Peterson. Hosted by Dr. Tom Harrison, this event will welcome three leading teachers and teacher
19th July 2021Awards At the awards ceremony of the 7th International Positive Psychological Association (IPPA) World Congress, Centre Deputy Director Professor Kristján Kristjánsson was awarded the Positive Educator Impact – Researcher Award for 2021 for his contribution to virtue ethics, character education and positive education. Held on Saturday 17 July
26th July 2021Podcast In the latest episode of Conversations on Character, the Jubilee Centre Podcast, host Dr. Tom Harrison welcomes Dr. Scott Parsons, Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Ethics and Character Development Integrator for the Military Program at the United States Military Academy at West Point. A retired US Army Military Intelligence
28th July 2021Parents Sport and Character Continuing the Jubilee Centre’s series of seasonal resources designed to support parents, carers and all those that look after children, this latest instalment in the Character Matters series uses this unique ‘Summer of Sport’ to highlight the character-building potential of both participating in and engaging with sport as well as the importance of
6th August 2021Awards Professor Kristján Kristjánsson was recently recognised with the International Network on Personal Meaning's (INPM) Lifetime Achievement Award, for his contribution to Positive Education. This award was presented at the Network’s 11th Biennial International Meaning Conference at which Professor Kristjánsson also delivered a keynote presentation titled 'Flourishing and Positive Education: A Synthesis
9th August 2021Podcast In episode five of Conversations on Character's second series, the Jubilee Centre welcomes the Rt. Hon Lord David Blunkett of Brightside and Hillsborough the former UK Home Secretary (2001 – 2004) and Secretary of State for both the Department's of Work and Pensions (2005) and Education (1997 –
11th August 2021Resources The ‘Character in the Corpus’ project continues this month with a focus on justice. The blog and its associated resources look at how justice is treated in texts within the A-level English Literature curriculum, to consider fiction as a medium through which society defines and dispenses justice.
11th August 2021Blog This month's Character Educator in Focus is Ben Miller. Ben is Head of Theology and Philosophy at Reading School and a former Research Fellow at the Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues. He completed the Jubilee Centre’s MA Character Education and is currently studying for a PhD
13th August 2021Publications On 31st August 2021, Understanding Character Education: Approaches, Applications, and Issues, authored by MA Lecturer Paul Watts, Research Fellow Michael Fullard and Deputy Director Professor Andrew Peterson, will be available to order here. The book explores the principles underpinning character education and the pedagogical practices which ensure