Character and Health: Global Insights from the GICD Initiative
The TWCF Global Innovations for Character Development (GICD) initiative, supported by the Jubilee Centre, has brought together projects exploring the link between character and health in diverse global contexts. By examining these initiatives collectively, the recently published synthesis report identifies shared themes and effective strategies to enhance global health and wellbeing. A key insight is […]
Centre Professors Give Keynotes in Inaugural Australia Character Summit
Professor James Arthur and Professor Andrew Peterson gave keynote lectures at the first Australian Character Education Summit Conference in Sydney from 13th – 14th October 2025 to a gathering of nearly 600 teachers. The event launched the new alliance of Australian schools that are united by placing character and virtues at the centre of their […]
Centre Launches New Integrated Model for Character and Wellbeing Education
The Centre has launched the first edition of a new practical model titled Integrating Character and Wellbeing Education in Schools: A New Practical Model to Enhance Student Flourishing which is designed to help schools integrate character education and wellbeing education. Building on the Jubilee Framework and a synthesis of leading theories in both fields, the […]
Conferences and Events 2025
October Dr. Liz Gulliford September Professor Kristján Kristjánsson August Dr. Liz Gulliford & Dr. Shane Mcloughlin July Professor Kristján Kristjánsson June Professor Tom Harrison Professor Kristján Kristjánsson Centre Conferences May Professor Kristján Kristjánsson Professor Tom Harrison April Professor Kristján Kristjánsson Michael Fullard March Professor James Arthur Centre Conferences February Professor Kristján Kristjánsson Dr Liz Gulliford January […]
Recent Publications (2025)
Please see a below a list of the recent publications from the Jubilee Centre members from 2025. If you are looking for a 2024 publication, please click here. September 2025 Professor Kristján Kristjánsson has written a review of Benjamin Miller’s new book Against Aristotelian Character Education (Routledge, 2025). It is available in open access from […]
The Futures Readiness Careers Programme
The Futures Readiness careers programme, developed by Alex Zarifeh (Arthur Terry Learning Partnership) in collaboration with Shane McLoughlin, is being rolled out to over 11,000 pupils across the multi-academy trust’s 24 schools. Unveiled at Birmingham’s Millennium Point, this ground-breaking initiative equips young people with a preparedness framework of 20 character qualities, skills, attitudes, and values […]
Deputy Director Presents at NECE Festival in Tirana
Andrew Peterson attended and presented at the 2024 Networking European Civic Education Festival in Tirana, Albania. The presentation formed part of a workshop given by the European Civic Education Collaborative Network project, of which the Jubilee Centre is a member. The workshop, titled ‘A deeper vision of community building and democratic engagement’, invited participants to […]
Joint Statement on ‘A Curriculum of for Human Flourishing’ Released
In a joint position statement, the Jubilee Centre, The Human Flourishing Program (Harvard University), and the Association for Character Education (ACE) outline how an explicit focus on flourishing and character education is the key to fulfilling the UK governments ambition of providing all pupils with a broad, rich, and cutting-edge curriculum that fully equips them […]
Integrating Philosophical and Psychological Perspectives on Character and Wellbeing Education
The Jubilee Centre has commenced a new project, in collaboration with and supported by Wellington College, to integrate philosophical and psychological perspectives on character and wellbeing education. Our vision for the project is to enhance human flourishing by advocating for and informing an integrated approach to character education and wellbeing education. Over the course of […]
Reconsidering the ‘Ten Myths’ about Character Education
Professors Kristján Kristjánsson, Tom Harrison, and Andrew Peterson have co-authored an article, which is available in open access, on reconsidering the ‘Ten Myths about Character’. This is a follow-up and update to an article about the ‘Ten Myths’ by Kristján Kristjánsson first author, which appeared in the same journal in 2013 with almost 23,000 downloads. […]