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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 […]

Jubilee Centre Advises Kazakhstan Minister of Education

The Jubilee Centre has supported the integration of character education into Kazakhstan’s national curriculum. In 2024, the Unified Character Education Programme, ADAL-AZAMAT, was officially launched. During a visit to Kazakhstan, Prof. Tom Harrison met with the Minister of Education and senior officials to advise on the development of the programme. The visit was hosted by […]

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 […]

Jubilee Centre Co-Hosts 2025 ECVA Conference in Vienna

ECVA Conference

The Jubilee Centre co-hosted the 2025 European Character and Virtues Association (ECVA) Conference in Vienna. The event was organised by Professor Roland Bernhard from the University College of Teacher Education of Christian Churches in Austria, and Dr Martin Brestovansky from the University of Trnava in Slovakia. The conference and brought together over 120 scholars, educators, and […]

Round Table on Education for Human Flourishing

The Jubilee Centre, alongside Wellington College, hosted a roundtable to explore the potential for a new UK movement for education for human flourishing. Speakers included Michael Stevenson, who offered an early preview of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)’s framework for Education for Human Flourishing, and Tyler VanderWeele.  A statement outlining the vision […]

The Association for Character Education Celebrates a Decade of Impact

Mahatma Gandhi wrote, “Find purpose. The means will follow.” As the Association for Character Education (ACE) celebrates its 10th anniversary, its purpose remains as strong as it was a decade ago when the organisation was founded. The means by which ACE fulfils that purpose, however, have continued to grow and evolve. The organisation was officially […]

Remembering Alasdair MacIntyre

Alasdair MacIntyre, more than any other figure, was responsible for the resurgence of contemporary interest in the concept of virtue. His influence extends well beyond the disciplines of philosophy and theology reaching into professional ethics (business ethics, medical ethics, nursing ethics, ethics of policing, etc.), where his influence has perhaps been greatest. He was unquestionably […]

Rise in Character Language in Top-Rated English Schools’ Inspection Reports

During the second part of the 20th century, the term ‘character’ fell out of favour in UK school discourse. To rehabilitate character education, it was therefore necessary to retrieve the term ‘character’ and liberate it from any misleading negative connotations it had acquired. The Jubilee Centre informed the 2019 revision to the Ofsted Inspection Framework, […]