1st March 2022Events Between 27th February and 1st March 2022, the MA Character Education team held a residential for students based in the United States who are funded through the Kern Award. 51 students, who work in schools, the voluntary sector and higher education organisations from across the United States,
18th March 202210th Anniversary Year Jubilee Centre On Friday 18th March 2022, the Jubilee Centre hosted a dinner at the New Club in Edinburgh to celebrate the legacy of Character Scotland. Character Scotland, which in 2021 merged with the Association for Character Education (ACE), ran the Inspiring Purpose poster award and other character
3rd March 2022Events From 1st to 3rd March 2022, the Jubilee Centre and the Kern Family Foundation hosted a Partners’ Convening Conference in Chicago, USA. The conference brought together 130 Kern Family Foundation partners and associates from across the United States, including senior school leaders, academics, university administrators, and policy
4th March 2022Events On 4th March 2022, Centre staff attended a one-day meeting in Chicago with representatives from the Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Institute for the Transformation of Medical Education, Medical College of Wisconsin, led by its Director, Professor Adina L. Kalet, and Professor Fabrice Jotterand, Professor of
16th May 2022Centre News Continuing the Centre’s celebratory series recognising significant collaborators throughout its 10-year journey, this month’s ‘Spotlight On’ feature focusses on Rt Hon. Baroness Nicky Morgan. Baroness Morgan has been a consistent champion of character education throughout her time in Westminster, including when serving as Secretary of
1st August 2022Podcast The second episode of the Conversations on Character Commonwealth Games special mini-series, presented in collaboration with the Sport Legacy Foundation, welcomes the ICC General Manager of Cricket, Wasim Khan MBE. A former double winning Country Championship cricket player with Warwickshire, Managing Director of the Pakistan Cricket Board, and CEO
7th August 2022Podcast Sport and Character The third episode of the Conversations on Character Commonwealth Games special mini-series, presented in collaboration with the Sport Legacy Foundation, welcomes Sixth Form students from Waverley School. The Waverley school is part of the Waverley Education Foundation Trust, a partner of the Sport Legacy
9th March 2022Events The Jubilee Centre hosted a one-day conference for UK schools who have been awarded the ACE Schools of Character Kitemark plus on 9th March 2022. The Association for Character Education (ACE) and the Kitemark was established by the Jubilee Centre and the conference partly recognised the progress
18th August 2022Centre News As part of its tenth anniversary year, and in response to feedback from teachers, school leaders, academic colleagues and a global network of partners, the Centre has revised its central academic framework. Now titled The Jubilee Centre Framework for Character Education
16th March 2022Jubilee Centre International Visits On 16th March 2022, Michael Fullard and Paul Watts represented the Jubilee Centre at the unveiling of the Vista Alegre Commemorative 650th Anniversary Plate in Lisbon, Portugal. In collaboration with Portugal-UK 650, the Jubilee Centre have produced teaching resources intended to develop students’ understanding of