25th February 2022Events Ben Perks, Head of Campaigns and Advocacy at UNICEF and Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the Jubilee Centre, recently delivered a presentation entitled ‘Building Character and Resilience into Global Education’ at a Jubilee Centre webinar. Ben discussed the impact of school closures around the world, the imbalanced

  8th September 2022  Centre News         Text Reads The Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues shares in the sadness felt throughout the UK, as well as across the world, at the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II. The Centre was founded both to commemorate the 25th

26th March 2022Conference International Visits From 24th to 26th March 2022, Centre Director Professor James Arthur, Research Fellow Michael Fullard, and MA Character Education Lecturer Paul Watts visited Universidad Francisco de Vitoria in Madrid to engage with character researchers interested in further establishing the place of a virtue-ethics-led approach to education

15th March 2022Jubilee Centre With the 10th anniversary of its founding occurring within 2022, the Centre has been contemplating the impact it has sustained since 2012, particularly in regards to the furthering of understanding of character and virtues in educational and professional settings. Accordingly, the Centre is pleased to announce

14th April 2022Conferences The Centre is pleased to announce the headline speakers for its 11th annual conference, ‘Character and Virtues in Professional Practice’, due to take place at Oriel College, Oxford from 5th-7th January 2023. Professor Barry Schwartz (Dorwin Cartwright Professor of Social Theory and Social Action, Swarthmore College), Professor

9th May 2022Insight Series Professors James Arthur and Kristján Kristjánsson have recently authored a new paper entitled ‘Some Clarifications on ‘Character Sought’ as an Essential Part of Character Education’ for the Centre’s Insight Series. This paper explores how the concept of ‘character sought’, whereby individuals voluntarily seek out and optimise

11th May 2022Insight Series Professors Andrew Peterson and James Arthur have published ‘Viewing Social Emotional Learning through a Character Education Lens’ as part of the Centre’s Insight Series. Discussing the overlap, differences and conceptual conflation in regards to character education and social emotional learning, this paper aims to offer clarity

  20th September 2022Civic Virtues   The fourth session in the Jubilee Centre’s Civic Virtue and the Common Good’ webinar series, ‘Civic Virtue, Devolving Power and Empowering Citizens’ will be held on Tuesday 18th October. This session will welcome More In Common Ambassador Kim Leadbeater MBE MP (Batley and Spen) and Polly Mackenzie,

14th April 2022Publications Continuing the Centre’s ‘Spotlight On’ feature, this month focusses on Ben Perks, Head of Campaigns & Advocacy for UNICEF and Honorary Senior Fellow of the Jubilee Centre. Ben has been integral to the Centre’s relationships with the UN and UNICEF in Macedonia and North Montenegro, having previously

16th May 2022Events Continuing the Centre’s 10-year anniversary celebrations, the University of Birmingham’s iconic Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower (Old Joe), the largest freestanding clock tower in the world and one of the city of Birmingham’s most recognisable landmarks, was recently illuminated in the Jubilee Centre’s colours for three days