From 25th – 28th August 2023, the Jubilee Centre, in collaboration with the Human Flourishing Program, Harvard University, hosted a group of international scholars, practitioners, and policymakers in Jerusalem for a consultation where the purpose was to discuss the viability of making flourishing an official aim of education world-wide. After extensive discussions, which initially built upon findings published in recent reports commissioned by UNESCO and the OECD, participants agreed upon and signed a document which summarises the proceedings of the consultation. The document, entitled: Statement on Flourishing as an Educational Aim, is available here.
What Do You Say When Your Child Asks, “What’s the Point of Exams?”
I’ve been reflecting a lot recently on the relationship between attainment and character. This has become rather more personal than
