On Thursday 21st January 2016, Jubilee Centre Senior Fellow, Lord James O’Shaughnessy, hosted the Secretary of State for Education, Nicky Morgan MP, at the Department for Education’s symposium on character.  The symposium took place at Floreat Wandsworth Primary School, which was officially opened by the Secretary of State as part of the event.

Following opening remarks by Lord O’Shaughnessy, in which he highlighted the need for children to flourish and be able to experience joy in education, a speech by the Secretary of State made reference to Floreat Education, and the University of Birmingham School, for their commitment to character education.  The full speech can be found here. 

You can watch an interview with Lord O’Shaughnessy and the Secretary of State for Education here.