Continuing series one of the Conversations on Character podcast, the latest episodes saw the Centre invite two of the UK’s leading character educators on for discussions. Episode 6 featured one of Britain’s foremost contemporary historians and political authors, Sir Anthony Seldon, former Vice Chancellor of the University of Buckinghamshire. Episode 7 featured Head of School at the exemplary University of Birmingham School Bec Tigue, the Centre’s first recipient of its Character Ambassador Award. Each reflects on the highlights of their careers so far, the lessons learned bringing character to life across their schools and on the importance of creating a positive holistic culture which encourages all those within it to become role models for young people. Both episodes are available here.
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