On 8th December 2015, Centre Director Professor James Arthur, attended a roundtable at the Department for Education with Ed Timpson, the Minister of State for Children and Families. The meeting brought together key individuals and officials in the field of character education to discuss initiatives planned by the Department in this area. The roundtable was held ahead of a Character Symposium that the Department will host on 21st January 2016 in London, at which the Secretary of State for Education will outline new government initiatives on character and resilience.