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Centre Professors Give Keynotes in Inaugural Australia Character Summit
Professor James Arthur and Professor Andrew Peterson gave keynote lectures at the first Australian Character Education Summit Conference in Sydney from 13th – 14th October 2025 to a gathering of

Jubilee Centre Advises Kazakhstan Minister of Education
The Jubilee Centre has supported the integration of character education into Kazakhstan’s national curriculum. In 2024, the Unified Character Education Programme, ADAL-AZAMAT, was officially launched. During a visit to Kazakhstan,

Centre Launches New Integrated Model for Character and Wellbeing Education
The Centre has launched the first edition of a new practical model titled Integrating Character and Wellbeing Education in Schools: A New Practical Model to Enhance Student Flourishing which is

Jubilee Centre Co-Hosts 2025 ECVA Conference in Vienna
The Jubilee Centre co-hosted the 2025 European Character and Virtues Association (ECVA) Conference in Vienna. The event was organised by Professor Roland Bernhard from the University College of Teacher Education

Round Table on Education for Human Flourishing
The Jubilee Centre, alongside Wellington College, hosted a roundtable to explore the potential for a new UK movement for education for human flourishing. Speakers included Michael Stevenson, who offered an

The Association for Character Education Celebrates a Decade of Impact
Mahatma Gandhi wrote, “Find purpose. The means will follow.” As the Association for Character Education (ACE) celebrates its 10th anniversary, its purpose remains as strong as it was a decade

Remembering Alasdair MacIntyre
Alasdair MacIntyre, more than any other figure, was responsible for the resurgence of contemporary interest in the concept of virtue. His influence extends well beyond the disciplines of philosophy and
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 rehabilitate character education, it was therefore necessary to retrieve the