Character Education and School Improvement All schools should offer explicit and implicit educational activities that help pupils to develop positive personal character strengths called virtues. It is virtues that sustain a well-rounded life, are fundamental to human flourishing and ensure a thriving society. Schools should aim to develop confident and
This report presents the findings of the Teaching Character Education: What Works research project. This project, which began in January 2021, involved reviewing teaching resources and research data from the Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues. The project then conducted new research to determine which character education teaching strategies work
This report details the findings from a questionnaire that examined the extent to which parents and teachers had shared understandings about the importance of character, and what they perceived to be the barriers and enablers to them working collaboratively on character education. The findings presented form the initial phase of
Parents1 and teachers both have a significant influence on the character development of children and young people, and successful character education requires an effective partnership between them (Jubilee Centre, 2017). The initial report of the Parent-Teacher Partnerships in Character Education project identified a communication gap between teachers and parents (Harrison,
Active, informed and morally responsible citizenship is vital for the viability and sustainability of democratic life today. Being a ‘good’ citizen requires the cultivation, possession and expression of civic virtues, the qualities of character that enable citizens to play a positive, participatory role in their communities. Alongside civic virtues, other
A core function of education and schooling, whether explicitly recognised or not, is to prepare pupils to become responsible, active and informed citizens. Children themselves are already part of a range of often interlinked communities, and, as part of their day to day lives, they are impacted by the civic
Schools of Civic Character: A Practical Resource aims to support school leaders, teachers, governors and other interested stakeholders to educate all pupils for good citizenship. The Resource builds on the Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues’ recent research on Civic Virtues Through Service to Others , identifying key practices and
Project Overview The Good Teacher report was launched by The Right Honourable The Baroness Morris of Yardley on Friday 27th February 2015 at the City of Birmingham Council House. This report describes research that focused on virtues and character in teaching. The research explored the virtues that the good teacher
Project Overview The Character Education Pedagogies research project began in January 2021 and reviewed the Centre’s existing character education resources and research data with a particular focus on what pedagogical approaches were used. This analysis enabled the research team to produce a comprehensive database of pedagogical approaches for character education that included both
Project Overview The Give Thanks – Give Back project explored young people’s awareness and understanding of the virtue of gratitude and what things they are personally grateful for and why. It also explored creative ways young people can make a positive voluntary contribution by ‘giving back’ to their local community. This report