Can the Professions be Virtuous?

Big Question: Can the professions be virtuous? This research was designed to deepen understanding of the place of virtues and values in initial education, training and subsequent professional practice in key professions in the UK today. To date, the Jubilee Centre has undertaken research in the teaching, law, medicine, nursing, and business professions, and British Army. […]

The Good Teacher

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 might need and the role […]

Virtue, Practical Wisdom & Professional Education

Project Overview The Virtue, Practical Wisdom and Professional Education research report was published on 8th December 2017. The report describes the methods employed in developing, implementing, and piloting a new online intervention, entitled Character in the Professions, which was designed to introduce the concepts of character, virtue, and practical wisdom (phronesis) to student lawyers, doctors, and teachers, to […]

Bringing Character to Life: Virtues in Teaching

Bringing Character to Life: Virtues in Teaching is another entry in the Bringing Character to Life infographics series. The infographic series has been led by Director of Strategic Initiatives Aidan Thompson and Research Fellow Andrew Maile and focusses on repackaging the Centre’s work on virtue in the professions. The aim is to highlight the key messages from the research in […]