Flourishing From the Margins
Project Overview The Flourishing From the Margins project was launched on 26th October in the University of Birmingham Senate Chamber by Ian Webber, Managing Director of Rathbone Training UK. Working with a combined dataset of nearly 3,250 young people from mainstream and non-mainstream, marginalised and non-marginalised, educational backgrounds, including state secondary schools, academies, Pupil Referral Units (PRUs), Youth […]
Schools of Virtue
Project Overview The Schools of Virtue project was launched on 19th October 2017 at the University of Birmingham School by Gary Lewis, Chair of the Association for Character Education. The project focussed on three schools in Birmingham that place the development of their pupils’ character at the heart of their educational vision. This report demonstrates how […]
The Influence of Parents and the Media
Project Overview The aim of this research project was to examine how social media use is related to young people’s experience and enactment of empathy and honesty, and their identification with moral values. The Influence of Parents and the Media project explored the most effective types of regulation strategy that parents employ in mediating the effects of […]
Virtuous Medical Practice
Project Overview The Virtuous Medical Practice research report was launched by Professor David Haslam, Chairman of the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence, on Wednesday 14th January 2015, at the Royal College of General Practitioners. This project investigated the place of character and virtues, training and professional practice in medicine in the UK. The project aimed […]
A Habit of Service
Project Overview The A Habit of Service project was launched on 22nd November 2017 at the Tower of London by Dame Julia Cleverdon, Co-founder of Step up to Serve and Michael Lynas, CEO of National Citizen Service. The project is the largest known study of its kind and reports on evidence gathered from over 4,500 16-20 year olds […]
Character Through Youth Social Action
Project Overview The Building Character Through Youth Social Action report presents findings from research carried out with youth social action providers and young people between March and December 2014. This research was conducted in collaboration with Step Up To Serve, a small charity that coordinates the #iwill campaign to make participation in meaningful social action the norm […]
An Attitude for Gratitude
Project Overview The Attitude for Gratitude report was launched by Dr Michael Mosley, British Television Journalist, Presenter and Producer, on Wednesday 4th February 2015, at the British Academy. The report sets about trying to establish the way in which the British public understands, experiences and values gratitude. The project involved a large scale examination of gratitude in […]
Teacher Education
Project Overview Leading Character Education in Schools CPD Course The Leading Character Education in Schools CPD programme has had over 1,450 educational leaders register from 50 countries. The design of the CPD programme included an extensive review of the literature, an online survey with over 450 teachers and visits to schools across England. The CPD was piloted over […]
Bringing Character to Life: Virtues in Medicine
Bringing Character to Life: Virtues in Medicine is one of two publications in the Bringing Character to Life infographic series which highlighted the issues and pressures related to healthcare provisions during the coronavirus pandemic. Alongside the Bringing Character to Life: Virtues in Nursing, this publication led by Aidan Thompson and Andrew Maile, focusses on repackaging […]
Bringing Character to Life: Virtues in Business and Finance
Project Overview The Character Virtues in Business and Finance research report was launched on 27th September 2017 at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, London. Drawing on insights from business schools, students, and practitioners, the interdisciplinary report examines character and virtues in the business and finance professions, and the extent to which such students and alumni […]