Educating for Civic Virtues and Service: School Leader Perspectives
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 nature of these communities. Moreover, […]
Embedding Civic Character in Schools: A Practical Resource
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 approaches taken by the schools […]
Torchbearers of Liberty
Project Overview This report was published by the Jubilee Centre, in partnership with the National Liberty Museum (NLM), and was launched at the National Liberty Museum in Philadelphia on 15th February 2016. The report presents the findings from the collaborative Torchbearers of Liberty project, and makes recommendations based on the research. The aim of the […]
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 […]