Character Education: Evaluation Handbook for Schools

The Character Evaluation Handbook for Schools provides a practical introduction to the evaluation of character education in primary and secondary schools.  It: Contents Overview Section 1: Planning an Evaluation – An introduction to self-evaluation which outlines important principles, limitations, and procedures. It also provides an overview of the nature of character and character education. It […]

The Jubilee Centre Framework for Character Education in Schools

The Jubilee Centre Framework for Character Education in Schools sets out the Centre’s position on character education, what it is, and why it is important. The Framework calls for all schools to make explicit how they go about developing pupils’ character. The Framework was first published in 2013, then revised in 2017, with the latest iteration being published in 2022. The current […]

Framework In Action

Framework in Action The Framework in Action project was led by The Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues in partnership with five schools located across England, each with an exemplary character education provision. The purpose of the project was to demonstrate how the Jubilee Centre’s Framework for Character Education in Schools has been used as a source of inspiration […]

Teacher Education Resources

As part of Strand A of the current  Teacher Education: Character and the Professional Development of Pre- and In-Service Teachers project, the Jubilee Centre, in consultation with teacher educators and trainee teachers, have designed, trialled and evaluated a Teacher Training Workshop lecture and a My Character Reflective Journal which can be used as part of an Initial Teacher Education programme. […]

Higher Education Framework

Character Education in Universities: A Framework for Flourishing sets out the Jubilee Centre’s position on the place of character education in universities. The Framework was developed in 2020 in partnership with the Oxford Character Project. The aim of the Framework is to help universities articulate and structure their mission to further the flourishing of their students and the […]

Read Grow Go

Read Grow Go is a programme of study developed for pupils in Key Stage One (5-7 year olds). Each lesson uses a story as a stimulus to teach a different character virtue, focussing on: compassion, honesty, curiosity, independence, teamwork, perseverance, community awareness and service. The lessons provide teachers with resources, practical activities and questions that […]

Character in the Corpus

The ‘Character in the Corpus’ series takes the body of prose fiction set at A-level to investigate how these texts represent virtue along with accompanying classroom resources that provide practical suggestions as to how these texts can be used in virtue literacy. Literature has been a source for numerous character education interventions. Such interventions stem from […]

The Character Teaching Inventory

As the Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues celebrates its 10th anniversary year, this latest deeply practical research into what works in the teaching of character draws together a decade worth of research to continue to support successful character development in our schools. The Character Teaching Inventory presents a comprehensive overview of 70 character education teaching […]

Portugal-UK 650

Co-ordinated by the University of Oxford and with the support of more than 50 partner institutions, Portugal-UK 650 brings together researchers, education practitioners, cultural groups, and social activities across both countries. Its aim is to celebrate 650 years of the Treaty of Tagilde (10th July 2022) and 650 years of the Treaty of Peace, Friendship and Alliance (16th […]

Primary Programme of Study

This course is divided into three terms and separated into individual year groups. Each term’s curriculum is divided up into sequences of lessons which address particular virtues. It is envisaged that the whole school will study the same character quality or virtue at any given time as this will provide a heightened focus and provide […]