1. Character Education Taught and Caught Dr Tom Harrison Director of Education Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues, University of Birmingham

2. The Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues A cross-disciplinary centre of 30 leading academics at Birmingham University; Carrying out serious and innovative research on the importance of character and virtues; Working in partnership with school and national professional bodies; Providing advice and demonstrating best practice.

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4.  The presentation Aristotelian philosophy in ten minutes Practical approaches Caught Taught Principle Challenges Resources, programmes, ideas

5. The EPACT Model EudaimoniaPhronesisAreteCaughtTaught

6. From theory to practice and back again Virtue Ethics Theory Character Education Practice

7. E UDAIMONIA FLOURISHING ‘Tests of Life’ or ‘Life of Tests’? What is the Purpose of Education? Individual and / or Societal Flourishing? Attainment or Character?

8. A Question of Character?

9. The Call for Character Education Parents Policy Makers Teachers Children and Young People Employers Voluntary Sector

10. P HRONESIS PRACTICAL WISDOM Doing the ‘right’ thing… …at the right time… …for the ‘right’ reasons… …in the right place… …with the right people…

11. Why Practical Wisdom? Children and young peoples lives are complex Critical reflection NOT indoctrination Rules and duties are not enough Consequences of actions are hard to calculate Virtues often come into conflict

12. Practical Wisdom Moral Virtues Intellectual Virtues Civic Virtues Performance Virtues A rete : Virtue Flourishing Individuals and Societies

13. Big Questions about Virtues Are Virtues Universal? How do we choose which Virtues to prioritise? Is one group of Virtues more important? Why call them Virtues?

14. So What is Character Education?

15. A quick thought experiment: 1) Make a list of everything you have done at school today…. 2) Tick all, that directly or indirectly, support the development of character (in students or colleagues). Like a Stick of Rock

16. C aught Teacher Education Priority given by governors Staff recruitment Priority given by SMT Cooperate Behaviour Policy Sport Enrichment SMSC Be kind Culture Attitude to assessment School Values Peer to peer relationships Teacher / Student Relationships Assemblies Links with community Number of experimental learning opportunities School Buildings Ethos Communication with parents Role Modelling Volunteering opportunities Posters Communication

17. Teacher Recruitment, Training and CPD Values Led School Opportunities in and out the curriculum Staff responsible for Character Education Joint enterprise with Parents and Community What Works: Caught

18. Character can be T aught

19. Where? Discrete Across the Curriculum Enrichment Alongside community and Parents 19

20. Virtue Literacy, Reasoning and Practice Time and Space for critical reflection Raises its importance – visibility Can encompass much schools are asked to do into a single package Why Teach Character?

21. 21 Big Questions we are working on… Can and should we measure character? What's the link between character education and attainment, behaviour, employability? Is there a proven education model for character development? What is the link with British Values? What should the DfE and Ofsted's role be?

22. Annual Conference – 30 th June in Birmingham Speakers include: Ed Timpson MP, Lord O’Shaughnessy, Professor James Arthur, Charlotte Hill + lots of workshops DfE Character Awards announced at the conference Members are free – tickets £50 Association of Character Education (ACE)

23. Teaching Character Through Subjects – Primary and Secondary Teaching Character in the Primary Classroom Book MOOC and MA in Character Education Essay Contest Youth Service Awards All at: www.jubileecentre.ac.uk Free Resources