CYP Now - Character Education in UK Schools

The following executive summary provides a critical appraisal of why we need to reflect on the educational and wider context and associated moral behaviours when developing our understanding of character education.

Study summary

There is a growing consensus in Britain that virtues such as honesty, self-control, fairness, gratitude and respect, which contribute to good moral character, are part of the solution to many of the challenges facing society.

Research suggests that children and adults live and learn better with good moral character and that moral integrity can also have a positive impact on performance in schools and workplaces.

Schools across the world increasingly understand the need to help their pupils to cultivate virtues at a young age. Attainment and grades form only a part of this bigger perspective on education. However, until recently, the materials required to deliver this ambition have been largely missing in the UK.

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