Ellie Howarth looks at ways governors can support this vital aspect of pupils’ development:
In 2014, Department for Education (DfE) has set aside £10 million to improve character education in schools. But what do we know about the current state of character education and, more importantly, how it could be improved? A report from the Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues, Character Education in UK Schools, sets out the findings from research exploring just those issues.