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Character Education
Character Taught, Caught and Sought
Pupils need to develop a language of virtue and a conceptual understanding of what it means to have good character. Pupils need to understand why character is important for the flourishing of themselves and wider society. For this reason, character needs to be explicitly taught. As highlighted by the Jubilee Centre for Character Virtues, character is largely caught through role modelling and emotional contagion, meaning culture and ethos are also critical. Therefore, character needs to be caught as well as taught. Finally, character sought is essential to enable pupils to ‘seek out,’ those opportunities which can actively develop their character. This can include extra-curricular activities which are explicitly linked to the development of virtue.
Survey
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