Dates of Event
19th January 2026 – 16th March 2026
Last Booking Date for this Event
9th January 2026

This 8-week online CPD certificated programme is hosted by the Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues at the University of Birmingham. The Centre is widely acknowledged as one of the world’s foremost research and teaching centres specialising in character and human flourishing. All learners on the CPD programme will receive:

• A Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues/University of Birmingham certification on completion
• 10 core learning hours and 10 additional learning hours of independent, flexible, self-paced study
• Downloadable recommended readings and character education teaching resources
• Opportunities to engage and meet other learners
• 4 optional online live presentations/lectures (where recordings will be made available)
• 1 live online group Q&A session with character education experts

Discounts for group bookings (these can be across an academy trust/network of schools) and ACE members are available. If you are interested in the development of a bespoke CPD programme for your instsution or organistsion or require further information contact: jubileecentrecpd@contacts.bham.ac.uk

Discount 1: Small groups discount (5-10 people)/ ACE membership 10% per person

Discount 2: Large group discount (10 plus) 15% per person

The online shop allows payment via bank card and/or PayPal. If you are unable to pay via these methods, please complete this Purchase Order form:

https://www.jubileecentre.ac.uk/character-education-/online-cpd-registration/  

The 14th Annual Conference, 'Character Caught, Taught, and Sought: Theories and Evidence', will take place on January 8th – 10th 2026. 

Conference Aims

The original conceptualisation from the Jubilee Centre’s framework of dividing strategies of character development into ‘taught’, ‘caught’ and ‘sought’ has found resonance with theorists and practitioners alike, and those terms are now emblazoned on walls in many schools and colleges, within and outside of the U.K. However, the time has come to revisit this conceptualisation and subject it to further scrutiny. The main aim of this conference is to bring discourses closer together by exploring how current agendas in virtue ethics, moral psychology, professional ethics, and character education offer resources, theoretical as well as empirical, to move these discourses forward and further consolidate – or revise – the tripartite conceptualisation.  

Registration options

The conference runs between the 8th January and the 10th January 2026. Full admission includes accommodation for the evening of the 8th and 9th January 2026, and full board (including the conference dinner) at Oriel college, Oxford. If you will not be staying at the provided accommodation, please select a ‘non-resident’ booking.

Further information on the conference can be found at: https://www.jubileecentre.ac.uk/conference/14th-annual-conference-character-caught-taught-and-sought-theories-and-evidence/