Reform Ofsted to Assess Students' Character on par with Grades

A new report from Demos, published in partnership with the Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues at the University of Birmingham, calls for ‘character’ to be permanently embedded in the UK’s educational curriculum – to ensure the next generation of school graduates are equipped with the social and professional skills critical for them to become successful and civic-minded individuals in their adult life.
It demonstrates how strong character attributes – including moral, intellectual, performance and civic virtues – are correlated with higher educational attainment, employment outcomes, and positive mental and physical health. Importantly, these are ‘educable’, meaning that they can be developed and taught with the right guidance. More...