Teaching 'character'

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Tuesday 21 April 2015

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The idea of teaching ‘character’ to schoolchildren has gained more and more traction of late, with advocates highlighting the importance of making sure pupils leave school with certain traits and behaviours such as confidence and optimism, drive and ambition, resilience and grit, tolerance and respect, and curiosity and focus.

We at NCFE believe that children need more than just good grades to succeed. We’ve seen first-hand the benefits of ensuring children develop character traits, attributes and behaviours that will set them up for success in education and work, as opposed to only focusing on the academic side of things.

The aim of character education – which has been heavily backed by the government with grant funding – is to prepare young people for life in modern Britain by better equipping them with the essential skills they’ll need.

We know that PSHE programmes should be an important part of children’s wider education, and a recent report found that these required improvement in 40% of all schools. Find out how NCFE short qualifications can help– our range of awareness qualifications are a great way to support your school’s approach to PSHE. Covering subjects such as Sexual and Mental Health Awareness, the qualifications can be run in a number of ways, and their short portfolio-based nature means they are ideal for fitting around existing curriculum plans.

You can also email us at [email protected] for further information.

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Lindsay Plumpton

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David Grailey

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Andrew Gladstone-Heighton

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Esme Winch

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Michael Lemin

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