ACE exists to enable pupils and schools to flourish through the development of good character. Our research-led approach is designed to enable all schools within our network to become thriving Schools of Character.
“Watch your habits, they become your character; watch your character, it becomes your destiny.” Good character is essential for human flourishing but must be intentionally cultivated, with schools playing a central role. As Martin Luther King said, “Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.”
For character education to thrive, it must permeate all areas of school life – taught, caught and sought through a whole-school approach. Its purpose is to enable human and societal flourishing, while also providing a low-cost, high-impact way to raise standards and improve schools.
Through our partnership with the Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues at the University of Birmingham, we fuse together world leading research with practical strategies from accredited Schools of Character. This combination of the theoretical and the practical, shapes the support we can provide so you can become a School/Organisation of Character, wherever you are based in the world.
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We help schools and organisations embed character education through recognition, training, resources, and expert support – guided by the proven model of Caught, Taught, and Sought.
Members will be notified by email when further information and registration become available.
We’re excited to announce our upcoming event, which will bring together schools and organisations from across the Southern part of
We’re excited to announce our upcoming event, which will bring together schools and organisations from across the Northern part of
Join the largest network of character-education practitioners and access all the support you need to embed character within your unique setting.
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ACE awards three Quality Marks, recognising transformative character education delivered by schools, colleges, and organisations. The awards celebrate character education that is explicit, planned, and reflective, enabling the cultivation of positive character qualities in the interests of human flourishing. The Quality Mark is exclusively available to ACE members.
of members rated the assessment process at least 8/10 in helping to further character provision
of members rated the assessment process 10/10 in providing recognition for schools’ character education
For a school’s character education to flourish, staff and leaders need to be supported to understand the theory and practice that underpins it. And so, training is essential.
ACE can provide tailored, in-person training, for schools and organisations in the UK or overseas.
Access to our Digital Training Hub is also available for those who have Membership Plus. Click below to see a preview.
Members get a
Discount
of members rated the training 9 or 10 out of 10
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We’re excited to announce our upcoming event, which will bring together schools and organisations from across the Northern part of
We’re excited to announce our upcoming event, which will bring together schools and organisations from across the Southern part of
