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The Building Blocks of Character for Initial Teacher Trainees

Welcome to the ‘Building Blocks of Character’, a CPD course designed for Initial Teacher Trainees. This course is designed to give you a foundational understanding of character education, morals and virtues in teaching.

How this course works

This introductory course has been designed for Initial Teacher Trainees.

We will introduce you to the principles of character education. You'll learn about why character education is important, discover the building blocks of character and reflect on approaches to take in your own practice.

module 1

An introduction to character education

module 2

Exploring moral virtue

module 3

Exploring intellectual and civic virtue

module 4

Performance Virtue and Phronesis