A person’s good character is the product of practising the virtues including, for example, courage, loyalty, generosity, affectionate concern, and hard work. They need to become what called ‘a habit’. For this to be possible, it will be necessary to focus attention on them in homes, schools, universities and places of work. Such attention will not be provided for in schools simply by the identification of a slot in the curriculum named ‘character education. A much more inclusive approach is required which will embrace the whole of a school’s culture, including leadership, management and organisation, curriculum and pedagogy.