VbE Books

We set out below a number of books and videos we recommend for schools who want to find out about or deepen their understanding of Values-based Education.


The Inner Curriculum, Neil and Jane Hawkes
A book that explains VbE and the Inner Curriculum

From My Heart, by Dr Neil Hawkes
A book that introduces VbE through the lens of “Transforming Lives Through Values”

How to Inspire and Develop Positive Values in Your Classroom, by Dr Neil Hawkes
A book on teaching values in the classroom

Does Teaching Values Improve the Quality of Education in Primary Schools? by Dr Neil Hawkes
A book on the impact of VbE

A Quiet Revolution – Encouraging Positive Values in Our Children, by Frances Farrer
A book describing the start of the VbE movement

Little Book of Values, by Julie Duckworth & Ian Gilbert
A book explaining the meaning of values