Game Changers

The Game Changers podcast celebrates those true pioneers in education who are building schools for tomorrow. In this second conversation of Series Sixteen, we talk with Lamis Sabra.

Lamis is a passionate program designer, an innovative educator and a creativity consultant based between her lives in Egypt and Australia. Her work celebrates student agency, reflective practice, explores meaningful yet bold collaborations, cultivates curiosity, and embraces gentle ways of living.

She is currently the Associate Director of Creativity, Culture & Education (UK) and a Board Member of Circle Green (AUS). Previously, Lamis was the Creative Learning Manager at FORM, a non-profit cultural organisation based in Western Australia and through this role she founded the Creative Schools program. She believes that people learn best when: they make discoveries; connect to the world in deep and profound ways; participate in the making of their own learning experiences; and understand the why behind what they are learning.

Before joining FORM, Lamis focused on co-designing programs for children and youth in disadvantaged, displaced and migrant communities across Asia. Her perspectives on education are informed by in-field experiences in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lebanon, Nepal, Pakistan, Syria and Yemen

Lamis has a Masters of Arts in Social Entrepreneurship from the University of London and a diploma in Art Therapy from Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona.

The Game Changers podcast is produced by Evan Phillips supported by a School for tomorrow (aschoolfortomorrow.com), and powered by CIRCLE. The podcast is hosted on SoundCloud and distributed through Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Apple Podcasts. Please subscribe and tell your friends you like what you are hearing. You can contact us at [email protected], on Twitter and Instagram via @GameChangersPC, and you can also connect with Phil and Adriano via LinkedIn and Twitter. Let’s go!

The Game Changers podcast celebrates those true pioneers in education who are building schools for tomorrow. In this special series of Game Changers, Phil Cummins joins in conversation with Michael Anderson, Professor of Education, Founder 4C Transformative Learning, Co-Director of the CREATE Centre, The University of Sydney.

Michael is an internationally recognised educational leader. He has taught, researched and published in education and transformation for over 20 years including 13 books and 55 book chapters and journal articles. His international research and practice focus on how the 4Cs can be integrated using coherent frameworks to make learning meet the needs of 21st Century learners.

The Game Changers podcast is produced by Evan Phillips supported by a School for tomorrow (aschoolfortomorrow.com), and powered by CIRCLE. The podcast is hosted on SoundCloud and distributed through Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Apple Podcasts. Please subscribe and tell your friends you like what you are hearing. You can contact us at [email protected], on Twitter and Instagram via @GameChangersPC, and you can also connect with Phil and Adriano via LinkedIn and Twitter. Let’s go!

The Game Changers podcast celebrates those true pioneers in education who are building schools for tomorrow. In this first conversation of Series Sixteen, we talk with Bill Lucas.

Professor Bill Lucas is Director of the Centre for Real-World Learning at the University of Winchester. He is a writer, speaker and education reformer.

Bill’s research focuses on understanding those dispositions for learning which help people succeed and flourish in life, how they can be cultivated and how evidenced. Bill is chair of the advisory board of the Global Institute of Creative Thinking, co-chair of the strategic advisory group PISA 2022 Creative Thinking Test, curator of Creativity Exchange and a Commissioner for ICAPE. The model of creative thinking developed by Bill and colleagues is now used in more than thirty countries across the world and was the stimulus for a four year study by the OECD. In 2019 Bill co-authored the Durham Commission on Creativity and Education and, in 2020, Bill co-founded Rethinking Assessment.

The Game Changers podcast is produced by Evan Phillips supported by a School for tomorrow (aschoolfortomorrow.com), and powered by CIRCLE. The podcast is hosted on SoundCloud and distributed through Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Apple Podcasts. Please subscribe and tell your friends you like what you are hearing. You can contact us at [email protected], on Twitter and Instagram via @GameChangersPC, and you can also connect with Phil and Adriano via LinkedIn and Twitter. Let’s go!

The Game Changers podcast celebrates those true pioneers in education who are building schools for tomorrow. In this prologue episode of the sixteen series of the Game Changers podcast, your hosts, Associate Professor of Education and Enterprise Philip Cummins and prominent educational Thought Leader Adriano Di Prato, explore the series theme 'Why Creativity Matters'.

The Game Changers podcast is produced by Evan Phillips supported by a School for tomorrow (aschoolfortomorrow.com), and powered by CIRCLE. The podcast is hosted on SoundCloud and distributed through Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Apple Podcasts. Please subscribe and tell your friends you like what you are hearing. You can contact us at [email protected], on Twitter and Instagram via @GameChangersPC, and you can also connect with Phil and Adriano via LinkedIn and Twitter. Let’s go!

The Game Changers podcast celebrates those true pioneers in education who are building schools for tomorrow. In this final episode of the fifteenth series of the Game Changers podcast, your hosts, Associate Professor of Education and Enterprise Philip Cummins and prominent educational Thought Leader Adriano Di Prato, explore the series theme 'Make A Difference' and wrap up the series that's been.

The Game Changers podcast is produced by Joshua Jeffries, supported by a School for tomorrow (aschoolfortomorrow.com), and powered by CIRCLE. The podcast is hosted on SoundCloud and distributed through Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Apple Podcasts. Please subscribe and tell your friends you like what you are hearing. You can contact us at [email protected], on Twitter and Instagram via @GameChangersPC, and you can also connect with Phil and Adriano via LinkedIn and Twitter. Let’s go!

The Game Changers podcast celebrates those true pioneers in education who are building schools for tomorrow. In part 3 of the special series of Game Changers, Phil Cummins joins in conversation with Dr Jason Dewling, President of Western Canada and Asia Pacific, LCI Education Network.

Dr. Jason Dewling is an experienced Higher Education Professional skilled in Leadership, Educational Technology, Organizational Effectiveness, Team Building, Public Speaking, and Curriculum Development. He began his career in 2000 at Lakeland College (Alberta, Canada) as an Instructor of University Studies, Human Services and Health and Wellness. His first leadership role for the organization was an Associate Dean leading areas such as Human Services, Sign Language, Counselling, Library, The Learning Centre, Inclusive Post-Secondary Education, Aboriginal Cultural Activities, and Continuing Education. After 3 years in a leading role, he became Vice-President of Academic and Research of Olds College (Alberta, Canada), where he deployed innovative educational models, increased enrolment and aligned financial resources to future-proof the institution. He was the recipient of several awards including Apple School of Distinction status for the deployment of iPads throughout all learning environments.

In 2017, he joined LCI Education and became the president of LaSalle College Vancouver (Vancouver, Canada) and is now the President of Western Canada and Asia Pacific. He oversees the Vancouver Campus, the campus in Melbourne, Australia and the other two campuses in Indonesia (Jakarta and Surabaya) and the two language schools in Vancouver and Montreal. He leads the organization’s Global Academic Committee and is name the Chief Learning Officer for LCI Education where he also oversees all online programming. His PhD is in Education and is from the University of Alberta where his research focused on Inclusion for Individuals with Disabilities.

The Game Changers podcast is produced by Joshua Jeffries, supported by a School for tomorrow (aschoolfortomorrow.com), and powered by CIRCLE. The podcast is hosted on SoundCloud and distributed through Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Apple Podcasts. Please subscribe and tell your friends you like what you are hearing. You can contact us at [email protected], on Twitter and Instagram via @GameChangersPC, and you can also connect with Phil and Adriano via LinkedIn and Twitter. Let’s go!

The Game Changers podcast celebrates those true pioneers in education who are building schools for tomorrow. In part 2 of the special series of Game Changers, Phil Cummins joins in conversation with Dr Jason Dewling, President of Western Canada and Asia Pacific, LCI Education Network.

Dr. Jason Dewling is an experienced Higher Education Professional skilled in Leadership, Educational Technology, Organizational Effectiveness, Team Building, Public Speaking, and Curriculum Development. He began his career in 2000 at Lakeland College (Alberta, Canada) as an Instructor of University Studies, Human Services and Health and Wellness. His first leadership role for the organization was an Associate Dean leading areas such as Human Services, Sign Language, Counselling, Library, The Learning Centre, Inclusive Post-Secondary Education, Aboriginal Cultural Activities, and Continuing Education. After 3 years in a leading role, he became Vice-President of Academic and Research of Olds College (Alberta, Canada), where he deployed innovative educational models, increased enrolment and aligned financial resources to future-proof the institution. He was the recipient of several awards including Apple School of Distinction status for the deployment of iPads throughout all learning environments.

In 2017, he joined LCI Education and became the president of LaSalle College Vancouver (Vancouver, Canada) and is now the President of Western Canada and Asia Pacific. He oversees the Vancouver Campus, the campus in Melbourne, Australia and the other two campuses in Indonesia (Jakarta and Surabaya) and the two language schools in Vancouver and Montreal. He leads the organization’s Global Academic Committee and is name the Chief Learning Officer for LCI Education where he also oversees all online programming. His PhD is in Education and is from the University of Alberta where his research focused on Inclusion for Individuals with Disabilities.

The Game Changers podcast is produced by Joshua Jeffries, supported by a School for tomorrow (aschoolfortomorrow.com), and powered by CIRCLE. The podcast is hosted on SoundCloud and distributed through Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Apple Podcasts. Please subscribe and tell your friends you like what you are hearing. You can contact us at [email protected], on Twitter and Instagram via @GameChangersPC, and you can also connect with Phil and Adriano via LinkedIn and Twitter. Let’s go!

The Game Changers podcast celebrates those true pioneers in education who are building schools for tomorrow. In this Sixth conversation of Series Fifteen, we talk with Joann McPike.

Joann’s visionary work in education includes the creation of THINK Global School; a not-for-profit project-based traveling boarding school, in which culturally diverse high-school students travel with their teachers through 12 countries. Joann founded Re-Imagining Education together with Big Change, she executive-produced the documentary “A Cure For The Common Classroom”, she is a founding member of The B-Team and 100% Human At Work. she supports education innovators HundrEd, as well as Brookings Institute.

The Game Changers podcast is produced by Joshua Jeffries, supported by a School for tomorrow (aschoolfortomorrow.com), and powered by CIRCLE. The podcast is hosted on SoundCloud and distributed through Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Apple Podcasts. Please subscribe and tell your friends you like what you are hearing. You can contact us at [email protected], on Twitter and Instagram via @GameChangersPC, and you can also connect with Phil and Adriano via LinkedIn and Twitter. Let’s go!

The Game Changers podcast celebrates those true pioneers in education who are building schools for tomorrow. In this special series of Game Changers, Phil Cummins joins in conversation with Dr Jason Dewling, President of Western Canada and Asia Pacific, LCI Education Network.

Dr. Jason Dewling is an experienced Higher Education Professional skilled in Leadership, Educational Technology, Organizational Effectiveness, Team Building, Public Speaking, and Curriculum Development. He began his career in 2000 at Lakeland College (Alberta, Canada) as an Instructor of University Studies, Human Services and Health and Wellness. His first leadership role for the organization was an Associate Dean leading areas such as Human Services, Sign Language, Counselling, Library, The Learning Centre, Inclusive Post-Secondary Education, Aboriginal Cultural Activities, and Continuing Education. After 3 years in a leading role, he became Vice-President of Academic and Research of Olds College (Alberta, Canada), where he deployed innovative educational models, increased enrolment and aligned financial resources to future-proof the institution. He was the recipient of several awards including Apple School of Distinction status for the deployment of iPads throughout all learning environments.

In 2017, he joined LCI Education and became the president of LaSalle College Vancouver (Vancouver, Canada) and is now the President of Western Canada and Asia Pacific. He oversees the Vancouver Campus, the campus in Melbourne, Australia and the other two campuses in Indonesia (Jakarta and Surabaya) and the two language schools in Vancouver and Montreal. He leads the organization’s Global Academic Committee and is name the Chief Learning Officer for LCI Education where he also oversees all online programming. His PhD is in Education and is from the University of Alberta where his research focused on Inclusion for Individuals with Disabilities.

The Game Changers podcast is produced by Joshua Jeffries, supported by a School for tomorrow (aschoolfortomorrow.com), and powered by CIRCLE. The podcast is hosted on SoundCloud and distributed through Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Apple Podcasts. Please subscribe and tell your friends you like what you are hearing. You can contact us at [email protected], on Twitter and Instagram via @GameChangersPC, and you can also connect with Phil and Adriano via LinkedIn and Twitter. Let’s go!

The Game Changers podcast celebrates those true pioneers in education who are building schools for tomorrow. In this fifth conversation of Series Fifteen, we talk with Ali Durban.

Ali Durban is the co-founder of Gesher, an ambitious all-through school designed especially for children who are differently able and who learn differently. Gesher School has been awarded Ofsted Outstanding twice since it opened in 2017.

Ali is also the founder of the Gesher Assessment Centre, which offers a bespoke multi-disciplinary assessment, diagnosis and report service for children and young people who may have ADHD, Autism, or a range of varying learning differences.

Ali’s journey from exhausted SEND parent to co-founder of a thriving school community has transformed her into a ringleader for system-wide transformation. Ali currently co-chairs a SEND council for the Foundation of Education Development which is creating a 10-year plan and vision for UK education. Ali also sits on the Education Council for the Autism Centre of Excellence.

The Game Changers podcast is produced by Joshua Jeffries, supported by a School for tomorrow (aschoolfortomorrow.com), and powered by CIRCLE. The podcast is hosted on SoundCloud and distributed through Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Apple Podcasts. Please subscribe and tell your friends you like what you are hearing. You can contact us at [email protected], on Twitter and Instagram via @GameChangersPC, and you can also connect with Phil and Adriano via LinkedIn and Twitter. Let’s go!