Game Changers

In part Three of this special series of Game Changers, Phil Cummins continues his conversation with Sean Harris, Doctoral researcher, Trust Improvement lead, journalist & author. Sean is a part-time doctoral student with Teesside University investigating poverty in schools and how we tackle this in classrooms. He is also a Trust Leader at Tees Valley Education Trust in the North East of England. Sean is a writer and freelance journalist too. He is a published author in the fields of education, community work and theology. Sean enjoys learning about learning, sharpening his practice with the help of educators and thinking about the ‘so what?’ of research in relation to our classrooms. Sean is a visiting Fellow with Ambition Institute and has featured in a number of podcasts exploring the science of learning, educational disadvantage and leading curriculum. Sean has worked across multiple sectors included youth work, the charity sector, education and public sector industries. He is an experienced Trustee and governor of other settings too. Sean was one of various key leaders that helped to facilitate Newcastle upon Tyne becoming one of the worlds first FairTrade cities in 2003.

The Game Changers podcast is produced by Joshua Jeffries for Orbital Productions, 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 via LinkedIn, Instagram and Twitter. Let’s go!

In part two of this special series of Game Changers, Phil Cummins continues his conversation with Sean Harris, Doctoral researcher, Trust Improvement lead, journalist & author. Sean is a part-time doctoral student with Teesside University investigating poverty in schools and how we tackle this in classrooms. He is also a Trust Leader at Tees Valley Education Trust in the North East of England. Sean is a writer and freelance journalist too. He is a published author in the fields of education, community work and theology. Sean enjoys learning about learning, sharpening his practice with the help of educators and thinking about the ‘so what?’ of research in relation to our classrooms. Sean is a visiting Fellow with Ambition Institute and has featured in a number of podcasts exploring the science of learning, educational disadvantage and leading curriculum. Sean has worked across multiple sectors included youth work, the charity sector, education and public sector industries. He is an experienced Trustee and governor of other settings too. Sean was one of various key leaders that helped to facilitate Newcastle upon Tyne becoming one of the worlds first FairTrade cities in 2003.

The Game Changers podcast is produced by Joshua Jeffries for Orbital Productions, 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 via LinkedIn, Instagram and Twitter. Let’s go!

In part one of this special series of Game Changers, Phil Cummins joins in conversation with Sean Harris, Doctoral researcher, Trust Improvement lead, journalist & author. Sean is a part-time doctoral student with Teesside University investigating poverty in schools and how we tackle this in classrooms. He is also a Trust Leader at Tees Valley Education Trust in the North East of England. Sean is a writer and freelance journalist too. He is a published author in the fields of education, community work and theology. Sean enjoys learning about learning, sharpening his practice with the help of educators and thinking about the ‘so what?’ of research in relation to our classrooms. Sean is a visiting Fellow with Ambition Institute and has featured in a number of podcasts exploring the science of learning, educational disadvantage and leading curriculum. Sean has worked across multiple sectors included youth work, the charity sector, education and public sector industries. He is an experienced Trustee and governor of other settings too. Sean was one of various key leaders that helped to facilitate Newcastle upon Tyne becoming one of the worlds first FairTrade cities in 2003.

The Game Changers podcast is produced by Joshua Jeffries for Orbital Productions, 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 via LinkedIn, Instagram and Twitter. Let’s go!

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

& Dr Steven Middleton.

Annette Rome, Principal of St Margaret’s Berwick Grammar (SMBG) was previously on the senior executives of a number of schools in Melbourne, Australia. Though trained as neurophysiologist, her interests includes the education of young people to operate globally, ethically and knowledgeably. Her PhD, International Mindedness and the International Baccalaureate’s Theory of Knowledge, led to the establishment of a ‘Certificate of Global Responsibility’ at SMBG. She is an IB Jeff Thompson Research Award winner for Impact of programs such as the Wesley College Bunuba/Walmajarri unit in terms of changing understandings of Indigenous ways of knowing by non-Indigenous students with Kim Anderson.

Dr Steven Middleton is currently Associate Principal at St Margaret’s Berwick Grammar in Melbourne. He has had extensive leadership experience at several prestigious schools including Carey Grammar, Knox Grammar and The King’s School. Dr Middleton’s Doctoral Thesis from The University of Melbourne focused on character education and leadership development for adolescents as central to a contemporary holistic education. Dr Middleton has presented his research widely and is a regular contributor to educational issues which focus on matters of student wellbeing, character education and legal/compliance matters relevant to successful school operations and management. He also holds Masters Degrees in Education and Business Management.

The Game Changers podcast is produced by Joshua Jeffries for Orbital Productions, 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 via LinkedIn, Instagram 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 Fourteen, we talk with Lester Lalla, Headmaster of St John’s Preparatory in Houghton, Johannesburg, South Africa. He is interested in building strong school communities through evidence informed practices. He is married to Corinne and has two children, Samuel and Abigail.

The Game Changers podcast is produced by Joshua Jeffries for Orbital Productions, 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 via LinkedIn, Instagram 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 fourteenth series of the Game Changers podcast, your host, Associate Professor of Education and Enterprise Phil Cummins explores the series theme 'Agency at the Chalk Face'.

The Game Changers podcast is produced by Joshua Jeffries for Orbital Productions, 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 via LinkedIn, Instagram 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 thirteenth 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 'Tell Your Story' and wrap up the series that's been.

The Game Changers podcast is produced by Oliver Cummins for Orbital Productions, 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 Thirteen, we talk with Anita Heiss, a proud member of the Wiradyuri nation of central New South Wales, and is one of Australia’s most prolific and well-known authors and engaging public speakers, weaving stories, politics and social justice for different audiences. As an advocate for Indigenous literacy, Anita has worked in remote communities as a role model and encouraging young Indigenous Australians to write their own stories and has spoken in schools and at festivals in every state and territory. On an international level she has been an invited keynote speaker, performed her own work and lectured on Aboriginal literature across the globe at universities and conferences, Anita’s fiction includes Not Meeting Mr Right, Avoiding Mr Right, Manhattan Dreaming, Paris Dreaming and Tiddas. Her most recent books include Barbed Wire and Cherry Blossoms which was longlisted for the Dublin International Literary Prize and was named the University of Canberra’s 2020 Book of the Year.

The Game Changers podcast is produced by Oliver Cummins for Orbital Productions, 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 Thirteen, we talk with Nicole Brown a proud Larrakia woman, a social activist whose primary aim is to advance Australia’s First Nations peoples. This she does from her head and her heart. Her diverse activities include investing in young leaders, facilitating safe spaces for people to come together, initiating purpose-led events and speaking across the nation and the globe. As a strong single mum, she has a particular desire to support marginalised groups such as Indigenous girls and her Indigenous community. Her passionate advocacy and positive energy have been recognised through multiple awards including the 2022 City of Darwin Citizen of the Year and 2022 Darwin Community NAIDOC Volunteer of the Year. The thread connecting Nicole’s initiatives is pride in her heritage and her desire to see her fellow first Australians thrive and prosper. By championing First Nations people and culture at every opportunity, Nicole is changing the narrative – and, ultimately, changing the future.

The Game Changers podcast is produced by Oliver Cummins for Orbital Productions, 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!

In this special series of Game Changers, Phil Cummins joins in conversation with Karen Mundine, CEO at Reconciliation Australia. Karen Mundine is from the Bundjalung Nation of northern NSW. As the CEO at Reconciliation Australia, Karen brings to the role more than 25 years’ experience leading community engagement, public advocacy, communications and social marketing campaigns. An architect of the landmark Australian Reconciliation Barometer, Karen works with governments, the business sector and civil society to advocate for change and is currently a member of the Australian Government’s Referendum Engagement Group. Over the course of her career, she has been instrumental in some of Australia’s watershed national events including the Apology to the Stolen Generations, Centenary of Federation commemorations, Corroboree 2000 and the 1997 and 2021 Australian Reconciliation Conventions.

The Game Changers podcast is produced by Oliver Cummins for Orbital Productions, 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!