Team | Creative Thinking Leadership

Led by:

Nia Richards

CCE is led by Nia Richards who has been supporting professional learning in creativity since 2015. A classroom teacher for 13 years in secondary and further education, Nia was the Regional Lead for the Welsh Government and Arts Council of Wales national Creative Learning programme and has an MA in Practitioner Research.

Lamis Sabra

Lamis joined CCE in 2023 as an Associate Director. Lamis has served as a Strategic Creative Learning Manager at FORM, a non-profit cultural organisation based in Perth, Australia.

Andrea Mercer

Before joining CCE as Programme Manager in 2023, Andrea was Head of Learning at Derby Museums and was instrumental in developing the 'Institute of STEAM' learning programme, supported by Rolls-Royce.

In collaboration with:

Professor Bill Lucas

The Centre for Real World Learning is led by Professor Bill Lucas. A prolific researcher, writer and educational thought-leader, Bill is co-founder of Rethinking Assessment, chair of the Global Institute of Creative Thinking’s advisory board, co-chair of the advisory board of the PISA 2022 Test of Creative Thinking and co-author of the first Durham Commission Report on Creativity and Education.

Dr Ellen Spencer

Dr Ellen Spencer has spent over a decade researching creativity and creative leadership, co-authoring books and reports with Bill which combine conceptual development with a strongly practical focus aimed at advancing practice in classrooms and more widely.

Professor Louise Stoll

Professor Louise Stoll is an international consultant and Emeritus Professor of Professional Learning at the UCL Centre for Educational Leadership. Louise’s research and development activity focuses on how schools and systems create capacity for learning.

Sian James

Sian James manages the national Creative Learning programme for Arts Council of Wales supporting over 700 schools and their teachers to explore innovative pedagogy and prepare for the introduction of a new expansive curriculum.