Make a Difference

Make a Difference completes the journey by transforming purpose into action. It helps students develop concrete plans for meaningful contribution, showing how to move from understanding their 'why?' to creating lasting positive change that benefits people, place and planet.

This four-book series, built on more than three decades of global research and conversations with students, families and educators, provides a comprehensive roadmap for living a meaningful life. The books form a progressive journey: from discovering purpose, through developing excellence, into leadership, and finally creating actionable plans for impact.

Drawing on research by Dr Phil Cummins from CIRCLE Education, a School for tomorrow. and the Game Changers podcast, each volume offers students practical guidance for personal growth and societal contribution. As the leader of the world's largest research program into character education, a lecturer and author in sustainable leadership, and a professor of education and enterprise, Dr Phil Cummins brings decades of expertise in helping people connect purpose to practice.

Dr Phil Cummins is an internationally recognised educator, researcher and thought leader with over three decades of experience. As Managing Partner of a School for tomorrow. and founder of CIRCLE Education, he leads the world's largest research program into character education. An Associate Professor at Alphacrucis University College and co-host of the Game Changers podcast, Phil teaches sustainable leadership at Oxford University's Smith School. His work focusses on helping people connect their purpose to practice, advocating for education that develops character, competency, and wellness. He has authored Game Changers: Leading Today's Learning For Tomorrow's World and numerous education articles. Phil is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and the Australian Council for Educational Leaders, and an Honorary Senior Fellow of the University of Melbourne.