About Playful Learning Conference
Who’s behind Playful Learning?
The Conference Co-Chairs are Rosie Jones (University of Teesside), John Lean (Manchester Metropolitan University) and Katie Piatt (University of Sussex). Emeritus co-chairs are Nicola Whitton (University of Northumbria), Alex Moseley (Anglia Ruskin University) and Mark Langan (Manchester Metropolitan University).
The Conference Committee for Playful Learning 2026 comprises the co-chairs, along with Andrew Walsh, Daisy Abbot (Glasgow School of Art), Simona Connelly (University of Sussex) and George Robinson (University of Sussex)
Our Gamesmasters
Every Playful Learning Conference has a conference game which is designed and led by a gamesmaster invited by the committee each year. A huge thank you to our previous gamesmasters…
🎲 2016: Katie Piatt
🧸 2017: Giskin Day and Rosie Jones
🏴☠️ 2018: Alex Moseley and Nicola Whitton
🏅 2019: John Lean
⏳ 2022: Alex Moseley and Nicola Whitton
🏕️ 2023: James Charnock
🏖️ 2024: Simon Grey
🃏 2025: Charlie Lea
If you want to get involved in organising future Playful Learning conferences, get in touch with us!
What went on at Playful Learning previously?
Below you can relive previous Playful Learning Conferences through our:
- Archive of previous sessions
- Official photos;
- Youtube channel;
- and audio summaries and interviews from each day from the talented Pedagogzilla.
You can read about previous Playful Learning conferences on our old website.