At The Southport School, Dr Lambert was Head Boy, played 1st XV Rugby, was stroke of the AAGPS Premiership 1st VIII Rowing, CUO of the Cadet Corps and a member of the jazz and concert bands playing the saxophone. After finishing school, he went on to represent Queensland in Under 19 Rowing and Under 21 Rugby.

He completed a Bachelor of Arts in Literature, Modern History and Sociology at Griffith University with a teaching diploma, before later attending the University of London where he completed his Masters in 20th Century Literature (focussing on Joseph Conrad). His PhD from Cambridge University was in the area of Philosophy of Education. He also represented his College in Rugby and Rowing.

Before coming to Scots, Dr Lambert was Principal of Swan Christian College in Perth, WA and before that he taught English and History at St Paul’s Anglican School and Emmanuel College in Queensland.

Dr Lambert is an educational innovator who follows (and sometimes predicts) educational trends; he has adopted activity-based learning, for example, and experimented with alternative methods of coaching and assessment.

He has written and edited five educational books and many articles for journals and magazines. He has an active interest in assisting Indigenous groups in Australia and Cambodia and is a strong supporter of the Indigenous Education Program at Scots. He also wrote and taught Graduate and Undergraduate courses for Edith Cowan University and features in Who’s Who in Australia.

Dr Lambert’s stewardship is marked by strategic growth in terms of expansion and improvement and an emphasis on ‘the whole boy.’ This emphasis led to the development of the Brave Hearts Bold Minds education philosophy – an approach to raising and educating boys through the fostering of leadership, character and spirit, through experiences of excellence and adventure.