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Ian has worked in a number of schools in London and the North of England as well as in further and higher education. A former Nursery School Headteacher, Ian's doctoral research was concerned with the interconnectedness of ethnicity, family and community in children's sense of identity. His research interests are in early childhood generally, with a particular interest in professional education and training and in aspects of identity (especially gender and ethnicity). Lisa has worked in the field of early years education for over 15 years as a class teacher, advisory teacher and is currently Deputy Headteacher and Teaching School lead at Martenscroft Nursery School and Children's Centre located in inner city Manchester. A passion is integrated education and care, recognising the holistic nature of child and family needs. Recent work has involved mentoring and working collaboratively with practitioners in a variety of early years settings to develop and embed quality practice whilst encouraging a reflective culture. She also has a particular interest in developing work with parents and carers in understanding their child's learning and the effect their contribution can make to this. Jan has worked as an early years teacher throughout her career in schools and the private and voluntary sector. She is currently the lead teacher in the nursery class at Martenscroft Nursery School and Children's Centre. Jan is committed to involving parents and carers in their child's learning through family events, workshops and visits into the local community. In her practice, Jan seeks to build on children's motivations and interests to develop their learning both indoors and outdoors, engaging children in a rich variety of creative play opportunities. Shabnam has spent most of her working life at Martenscroft Nursery School and Children's Centre. She has worked to support parents, shaped the learning environments and taken a lead in developing pedagogy. Shabnam has also been deployed as an Associate Trainer as part of the Department for Education funded project, Being Two, aimed at working with practitioners and parents in private and the voluntary sector early years settings to meet the needs of the most vulnerable children.

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