Jonathan Glazzard is Professor of Teacher Education at Leeds Beckett University. He is the professor attached to the Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health in Schools. He teaches across a range of QTS and non-QTS programmes and is an experienced teacher educator. He was previously head of academic development at Leeds Trinity University and head of primary initial teacher training courses at the University of Huddersfield. He is a qualified teacher and taught in primary schools before moving into higher education.

Marie Potter was, for 15 years, manager of an early years setting offering provision based on elements of Steiner Waldorf education. Following this she became a freelance lecturer and consultant specialising in behaviour management, attachment and emotional development. Marie spent a number of years contracted as consultant, adviser and CPD trainer to Leeds education authority, social services and Leeds hospitals. She later worked extensively for the University of Leeds continuing education department, delivering courses and supporting communities across the city, including work with absent fathers and families with troubled children who were excluded from nursery and school. She is now associate principal lecturer in the institute of childhood and education at Leeds Trinity University.

Samuel Stones is an Associate Researcher in the Carnegie School of Education at Leeds Beckett University. His research outputs are linked with the Centre for LGBTQ+ Inclusion in Education and the Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health in Schools. Samuel's research explores the experiences of teachers who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender, with specific emphasis on the impact of sexual orientation on teacher identity and mental health. He also works with initial teacher training students in university and school contexts and is an Associate Leader of maths, computing, economics and business at a secondary school and sixth form college in North Yorkshire.