Paula Bosanquet is a Senior Teaching Fellow in Special Educational Needs at UCL Institute of Education, London. A former primary teacher, she has worked extensively as a trainer with teaching assistants, schools and local authorities.

Julie Radford is an Associate Professor at UCL Institute of Education, London. She researches classroom interactions involving children with special educational needs and disabilities. Julie has authored 30 academic publications and has supervised several doctoral students on this topic.

Rob Webster is an Associate Professor at UCL Institute of Education, London. He researches and writes about special educational needs and inclusion, and he developed the Maximising the Impact of Teaching Assistants programme.