Carrie Mercier Carrie Mercier has worked in schools in Scotland, England and the USA and has published textbooks on skills in Religious Studies. She became involved in teaching both initial teacher education and CPD courses first at Westminster College and then at York St John. She went on to run the secondary PGCE in RE at St Martin's College Lancaster where she later became head of the Division of Philosophy and Religion. She is now programme leader for the Master's course in teaching and learning at the University of Cumbria. Her MPhil dissertation was on RE and racism and her current research interests include RE, ITE and teacher perspectives on curriculum development.

Carey Philpott Carey Philpott has taught in both English and Scottish schools. In higher education in England, he has been a programme leader for secondary PGCE and secondary [Page viii]undergraduate QTS courses as well as a PGCE for the life-long learning sector. He currently works in the School of Education in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. His main research interests are the nature of professional learning and the role of narrative in making sense of experience.

Helen Scott Helen has taught art and design in secondary, further and higher education. She currently works at Manchester Metropolitan University where she is Director of CPD and ITE Partnerships; her previous roles in higher education include head of School of Secondary and Post-Compulsory Initial Professional Studies, programme leader for the MA in education and course leader of the PGCE in secondary art and design at the University of Cumbria. Helen's research and expertise lie in the professional development of teachers and in the theory and practice of secondary art and design education. She is currently researching for a PhD in the use of critical studies in secondary art and design education.