Hearn, Barbara: - Barbara Hearn, Director of Policy, Research and Information at NCB, previously worked in local authorities and for the National Institute for Social Work. She has worked for the government's Children and Young People's Unit on policy development and subsequently for the DfES's Children, Young People and Families Directorate as advisor on Youth Matters. She has authored publications on family support, child protection, reducing inequalities, management and community based practice.

Feinstein, Leon: - Leon Feinstein is Professor of Education and Social Policy at the Institute of Education, University of London. He has conducted research on the importance of schools and other formal and informal learning institutions for social justice, health, social cohesion, family formation and wider well-being. Much of his research has focused on the role of parents, schools and wider social networks in the intergenerational transmission of inequality and on appropriate policy responses.