Peter Blatchford is Professor of Psychology and Education at the Institute of Education. Prior to the DISS project, Peter led large scale UK research projects on the effects of class size differences on pupils' academic progress and classroom processes (CSPAR project), and co-directed a major ESRC-funded project on developing and evaluating a programme to improve the effectiveness of pupil group work in primary and secondary classrooms (SPRinG project). These national studies continue to inform and influence education policy and practice in London, the UK and around the world.    

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Anthony Russell was a researcher on the CSPAR project and the DISS project. He has extensive experience as a primary deputy headteacher and a local authority science advisor. Anthony is an initial teacher trainer and has been involved in curriculum development and reform overseas. He also worked on the recent Lamb Inquiry into parental confidence in the SEN statementing system. Anthony also contributes to projects run by SENJIT (Special Educational Needs Joint Initiative for Training) at the Institute of Education.

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Rob Webster was a researcher on the DISS project, carrying out much of the fieldwork in schools. He worked for six years as a teaching assistant in primary, secondary and special schools in London and the south-east. Between January 2009 and March 2010, Rob worked part-time as a researcher at the Centre for Real-World Learning at the University of Winchester.    

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