Elaine Wilson has taught secondary science in a range of schools. She is now course leader for secondary science at the Faculty of Education University of Cambridge and is involved in initial teacher education and early careers professional development. She has published work on activity theory and on classroom based action research projects. Her current research involves working with new teachers in their early years of teaching. Elaine is a Higher Education Academy National Teaching Fellow and is using her prize money to develop a science education website.
Mark Winterbottom taught science in upper schools in England for five years. During that time he was head of biology, ITT mentor, newly-qualified teacher mentor and lead-teacher responsible for developing interactive learning activities across the school using ICT. Mark has written a variety of textbooks and a handbook for newly qualified teachers of biology. He joined the Faculty of Education at the University of Cambridge (UK) in 2002 and teaches on the Science/Biology secondary PGCE course and on the BA in educational studies. His research interests are in ICT and the psychology of education.