Ann has three children and six grandchildren. She has had considerable experience of working with young people. She has been a teacher for 30 years and a successful headteacher in West Sussex for the past 15 years. She has worked with families, children and agencies, consistently striving to achieve positive results. As both a teacher and headteacher she supported many parents through difficult times and worked with families in which there were youngsters with a variety of special needs.

Ann does not claim to have all the answers, nor does she believe she is the perfect parent! However, she is a good listener and facilitator and is able to relate to parents in challenging circumstances. She is able to present interesting, informative courses and workshops that will enable parents to reflect on their own skills and relationships in order to get the most out of family life

Andy Lawrenson has worked with children of all ages. He has taught at all levels from infants through to adult education, including special schools, and has worked extensively with "challenging" young people as a home tutor for out of school pupils, as a course links co-ordinator for 14 - 16 year old excluded pupils and as a project co-ordinator for youth issues. He has been enthusiastically involved in organising and running sporting and outdoor activities for young people for many years, and has a particular interest in effective conflict avoidance and resolution.

Jan Christie has dedicated over thirty-five years of her adult life to working with young people within the care system, and is a highly qualified, experienced, and much-respected trainer of fellow care professionals.

She holds the Certificate of Residential Care of Children and Young People, Certificate in Group Work Training from the University of London, and a Level 4 NVQ in Management. She has particular expertise in the field of caring for mothers and babies, and was Principal Officer for Children and Young People in a major London Borough for four years. She has worked for many years as a freelance trainer with the London Boroughs Training Committee, specialising in training on child abuse. She is a qualified assessor to NVQ level 3.