Jane Andrews is Associate Professor of Education at the University of the West of England, Bristol, UK. Her research focuses on multilingualism and learning and parental involvement in learning. She is a trained secondary school teacher specialising in EAL.

Maryam Almohammad is a Teaching Fellow in Language Education in the Institute for Language Education, the Moray House School of Education and Sport, University of Edinburgh, UK. Maryam has experience in creative collaboration and art-based methodology and has worked with academics,  artists, and teachers to enhance multilingual and intercultural environments for children and young people in schools. She also has an interest in working with teachers and students in conflict zones.