In this episode, Lucy Roberts discusses how her roles as headteacher and school improvement advisor impact on her own professional identity. Lucy describes the variety and challenge that she encounters on a day-to-day basis and the skills and values that are needed in her working environment.

Darren Bourne is the feature of this episode. He talks about how his professional identity has affected his roles as educator, manager and consultant, as well as discussion on how identity becomes complex when working as part of a training provider with colleges and universities.

In this episode, David Mathew talks about his current role as Learning & Development Manager with the NHS Arden & GEM Commissioning Support Unit and how working for the NHS in a teaching and training capacity affects his sense of professional identity. David also discusses the importance of writing and research and how these activities have influenced his perceptions of himself as an educator.

On this introductory episode, Carol and Neil talk about the focus of the podcast series and why it is important.

Carol and Neil's book on professional identity in education