The authors of the report are Jan Maarse, Jason McGrath, Claire Shewbridge and José Manuel Torres (OECD). The OECD team owes a great deal to our colleagues at the Welsh Government, who have taken the initiative for this study. The authors of this report would therefore like to thank the Welsh Government, in particular Kevin Palmer, Awen Penri and Ann Bradshaw for their collegiality in planning the study. Thank you also to Lisa Clarke, Bethan Langmay and Claire Thomas for providing feedback to earlier versions of this publication and providing constructive feedback.
The New Professionalism and the Future of Teaching team at the OECD also thanks the many colleagues who have contributed to the development of this publication at various stages.
Thanks to all the participating Welsh teachers, school leaders, policy makers, researchers, academics, and other stakeholders who contributed to the realisation of this study. A special thank you to Amy Hulson-Jones, Fran Jordan, Sinéad Mc Brearty and Michele Thomas who contributed a textbox.
Thank you to Angela Hanson and Marco Kools for reviewing earlier versions of this publication and providing constructive feedback. Thanks also to Lydia Vosberg for analytical support and work on teacher persona comments and reactions. Thanks to Charlotte Kohlloffel for developing the overview graphic for the set of personas. Leonora Lynch-Stein supported the team in preparing the study, including the research seminar and materials for the in-person workshops. The authors would like to thank Stéphan Vincent-Lancrin, Acting Head of the Implementation and Measuring Progress division, and Andreas Schleicher, Director for the Directorate for Education and Skills, for their careful review of this publication and strategic guidance. The team is grateful to James Bouch for work on travel arrangements and Sabrina Bouldi for work on the layout for the publication.